13 articles tagged with wildlife safari
After completing the Kathmandu Marathon last fall, I found myself with a free weekend and a modest budget before my flight home. Rather than lingering in the capital's dust and noise, I made a spontaneous decision to experience Nepal's wild...
The warehouse floor and the Zambezi River couldn't be more different, yet both follow the same fundamental principle: flow. As I pushed my paddle through the silty waters of Africa's fourth-largest river system, I realized that managing inventory and navigating...
¡Hola aventureros! There's something magical about a journey that takes you from dense jungle floors to the roof of the world in just two weeks. After three visits to Nepal, I've finally perfected what I consider the ultimate Chitwan to...
Nairobi hit me like a rhythm I wasn't expecting—complex, layered, and completely intoxicating. After decades mixing tracks in LA studios and chasing waves across five continents, I found myself drawn to Kenya's capital for a different kind of adventure altogether....
In my two decades traversing the world's urban innovation corridors, I've developed a particular fondness for juxtaposing seemingly disparate destinations within a single journey. This contrast often yields the most profound insights into how different societies approach modernization while honoring...
When I first planned our family trip to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, I was searching for that perfect blend of wildlife education and beach relaxation that would keep both my marine-obsessed kids and their adventure-seeking mom happy. What I discovered...
As a research scientist accustomed to methodical observation, I've found few environments that reward careful attention quite like Brazil's Pantanal. This vast wetland ecosystem—the world's largest tropical wetland area—presents a fascinating laboratory for solo travelers seeking authentic wildlife encounters without...
There's something almost poetically astronomical about transitioning from the artificial constellation of Las Vegas's Strip to the pristine dark skies above Nepal's Chitwan National Park. As someone who's tracked celestial bodies across six continents, I can attest that this particular...
The elephant's trunk grazed my outstretched fingers as our boat drifted silently along the Chobe River. I instinctively held my breath—not from fear, but from reverence. In my years as an EMT, I've witnessed countless moments where life hangs delicately...
The Land Cruiser jolts to a stop as our guide Mutesa raises his hand. 'Simba,' he whispers, pointing toward a distant acacia tree. Through my binoculars, I spot them—three lionesses lounging in the golden grass, nearly invisible despite being just...
The first rays of sunrise spill over the crater's edge, illuminating a landscape that feels both primordial and sacred. After navigating oceans for a quarter-century, I've discovered that Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater offers a different kind of navigation—one through an ecosystem...
The thunderous roar of the Victoria Nile squeezing through a six-meter gap before plummeting 43 meters into the Devil's Cauldron below isn't something you simply hear—it's something you feel in your chest, reverberating through your entire being. Having covered sporting...
The early morning light spills across the floodplains of the Okavango Delta as our small aircraft lifts off from Maun's dusty airstrip. Below us, a tapestry of waterways glistens like veins of liquid gold against the parched landscape. This moment...