Beach Flashbacks

Today's post is written by Dario!  He's been promising me a guest post for some time, so when Silvia from Trippando told me about a contest she and Travel – Moments in Time were having for writing about beaches, I thought this would be the perfect moment to nudge him into action.   Having nearly …

WoW vs. RL: Un’Goro Crater

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania / Un’Goro Crater, Kalimdor I love travel in its many, many forms.  When I am not out traipsing about the earth in search of new and funny adventures, I will often turn to other forms of travel: books, movies, following other travel bloggers, and playing my favorite MMORPG, World of Warcraft.  …

A little crabby in Pemba

Pemba, Tanzania After our fabulous experience snorkeling over a coral reef on Kwale Island off Unguja, we thought continuing on Pemba was a logical extension of the adventure.   Dario is lookin' mighty Italian here.  You can hardly tell he's seasick!   On the boat with me was Dario, our traveling companion Sean, two fellows …

Featured photo: Black Rhino

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania This is one of my favorite photos of all time.  It had just started to rain in the crater (caldera, really) which added a nice, diffuse quality to the light.  Additionally, the moisture made the hide of the rhino slightly reflective and the texture more distinct.   There are so few black rhinos …

Serengeti: Day 2 (Part 1)

3 Jan. 2009 Serengeti National Park, Tanzania After a lovely night in a luxury hut (you laugh, but it's true!) we set off for Day 2 of our safari.  But before we climb back into the Landrover, I really should tell you about the huts. The were round buildings with 2 double / full sized …

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 …

Africa Redux: MONKEY!

Ye Olde Photoblogge is what got me into doing travel blogging and for that I am truly grateful.  I am now relocating the contents over here and, in the process, editing, trimming, and adding material that I never did get around to posting.  Seeing how the trip I took to Tanzania in 2009 was one …