My Tales Abroad

Here's how I spent my 3 weeks in Tanzania Here's how it went.

The final stop was spending a couple days adjusting to being around civilization again. I save this for the end because it makes going home not

Known for its scenery and somewhat terrifying tree climbing lions, Lake Manyara National Park is a worthy pit stop on the way to the Serengeti. Here&#

Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a giant crater next to the Serengeti. While the crater itself is home to a number of animals, the plateau around is ho

The last of my endeavor of stalking animals with my cellphone camera.

Just act natural... There's many "caption this" moments when watching wildlife. Here are some of mine.

A safari isn't a zoo - there's no cages and no set times for the animals to be prodded out and paraded. No, a safari is more like a game of hi

Channeling Jane Goodall energy, two flights and a boat ride later I arrived at a little park on the banks of Lake Tanzanika. Gombe National Park

The Hadzabe showed me the tools of their trade - hunting. It’s a wooden bow and arrow, with different endings for the arrow depending on the inte

I met the people who don't think about tomorrow.

I find that seeing how the other half lives brings perspective to my life. This time I got to meet a family of the Datoga tribe.

So it turns out there is no elevator down from heaven. What goes up must come down.

I'm in a daze.

Day 4 begins. My head feels great for once but the rest of my body feels stiff, achy, lethargic. I have to give myself another pep talk to get ou