We aren’t prepared to take on conflict, or to fail, instead we prepare to ignore and avoid it. In contrast, an author designs conflict as the pivotal point in a story.
Archives for 2012
The Best 4×4 Car Hire in South Africa
When you are looking for a car to drive through sand trenches, over tree limbs and reverse from charging elephants you’d better make sure that you trust the person handing over the keys. We got lucky. By lucky I mean we did hours of research into South African safari companies, and the details we were […]
Foto Friday: Orange Trees at African Ranches
Once you have crossed into Botswana from South Africa at the Martins Drift border crossing you will find one of our favorite campsites, African Ranches.
The People You Meet on Safari
The Taxi Driver He will be the first person you meet when you get off the plane. You have most likely gotten off the red eye to Johannesburg at the early hour of 6 AM. You run to the bathroom to throw water on your face to wake up. Immigration is your first stop and instead of […]
Why We Drove Ourselves Through Africa
The first decision we made when planning our trip to Botswana and Namibia was whether to drive ourselves or join a group tour. On our own, we’d be driving through an unknown country and terrain while a group tour would provide a guide and help from others for cooking, cleaning and safety. We did a […]
Write Your Life Story: Taking Action
In order for your story to begin you must take action. Without action the story never moves forward, it sits on your couch with a great list of good intentions.
Capturing Colors Around The World
We were tagged by LandingStanding to enter the capture the color contest by TravelSupermarket. Seeing as we have over 12,000 pictures on Flickr, it’s been very tough to sort through and find the ones that best exemplify each color. Yellow Thailand, or “The Land of Yellow Robes” as many foreigners call it, is a country where Buddhism […]
Foto Friday – Perched Goat in Gili Air
We found our resident goat at Oceans 5 Dive, in Gili Air, perched on this rock after a torrential downpour hours earlier. When asked “Why there was a goat” we were simply given the answer “to keep the horse company”. OF COURSE, I should have known!
How to Downsize Your Life to Fit in a Backpack
Take a quick look around your home. Take a mental note of how often you use the rice cooker or George Foreman grill you have stuffed in the back of your kitchen. With every promotion or move, if you are like me, you have bought items to fit into the new space or decorate differently. You […]
The Game of Travel Charades
I lack the ability to learn new languages quickly, but I refuse to let it slow down my travel. Knowing the key terms such as: Hello, Goodbye, Bathroom and Vegetarian will only get you so far. To be understood, there comes a point where you have to get creative and begin playing the universal game of […]
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