The drive up to the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater was definitely one to remember. The views were breathtaking as we drove through the pastoral lands that the Maasai herdsmen called home. Our jeep climbed a steep, winding road through … Read More
Ever since I was a young girl, I have dreamed about going to Africa and seeing the Serengeti. When we were about 10 years old, my best friend Kara and I were determined that we were going to go to … Read More
On our second morning of safari, we stopped for a couple of hours at Olduvai Gorge as we headed northwest for the Serengeti. Olduvai Gorge is a ravine roughly 30 miles long and 300 feet deep within the Ngorongoro Conservation … Read More
Ever since I was a young girl, I dreamed of visiting Africa. The culture, the wildlife, the rainforests, the savannas and the Sahara – everything about the vast continent intrigued me, and I was determined to one day make visiting … Read More
After a 7-day trek across 46 miles (74 km) of jaw-dropping Andean landscape, we arrived at the Sun Gate and descended about 1,000 feet to the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu. As we wound around the hillside, our vantage point … Read More
After spending a couple days exploring Cusco and the Sacred Valley – and getting acclimatized to the 11,200′ (3,400 m) of elevation – we were excited to begin our 7-day private trek to Machu Picchu via the Salkantay trail. We … Read More
On our first morning in Ecuador, we arose early and departed Quito for a day of mountain biking in Cotopaxi National Park. Standing 19,347 feet (5,897 m) tall, Cotopaxi is one of the few glaciated equatorial volcanoes in the world, … Read More
One of our first international trips together, we spent a week in the beautiful, forested countryside of Costa Rica back in May 2007. This journey preceded the days of my trusty travel journal, and was before we could afford some … Read More
