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Vacations are easy – travelling is a WORKOUT!
Before Zumba, there was Jane Fonda’s Workout Record. And before backpacking for two months carrying a 40 pound load on my back, that album became my 80's version of a ‘personal trainer’. Thirty years ago, I went on my first big travel adventure – a 2-month long...
50 is the new 35
"My goal is to visit 50 countries before I'm 30!" the young woman declared. "How old are you now?" I asked. "23", she responded, "and I've already done 19." I didn't know whether to feel jealous or merely ancient. At that moment, I felt both. I was in the travel...
The other ‘Stars’ of the Serengeti
After all the afternoons spent straining your eyes in search of the Serengeti's celebrated lions, cheetahs, zebras and giraffes, take a moment in the evening to look up for a celestial display that is equally eye-popping. There are millions of reasons why you should...
Bushmen in Tanzania – This ain’t no reality show.
"Jambo!" said the young boy, as he reached out a hand still bloody from the freshly-skinned baboon he had just deposited in camp. "Jambo", I replied, hesitating for only a moment before stretching my hand out in return. It was a scene right out of Lord of the Flies,...
