In a game reserve as large as Masai Mara, it’s not surprising that there are quite a number of places to sleep. Several lodges – mostly high end – make the safari experience a particularly pleasant one and, as noted earlier, it’s nice to have the lodge staff willing to prepare a packed breakfast for …
Masai Mara (3): The Game Reserve and Views
Probably the most famous and, as some say, arguably the best of Kenya’s national parks and game reserves, the Masai Mara Game Reserve is famous for both the views and the animals (I’ll try to describe the latter in future – probably several future – posts). It’s a great combination of features, with much open …
Masai Mara (2): A Kenya Police Story (With a Happy Ending)
But before we get to Masai Mara, a story about a Kenya traveler experience. Don’t know if it’s typical, but it provided much entertainment during the journey from Nairobi to Masai Mara. Caution. Caution. Caution. Always be on guard. Life is different in Kenya, life is very hard, and there are bad people about. The …
Masai Mara (1): Beginning A Very Special Safari Experience
One of the pleasures of life in Africa is the nearness of nature and the great beauty of nature, as one of my early guides described living in Kenya. You just can’t help being so thankful to be here and experience all this beauty and sometimes it’s almost a spiritual or philosophical experience. As readers …
Rome Re-Visited – The Forum and the Colosseum
The visit to Rome last autumn was described in a post here (see December 8, 2009) , but there was no camera to record the visual experience (for the early part of the visit). So there was obviously something missing in my reports, but then I got smart. While in Rome, I purchased my first digital camera, …
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