This Just Happened
We’re often asked, “Where are you now?” This page is our answer.
Here you’ll find our most recent travel stories — the unexpected turns, unforgettable meals, and curious rules we’ve discovered along the way. Whether we’re deep in the jungle or lost in a market, we’re documenting it here, one post at a time.
The Tale of African Flights – May 6
Different country, different rules. That is our motto. This is especially true when flying within other countries. Flying to Africa and flying within Africa are two very different things. The stereotype I’m sure we all have is of these little airplanes held together...
Prison Island, Slave Market and a School – May 5 & 6
The problem with wanting to see and do everything is that it makes it very difficult to have a day off. We had no intention of doing anything special today, but we got tempted by some of the excursions Stone Town has to offer. Plus, we feel it is important to pay our...
Stone Town: Freddie Mercury is a god! – May 4
Do you know what a Bugatti is? Of course you do. (I didn’t.) Do you know what a Tanzanian Bugatti is? We got to see a few of them on the ride back into Stone Town. Think planks of wood, half-hazardly nailed together balanced on two tiny tires, hitched to a cow, and...
Resort Life in Zanzibar – May 3
This is a bit of a conundrum for us. The Safari we booked includes a few days at a resort in Zanzibar. Sounds great, right? Except we’re not sure we would appreciate the ‘down’ time on a resort. So, we were able to reduce our stay from 4 days down to 2 days. It still...
Biking Through Mto wa Mbu – May 2
We wake up to torrential rains which doesn’t bode well for our activity today – biking through the town of Mto wa Mbu. We learned that means Mosquito River. Great. Luckily, the town is an hour away and we get past all the rain. We show up in the town with beautiful...
The Ngorongoro Crater – May 1
Out of the Serengeti and back into the Ngorongoro land, we are seeing the Massai people again. It is easier to pick out their villages as they are scattered throughout. Most of them are authentic and not for the tourists. Driving up to the crater, the change in the...
Leaving the Serengeti – May 1
Today, our goal is to get out of the Serengeti and back to the Ngorongoro Crater so we are not taking a leisurely drive, the top is not opened on the Land Cruiser, we are not stopping unless we something cool. Look! Mongooses! (Mongeese?) A whole lot of them perched...
The Serengeti – April 30
Our Game Drive today is going to take us through the Northern section of the Serengeti Park. We don’t really know what this means in terms of what we will see or how it will be different, but Paul assures us that it is. He is right. The landscape in this area is all...
The Hot Air Balloon – April 30
When does getting up at 3:30am ever sound like a good idea? Especially when you are JUST starting to get your jet lag under control. Sheesh. This is gonna screw us up all over again. Oh well, when you’re on vacation, you just say ‘yes, please!’ The reason for this...