Beyond the Finish Line: What I Found Walking Across Tsavo National Park

Background:  In September/October 2025, I walked 111 miles through Tsavo West and Tsavo East National Parks in Kenya. The journey followed the Tsavo and Galana Rivers and was

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Visiting Camp Leakey Up-Close with Orangutans in Borneo

The narrow wooden klotok boat glided quietly through the tea-colored river, its engine a soft rumble beneath the jungle’s layered chorus: insects buzzing, birds calling, branches creaking far

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi

Who can resist a baby elephant?   With their wrinkly grey skin and wobbly legs with a trunk that flops to and fro because they don't quite yet

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Amboseli and the Kenya drought of 2022

The road was bumpy and the wind was cool blowing through the sides of the open 4 x 4 vehicle. I felt a slight mist on my face

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Walks and Canoe rides at Napo Cultural Center Ecuador

There are many activities at the Napo Cultural Center.   This article is about the things we saw while hiking and canoeing through the tributaries. To read the

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Night Walks at Napo Cultural Center – Ecuadorian Amazon

When the opportunity for a night walk came up, I wasn't too sure.  I am not a fan of insects - especially spiders. All my little girl nightmares

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Amazon Clay Licks and Tree Top at Napo Cultural Center Ecuador

One of the activities at the Napo Cultural Center is visiting the Clay licks and another is the Tree Top Tower.   On my trip, we visited two

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Condor Tour in Quito Ecuador

During one of my days in Quito, I took a Condor tour with 2 of the other Galapagos participants. We were super excited because prior to the Galapagos

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Santa Cruz Island – 2

The final morning in the Galapagos.   Breakfast at 5:00 am with all our bags packed and ready to go. It was super choppy getting into the pangas

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Santiago Island – 2, Galápagos Islands

This was the last afternoon destination and we returned to Santiago Island...but a different area of the island then the first time we stopped on Santiago Island.  

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