OMAN AND OUT

Teri B.

June 16, 2026

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International Travel, Things I Love, Wining/Dining

It’s fair to say that a total of 30 days/18 flights/13 hotels/safari camps visiting 7 countries requires a lot of planning and a leap of faith that all will go as planned. Remarkably, it pretty much did. Were there any of the proverbial “oopsies?” Yes, but mostly minor. Nothing that couldn’t be handled with a […]

NAIROBI, KENYA: A LONG TALL STORY

Teri B.

June 1, 2026

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International Travel, Things I Love, To-Do List

As we conclude posts from this remarkable 17-day journey in Africa covering four countries, I can’t think of a better place than Giraffe Manor in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi. These exquisite creatures are not simply here for the guests’ pleasure. They are part of a larger endeavor to not only preserve the animals but […]

RWANDA’S RAISON D’ETRE: MOUNTAIN GORILLAS

Teri B.

May 19, 2026

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International Travel, Things I Love, Things You Should Know

“What took us so long?” That was the obvious question upon seeing what this rather smallish country has to offer. Arguably what most tourists come to the country for is to see the Mountain Gorillas up close via guided trek. But clearly there was so much more to Rwanda, as we arrived following our previous […]

CAPE TOWN & FRANSCHHOEK – GREAT TO BE BACK

Teri B.

May 12, 2026

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International Travel, Things I Love, To-Do List, Wining/Dining

Ten years nearly exactly. That is how long it’s been since we were in South Africa, our first trip to the continent. It is wonderful to revisit some of the spots and even catch up with some friends from that first trip. More about that later. After leaving the spectacular Okavango Delta in Botswana (see […]

AFRICA – THE FIRST AND ONLY CHOICE

Teri B.

May 5, 2026

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International Travel, Things I Love, Things You Should Know

When contemplating a trip in celebration of our 40th anniversary, there wasn’t much thought about the destination. Africa is a perennial favorite, and this is our third trip (2016 and 2021 previously). What’s glorious is that there are so many choices when visiting the continent that a repeat is unlikely. In this case, we begin […]

BAHRAIN – A SHORT HOP FROM SAUDI ARABIA

Teri B.

April 28, 2026

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International Travel, To-Do List, Wining/Dining

Under “normal” circumstances, a Gulf Air flight to Bahrain from Jeddah would have been 2 hours and then a very short drive to the hotel. But the Bahrain airspace has ebbed and flowed depending on obvious circumstances, and our planned flight was cancelled. Thus, instead of flying into Bahrain, we flew into Saudi Arabia’s closest […]

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