Category Archives: Africa

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”

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”

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”