After our overnight train trip from Quebec City (which was quite fun), we arrived in Halifax. It was the first time for both Deb and I, so we really had no idea what to expect. It is actually a lovely city that, from the amount of development we saw occurring, must be doing quite well….
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This is part of a series called Eastern Canada 2017 After a pleasant stay in Montreal, we were off to Quebec City by train. Let me start by putting in a plug for Via Rail — this is the way train travel should be, from a first class waiting room and check-in area that would…
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This is part of a series called Eastern Canada 2017 After visiting family in CT, Deb and I decided to do a swing up to Eastern Canada, where my mother’s side of the family came from. To start our journey, we flew to Montreal, arriving in the cold and rain (always a risk when traveling…
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This is part of a series called African Safari 2016 We bracketed our Zanzibar visit with one night stays in Arusha. It seems like Arusha has always been a major center for safaris, game capture, etc. If you’ve seen the John Wayne movie “Hatari,” then you’ve seen Arusha. In fact, the Hatari Lodge (where some…
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This is part of a series called African Safari 2016 Zanzibar. Even the name sounds exotic. Zanzibar is actually an archipelago of islands (I won’t tell you the name of the main island we are staying on — you would never remember it and it doesn’t sound nearly as cool as Zzzzzanzibar!) — a few…
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After an amazing time in Masai Mara, we were ready to move to the adjacent Serengeti National Park. Theoretically, this would be an easy thing to do. However, Masai Mara is in Kenya and Serengeti is in Tanzania. Hence, we took a truck to get to an airfield that flew us to another airfield, where…
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This is part of a series called African Safari 2016 It seems like each new place we go provides a completely different environment and set of experiences. During the past 3 days, Masai Mara has continued that trend in a big way. This was our first location to experience the Great Migration as well as…
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This is part of a series called African Safari 2016 Most of our trips between camps is done by bush flights. To go between Meru and the Lewa Conservancy, however, we ended up driving. This was a definite good news, bad news story. The good news is that we got see many climate zones and…
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This is part of a series called African Safari 2016 We enjoyed a very scenic flight up to Meru today. While the bush planes are pretty cramped, they are comfortable enough and get us to our destinations safely. Meru National Park used to be one of the “must see” national parks, but fell on hard…
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This is part of a series called African Safari 2016 We have just finished two days at Amboseli National Park. While in Kenya, it sits on the edge of Tanzania. The word “Amboseli” means “dry” in Swahili and it is a very apt description . Traveling along the dirt trails and pathways, you are constantly…
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