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Gretchen’s Kenya Trip Report: Part 3

After an early breakfast, we set out for an all day game drive with site inspections. Kenya’s Amboseli National Park is in some ways probably best known because of its location. The park is watched over by Mount Kilimanjaro and … Continue reading →

Gretchen’s Kenya Trip Report: Part 2

The next morning, we departed by mini-bus to Amboseli National Park. The roads in Kenya vary from good to abysmal; and traffic – especially large-truck traffic – can test a saint’s patience. That said, the drive itself was interesting and … Continue reading →

Gretchen’s Kenya Trip Report: Part 1

I have to begin this report by echoing Kent’s trip report from his journey to Tanzania in November. I flew United from Denver to Washington and on to Switzerland and it did in fact meet expectations of a cross-country bus ride. Poor … Continue reading →

Book Review: How to Walk a Puma

This would be the first not-about-Africa book we’ve reviewed here, but it has ties to Africa. For those that have enjoyed Peter Allison’s books (Whatever You Do, Don’t Run! and Don’t Look Behind You), How to Walk a Puma: And … Continue reading →

Game Report: Desert Rhino Camp, Namibia

A great update from our friends at Desert Rhino Camp in the Kuneue area of Namibia. Weather and Landscape No rains yet… the landscape remains covered in a sea of yellow grass, dotted with Damaraland euphorbia and whip-stick acacias. The daytime … Continue reading →

Recipe: Caesar Tartlets

This yummy recipe comes from our friends at Hogmead, a property in the Karen suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. We visited in November (and stayed in the ‘Mara Room’ – see the photo at left) and fell in love with the … Continue reading →

Book Review: My Mercedes is Not for Sale

This was a brief but entertaining read. The author buys a used Mercedes to drive from Europe to West Africa…don’t forget that the Sahara desert is smack in the middle of that journey! Van Bergeijk is not the first to take … Continue reading →

Game Report: Leopard at Mara Plains

This quick game report comes from our friends at Mara Plains in Kenya (where we visited for a site inspection in November – it’s looking beautiful!). Anyone who has visited Mara Plains will remember the iconic lone acacia tree on the … Continue reading →

Recipe: Samosas

From our friends at Leopard Mountain Game Lodge in South Africa, we bring you this tasty recipe for potato samosas. These would be perfect fare to accompany a sundowner drink. Bon appetit! Potato Samosas Ingredients Large potatoes 2 Medium onion … Continue reading →

Dogs Save Elephants!

How One of Big Life’s New Tracker Dogs Successfully Tracked Down Elephant Poachers Armed with AK47′s Founded in September 2010 by photographer Nick Brandt in urgent response to the recent dramatic escalation in poaching across much of Africa, Big Life … Continue reading →