Africa
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Great Gear for Climbing Kilimanjaro | Clothing
More Details: Great Gear for Climbing Kilimanjaro | ClothingPlanning my hike of Mount Kilimanjaro and the subsequent safari (check out my visit to Serengeti) in Tanzania was not an easy task. From every angle, it felt daunting. How to train, what clothing I would need, what items I needed to bring, what constraints we had with bag weight, and on and on. It is not…
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How Hard Is It to Climb Kilimanjaro?
More Details: How Hard Is It to Climb Kilimanjaro?A few years ago I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the roof of Africa by virtue of being the tallest mountain there. I have written about how I prepared, what I wore for the climb, and how each day was from day 1 to reaching Uhuru Peak (Kili’s summit) to coming down the mountain. However, one of the…
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Barranco Wall – A Great Challenge | Kilimanjaro Day 4
More Details: Barranco Wall – A Great Challenge | Kilimanjaro Day 4The Barranco Wall is one of the most dreaded – if not feared- segments of the climb of Mount Kilimanjaro on the Machame Route. People often ask how hard is it to do the Barranco Wall. I was blissfully oblivious to the question before I went on this adventure. Blessed ignorance! While I had researched…
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How to Do a Safari in the Serengeti
More Details: How to Do a Safari in the SerengetiI have been fortunate many times in life. With the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, I have been fortunate twice. I have done a safari in the Serengeti twice! Both visits were different. For example, how I got to be in Tanzania to begin with. Or, which side of the park I entered through. And…
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Top 14 Items for a Kilimanjaro Packing List
More Details: Top 14 Items for a Kilimanjaro Packing ListI assume that, if you are on this post you must be thinking of your Mount Kilimanjaro packing list. Well, you came to the right spot! How to prepare for climbing Kilimanjaro is a crucial step in your planning efforts. Via this blog, I share my preparation and packing tips for what to bring on this…
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#TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou
More Details: #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYouRecently, the hashtag #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou has been trending on Twitter and for good reason. The world’s view of Africa is often a negative one, focused on violence, disease, and poverty. The hashtag was formed to show the world that this is not what Africa is all about, in fact there is so much beauty that is…
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Essaouira: A Surprise on the Atlantic Coast of Morocco
More Details: Essaouira: A Surprise on the Atlantic Coast of MoroccoWhen I decided to go to Morocco, my images of the country were more of what I encountered when I got to Marrakesh (though Marrakesh was so pretty that I didn’t expect every town in the country to look like that). But, after an overnight in Marrakesh, we left the next morning to the coastal…
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Trekking for Kids and the Bayti Centre in Essaouira
More Details: Trekking for Kids and the Bayti Centre in EssaouiraIn the summer of 2014, I decided to do another trek with Trekking for Kids (TFK) with whom I have trekked in Romania in 2012 and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2013. When I learned TFK was going to go to the Camino de Santiago, something I’ve wanted to do since I learned about it, I…
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Djema el-Fna: The Central Square in Marrakesh – Full of Life!
More Details: Djema el-Fna: The Central Square in Marrakesh – Full of Life!Market time! Marrakesh has a very lively market, Jamaa el Fna (or Djema el-Fna) spread out over the same-named square, second most famous square in African after Cairo’s Tahrir Square. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site so that should command some attention, right? Of course, the souks (or alleys) of the medina are full…
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Images from Marrakesh, Morocco – Or Why I Would Return
More Details: Images from Marrakesh, Morocco – Or Why I Would ReturnOn my recent trip to Morocco, I spent two overnights in Marrakesh on either end of my visit to the country. It certainly was not the right amount of time to spend there, especially given that I loved its architecture and would have enjoyed seeing more of it. However, it was a good amount of…
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Summer Vacation Is Almost Here!
More Details: Summer Vacation Is Almost Here!This summer, I finally get to take a real vacation, not just a couple of days of here or there. Actually, I get to take TWO real vacations! The two vacations came about differently and it was certainly hard to plan them as I did not control when one of them took place and the…