“Life is lumpy.  A lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat and a lump in the breast are not the same kind of lump. One needs to learn...

In my writing group, we pick a monthly prompt and write about the topic for 10 minutes. This month the topic was “Life Lessons from...

“Awareness of one’s true value is the essential aspect of life itself and the essential measure of growth for every person who walks the...

In the past, this blog has featured tales from my journeys around the world. My new focus is on the internal journey, how I am learning...

Because our flight home wasn’t until the evening, I decided to take a quick tour of Jo’burg based on recommendations of my friend Donna...

With a huge sigh of relief, we met Fisher, the representative of SS Rental Cars, at the Malawi airport and eagerly turned over the Nissan...

On our last safari drive, we once again saw a lioness munching on the remains of a Cape buffalo kill and several sated males and females...

Judy and I decided to do a bush walk with our guide, Bwalya, in the morning, and we were rewarded by getting up close and personal with a...

The schedule at Flat Dogs is a four-hour Jeep safari before breakfast (starting at 6 a.m.!) and another one from 4 to 8 p.m. We had to...

After chatting with a delightful gentleman from Brazil at breakfast, we headed off to Zambia. Luckily, we had to make only one turn to...

After an early morning boat cruise where we once again saw crocs, rhinos and elephants, we headed to Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, for...

In the morning and again in the evening, we decided to try our luck and search for one of only eight rhinos that are in the sanctuary at...

This morning I met two inspiring people who exemplify generosity and loving kindness. On our boat ride were  DK, one of the lodge...

In the morning we experienced the view of the enormous Lake Malawi with its dramatic, hilly islands. Our overnight accommodation, the...

Nervous about whether we would actually get into the country based on the mixed messages we had gotten about visas from the embassies, we...

Berg-en-Dahl was more liberal than the other camps and was willing to take a chance allowing two old ladies – Judy and me – to...

Cape buffalo, impalas, lions, kudu…and we complained we didn’t see much on our ride down to our last camp in Kruger. We also saw some...

We left Orpen early in the morning in hopes of catching some early morning wildlife action before arriving at Skukusa, the largest camp...

During our morning self-guided safari, we discovered a small man-made watering hole, an ecology experiment cooperatively sponsored by...

Bonga’s wakeup call at  5:30 a.m.  (a time of day I normally avoid being upright), was welcome because it meant one last outing with this...