We followed the headmaster into an empty room with the exception of three chairs, clearly brought in just for our visit. The room smells damp and has another underlying odor that I couldn’t place. Today, there is no school. It is a national holiday for the upcoming elections. It’s just us and the headmaster in …
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This wasn’t exactly on my bucket list, but in hindsight, maybe it should have been. Having a wild, full-size male lion take a leak on your safari vehicle sounds pretty badass, doesn’t it? Well, here’s how it happened. After an amazing few days in the Serengeti National Park, we drove down to the Ngorongoro Crater …
Nairobi is a popular starting point for adventures in Africa, but the city itself doesn’t hold a lot for visitors. However, there are a few things you must do while visiting and the Nairobi Giraffe Center should be at the top of your list. In the shadow of the city skyline in a quiet suburb …
Hue Vietnam is often a stopping point for those travelers making their way from North-South or South-North. Many tourists make a stop for a day or two to take a look at the ancient city. The biggest draw here is the Citadel, which is a Chinese style town and settlement dating back to the 1800s. …
When on a safari the big goal is to see the quintessential large game species. We were lucky enough to tick one of the safari musts by 9am on day two of our 43-day safari with Acacia Africa. From Nairobi, we headed south toward the border of Tanzania, to the Maasai Mara National Park. The …
No, that’s not a typo; I am not talking about monkeys, although you really shouldn’t feed them either; I am talking about the orange-clad Buddhist Monks of Laos. Every morning the people of Luang Prabang wake up before dawn to prepare food and take it to the streets for the morning alms ceremony in Lao …
We had done everything we could to avoid going to a doctor, let alone stepping foot inside an actual hospital, but there was nothing else we could do….we had to go. We asked around Chiang Mai and most pharmacies told us to go to Chiang Mai Ram Hospital, also known to locals as the private …
Welcome to the Philippines! Depending on what time your flight lands in Puerto Princesa, you may or may not be able to get to El Nido that same day. We landed after 6 p.m. and spent the night in Puerto Princesa, we stayed at a hotel near the airport. We were fine spending the night because …
We arrived in Puerto Princesa from Manila on an evening flight and had to spend the night in a hotel near the airport as we wouldn’t make the last bus, luckily we were able to find a cheap but really nice hotel. Make sure you check bus schedules or rather yet just spend the night so …
There are only a few places in the world that can compare to the level of chaos found on a Vietnamese road. To an outsider, it may look like a blur of motorbikes, horns, and near-death street crossings. However, if you look closer, you can see what a brilliant symphony it really is. To truly …