This week's travel photo is of an elephant in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. This elephant walked right out across the road in front of us while on a morning game drive, before joining the rest of its herd on the other side.
This week's travel photo is of Ao Chao Phao Beach on Koh Phangan, Thailand. Koh Phangan was the tropical island paradise that we were searching for in Southern Thailand, and we spent a lot of time on this beautiful beach, our bungalow located only a few meters to the left. More about Ao Chao Phao [...]
When I went on safari recently in Tanzania, one of the animals that I wanted to see most was the hippopotamus. I saw several in the Serengeti, but it was in Ngorongoro Crater that I really got my hippo fix. Not only did I see these fat noisy animals wallowing in the water, but I [...]
This week's travel photo is of the ruins of the ancient Roman Forum from Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy. In ancient Rome, Palatine Hill was where the rich and powerful lived. I can only imagine what this view must have been like 2000 years ago. More about the Ancient Roman Forum and Palatine Hill The [...]
I returned to Bangkok, Thailand recently as a stop over on my way to Africa, and my wife joined me for the four days as we explored more of this city that we both love. Each day that we went out, we seemed to find ourselves on a ferry on the Chao Phraya River. The [...]
This week's travel photo is of a lady selling vegetables in a roadside stall in Chiang Rai, Thailand. I really enjoyed wandering around the different fresh food markets in Thailand, and I would often buy some delicious fresh fruit to snack on. Chiang Rai Markets Market shopping is deeply engrained in Thailand's culture and mostly [...]
In Laos' sleepy little capital city, Vientiane, there is a large area of land along the Mekong River front that has been set aside as parkland. Every evening that I was in the city, I went down to the river front to sit and watch the beautiful sunset over the river. Locals and tourists a [...]
This week's travel photo is of a group of giraffes in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania. Lake Manyara was the first park that I visited on my recent trip to Tanzania, and it was a good introduction to the wildlife that I could expect to see in the country. I was so excited when I [...]
The blog has been a little quiet lately, but that's because I've been in Tanzania for the past couple of weeks. I'm happy to say that I made it all the way to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. It was the hardest trek I have ever attempted, based solely on the summit day itself. I [...]
This week's travel photo is of St Mary's Church in Warwick, Australia. Warwick is a historical town in the heart of the Darling Downs in South East Queensland. More about St Mary's Church St Mary’s Church in Warwick, Queensland, is a striking heritage-listed Catholic church that stands as a testament to the region’s rich history [...]
