Africa - The Mad Traveler

Self-Driving Along the Skeleton Coast, Namibia

One of the most enjoyable trips ever. We spent 10 days along the Skeleton Coast and the Namib Desert before

The Zambezi River, seven steps from the foot of my bed. I could have thrown a rock and hit

With over 400 recorded species, the Zambezi Region of Namibia — also referred to as the Caprivi Strip — is

Every once in a while I come across a scrap of something I never posted and today I found a

While we were on safari in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Park, we had the opportunity to visit a Maasai village.

After overnighting in Nairobi, we headed north to Samburu National Reserve for our final safari. Charlie joined us again, this

Continuing on from Lake Nakuru we took the long bumpy road into the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Located along the

After our safari in Amboseli National Park (see also our photos from the Amboseli safari), we backtracked to Nairobi to

For each park it was a little bit different. Safari packages include the accommodations and you can find anything from

Our first Kenyan national park safari (of four) is Amboseli. Our Nairobi host Charlie joined us and a driver from

Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my? Nope. More like elephants, and buffalo, and hippos. We have just completed ten