Spelunking the Carlsbad
April 8, 2014 – April 9, 2014 The number of floors climbed ever upward as our elevator dropped ever downward, the doors finally opening 75 stories beneath the National Park’s […]
April 8, 2014 – April 9, 2014 The number of floors climbed ever upward as our elevator dropped ever downward, the doors finally opening 75 stories beneath the National Park’s […]
Around the world, that is! Here are some approximate facts of the final tally: Weight gain: -35 lbs! Wow… Yes, I was trying to lose weight, but I think that […]
Sunday, January 18, 2015: This morning I left for the airport around 10:15 to catch my flight to Maun, Botswana and then on to Cape Town via Botswana Air. After […]
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 After being dropped off at the border with Zimbabwe, I arrived in Botswana. For the first (and only) time during the entire trip, I was asked […]
Monday, January 5, 2015 Today I went to visit Soweto, a black township on the southwest outskirts of Johannesburg. First we drove around for a while and saw some truly […]
Sunday, January 11, 2015 The two hour flight from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls was uneventful. On the plane, I fell into conversation with an older South African woman who asked […]
Wednesday, December 31, 2014: Today was just a transition day from Arusha to Kigali. After a ridiculously expensive taxi ride ($130!) to the Kilimanjaro airport, I checked in for my […]
Sunday, December 21, 2014: To get to Kilimanjaro from the Maldives, I first had to fly to Dubai to Nairobi on Emirates Airlines. It was a very nice airplane with surprisingly good […]
Saturday, December 13, 2014 My flight arrived in Male, Maldives from Colombo, Sri Lanka at 1:15 (am!) which got me to the Le Vieux Nice Inn around 2:30 am. I […]
Monday, December 1, 2014, Khajuraho – Agra Not long after my alarm went off at 8am this morning, I heard a terrible racket from the air conditioner. What could it be, I […]