Jenny and I were warm & cozy in our little tent high in the Andes mountains, watching in wonder as the mist lifted to reveal the splendour before us. All was still. We sighed as a porter, not an Inca warrior, tiptoed to wake us with coca tea & a bowl of warm water forContinue reading “Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu”
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A Few Days in Chiang Mai
When you volunteer at Elephant Nature Park you get picked up if you are staying within the walls of the old city. So I booked in at Parasol Inn at the corner of Praprokklao Rd. & Rachadamnoen Rd. Chiang Mai was interesting, inexpensive, & friendly. Have a look at the map. You can see theContinue reading “A Few Days in Chiang Mai”
Visit An Elephant Sanctuary
Choose a Sanctuary to Visit Google ‘elephant sanctuaries’ & ‘blogs elephant sanctuaries’ Get a map of Thailand & figure out where the sanctuaries are. elephantnaturepark.org is an excellent site & details many sanctuaries they support. There are other places to consider such as Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary (BLES), http://www.phuketelephantsanctuary.org (Phuket Elephant Sanctuary), & Burn andContinue reading “Visit An Elephant Sanctuary”
Volunteer at Elephant Nature Park
Each small group worked with their own guide doing jobs around the sanctuary. That’s our fabulous guide on the far right in the pink ENP shirt. The jobs change with the time of year, what foods are available, and whatever needs doing around the property. You will definitely help prepare food and scoop poop. YouContinue reading “Volunteer at Elephant Nature Park”
An Elephant Story
MaeDoe was a baby elephant. MaeDoe was loved and protected by her mother, her sisters, and her auntie. The little family walked many miles each day finding their favourite food of leaves and grass. They met other elephant families at the pond. MaeDoe loved to play in the water and roll in the mud. TheContinue reading “An Elephant Story”
Packing for a Safari
In general, do as my son Jason suggests, take the clothes you love.Please don’t go out & buy fancy safari clothes. People are not impressed with ‘the safari look’!Make do with what you wear at home – your favourite shorts & tops & sweater & hat.Wear your heaviest stuff on the plane so all youContinue reading “Packing for a Safari”
Kenya
Following our trip to track the mountain gorillas in Uganda, we arrived in Nairobi to continue our adventure planned by Patrick at Journeys Discovering Africa. Giraffe Manor Lodge was originally built in 1932 in the style of a Scottish hunting lodge. Set on 115 acres, the manor provides security to a number of endangered RothschildsContinue reading “Kenya”
Uganda
In January, 2014, Rachel, Jenny and I took an overnight flight to Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi, Kenya. It felt like a long wait for our connecting flight to Uganda. Our trip was planned by Patrick at Journeys Discovering Africa. When we arrived at Entebbe airport we faced a big hot room filled withContinue reading “Uganda”
Patagonia Packing List
“Don’t spend money on things that you don’t need before you go. And don’t pack clothes that you don’t wear in your everyday life. You know what I mean? It’s so tempting to pull stuff out of the closet that you haven’t worn in months and jam it in your bag because… well, it’s aContinue reading “Patagonia Packing List”
Ushuaia
“We can’t go all the way to Patagonia & not see penguins!” Ushuaia is pretty much ‘The End of the World’: the Straits of Magellan, the Beagle Channel. We have to go. So… Jenny & I took the short flight from El Calafate to Ushuaia to see the penguins. We stayed an extra day toContinue reading “Ushuaia”
