Featured photo: Stromboli

Stromboli, Italy Photo of a ship anchored off the volcanic island of Stromboli, with the Strombolicchio in the background.  The Strombolicchio is the "throat" of an ancient volcano, possibly the oldest in the region.  As I understand it, all of the Aolian Islands in Sicily are volcanic, with two of them (Stromboli and Vulcano) remaining …

Africa Redux: Lake Manyara

1 Jan. 2009 Lake Manyara, Tanzania   Woohoo!  SAFARI!  OMG!  REAL SAFARI!  I mean, the San Diego Wild Animal Park was freakin’ fantastic while growing up, but it’s not like you could easily get EATEN!  So exciting!  We could totally be on the menu — awesome!  :D Anyway, we left Moshi in the morning with …