We lifted off the ground imperceptibly, quietly. The only sound was the huff and puff of the jet filling the balloon with hot air. The cluster of nationalities in the basket was silent, gazing at the scene below, mesmerized. A few minutes before we had been standing in the grey pre-dawn light clutching warm cups of tea, a nod to the … [Read more...]
Samba and Tango at the Iguazu Falls
Happy New Year On New Year's Day I left Buenos Aries early. A city that loves to party, it rang in the new year in style with massive fireworks and tango 'til dawn. Some still straggled home as I headed to the airport. I was flying an hour north to the Iguazu Falls to celebrate 2014, I did not know how magnificent a … [Read more...]
Monument Valley: A Wrong Turn and a New World
Monument Valley was not on the schedule. It was the day before Thanksgiving and we were headed south towards the Arizona border. When the GPS died we took a wrong turn and found ourselves on a two-lane highway in a valley from another world. A place where towering russet sandstone buttes silently stood sentinel. An early … [Read more...]
An Ancient Way of Life is Almost Gone
For thousands of years nomads lived freely in Central Asia and the Steppes. Their lifestyle was surprisingly ordered. They would move with their flocks as conditions dictated, when pastures became overgrazed or seasons changed. Now their centuries-old way of life is almost gone, devastated by years of war and conflict. In the mid-seventies I … [Read more...]
Fighting For Their Lives
World Rhino Day, 22 September... Staying at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy everything seemed perfect. Mount Kenya crowned the distant skyline, an imposing backdrop when driving or hiking at sunrise and sunset to see giraffe, elephant, gazelle, zebra, leopard and yes, rhino. But all was not perfect. Shortly before our arrival a magnificent … [Read more...]
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