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Tracking Gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda

Uganda

Part 1 – Overview I have been quite fortunate in my life, having been on several African safaris in eastern and southern Africa. In the wild, I have seen elephants, lions, cougars, leopards, wild dogs, jackals, hyenas, hippos, giraffes, warthogs, buffalos, wildebeests, and several species of antelopes, lizards, frogs and birds. The one animal that […]

Somalia & Somaliland – Even Intrepid Travelers Avoid, But Shouldn’t

Hargeisa Somalia

Travel Essentials Overview I am willing to travel anywhere, and the more remote and different, the better. But I draw the line at de facto civil war with widespread and unpredictable violence. Now that would include most of Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria and Venezuela. The list should also include Somalia, which has been unstable for the […]

Seychelles – Balancing Tourism with Conservation

Mahe Anse Major Trail View

Part 1 – Travel Essentials   Overview Seychelles is a long way from New York City, so I never thought much about traveling there. However, I was arranging a trip to several countries in East Africa for August 2017, looked at the map and noticed Seychelles was not a far flight from Kenya. I reasoned […]