In addition to the statistics for our trip and answers to the standard questions I ask in each round-up, I thought it would be fun to put together a “Top Three” list of our favorites (and a few not-so-favorites!). Jon…
World Trip Round-Up Part 2: Q&A
As with all of our country round-up posts, we have answered the same questions that we normally do, but this time about our entire trip. We always answer these separately so that we can’t steal each other’s answers, but it’s…
World Trip Round-Up Part 1: Statistics
Days: 311. We departed from Bay City, MI on August 6, 2016 and returned on June 13, 2017. Countries: 16. USA, Mexico, Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Cities: 82.…
Country Round-Up: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia
*Note: Rather than doing a separate country round-up for each of these four countries, we have combined them into one post since we spent such little time in each. Statistics Days: 25. We were in Namibia February 14-26, in Botswana…
Victoria Falls: Zimbabwe vs Zambia
When visiting Victoria Falls in Africa, many people first need to decide which side to visit: Zimbabwe or Zambia. The waterfall can be viewed from the two countries as the Zambezi River provides the border between them. Much like Niagara…
Lions, Rhinos, and Crocs – Oh My!
The big draw for anyone visiting southern or eastern Africa is the wildlife. Images of vast plains with the silhouette of a giraffe off in the distance; a large watering hole surrounded by zebras, elephants, and impalas; or herds of…
Our Tour with Intrepid: Route and Schedule
This is part of a series in which I’ll describe our time on tour with Intrepid. For 22 days, we joined the “Cape Town to Vic Falls: Basix” tour, along with three crew members and nine trip mates. One of…
I Left My Heart in Africa
Since I think it’s probably pretty obvious that my blog is a few months behind, it will come as a surprise to no one that we have already gone to and left Africa. We only spent two months on the…