My Travels Around The World
May 2024
2024: Departure – Sacramento to Lima
My time off started on Tuesday, and we spent the day leisurely packing and running errands, including a last-minute trip to REI to get binoculars […]
2024: Machu Picchu and Galapagos, Pre-Departure
It seems like it’s been forever since I’ve blogged about traveling. Puerta Vallarta in February didn’t really count for so many reasons, so it’s really […]
February 2024
2024 PVR: Friends, Fun, Food, and a little bit of Liz
It’s Saturday morning, February 17. We got home last night after an easy travel day. We really enjoyed this trip and as of Thursday night […]
2024 PVR: To blog or not to blog?
For the record, we got here on Saturday, February 10, 2024, and will leave on Friday, February 16. This is my 6th trip to Puerto […]
September 2023
Day 5, Sep 14 – Toronto, Part 2, and Final Thoughts
It’s our last day in Toronto and even though it’s been less than a week, we were pretty ready to move on when we got […]
Day 4, Sep 13 – Toronto, and an amazing meal
Zeus got me up around 3am and I mostly stayed up. We are staying with friends, Joel & Tim, who have lived in this house […]
Day 3, Sep 12 – Niagara Falls to Toronto
I was up pretty early, Ash slept in a little with his shoulder still hurting. I took Zeus out for a bit then went down […]
Day 2, Sep 11 – Niagara Falls, Part 2
We both had a good night’s sleep, getting up around 6am, just in time to go down to the lounge for coffee. I set up […]
Day 1, Sep 10 – Niagara-on-the-lake and Niagara Falls
I don’t recall anymore how we decided this was a good time for us to travel, or how exactly we landed on Toronto and Niagara […]
June 2023
Day 16, Jun 7 – Simon’s Town, Penguins!, and my Final Thoughts on this marvelous trip
I woke up at 4am feeling completely over whatever the weirdness was from the day before, even got a decent 7 hours of sleep. I […]
Day 15, Jun 6 – Cape Town, Pt 2: Cape Point, Table Mountain
I didn’t sleep well at all on Monday night. Something I ate didn’t agree with me; had bad heartburn and finally up at 4am after […]
Day 14, Jun 5 – Cape Town, Part 1: Franschhoek, The Waterfront
It was nice to be on unstructured time with the safari over, which had been very structured. There’s lots to do over the next few […]
Days 12 & 13, Jun 3-4: Okavango Delta to Maun to Cape Town; Final Thoughts on the Safari
I’m writing and posting this Monday morning, Cape Town time, on June 5. The last two days were travel days that blended together so decided […]
Day 11, Jun 2 – Okavango Delta Pt 2: Lions & Leopards (well, one anyway…)
This entry is for Friday, June 2. It’s Sunday, June 4, 6:40pm as I type, and we’re in Cape Town for the next 3 nights. […]
Day 10, Jun 1 – Okavango Delta, Part 1 – includes a stunning kill in the wild; skip if blood makes you queasy
This entry is posted on Sunday, June 4, around 6am Botswana time. —————————————- It’s Friday, June 2, 2023, 12:10pm as I type, and I am […]
Day 9, May 31 – Chobe National Park to the Okavango Delta
Posting this entry for Wednesday on Saturday, June 3, around 6:30pm from Maun, Botswana. It’s Thursday, June 1, 2023, 1:15pm as I type, sitting on […]
May 2023
Day 8, May 30 – Chobe National Park, part 2
We were asked to meet at the lodge entrance at 5:45am for a 6am safari ride. It was dark when we left; we drove around […]
Day 7, May 29 – Chobe National Park, Botswana
This entry is for Monday, May 29. Happy belated Memorial Day to USA readers! We got up about 5am, packed, and made our way to […]
Day 6, May 28 – Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
This is the 6th safari for one of our fellow travelers, Maire (pronounced “maura”), from Canada. She describes them as similar to baseball: long boring […]
Day 5, May 27 – Victoria Falls to Sable Lodge, 1st day of safari
Note: This entry is for Saturday, May 27, being posted late (Africa time) on Monday, May 29. I was up late Friday night getting the […]
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