The last time I went looking for animals in the wild was in Malawi when I spent one day at Llwonde National Park. We got up at 5 am and by 5:30 we were on the safari jeep. At least two hours later, we had seen a few elephants, a few bushbuck and some hyeanas, […]
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Black and White
As we rode the clear glass elevator to the rooftop of the Hilton hotel in Windhoek to watch the sunset, I kept reminding myself we were in Africa. The elevator opened onto a narrow 40 ft long swimming pool with sparkling clear blue water,decked out with lounge chairs and umbrellas. The café bar was behind […]
The Other Africa
Using my miles to fly from Douala, Cameroon to Windhoek, Namibia gave me the opportunity to visit four airports over a period of 24 hours. Painful as it was, I had some very interesting seat companions. On the flight from Douala to Addis (as the locals call it), my seatmate and his friend were speaking […]