Tag Archives: Africa

Travel

Trekking to see the Chimpanzees in Kibale National Park

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My safari in Africa had two big hiking adventures that I learned about off of This Website.  The first was a trek into the rainforest in Kibale National Park, Uganda to track a group of chimpanzee.  I was excited about trekking to the Chimpanzees in Kibale National Park. I have always loved watching chimps in zoos interact with each other.  The creatures are very social and the interactions are so human-like.  My favorite zoo memory is from the Atlanta Zoo.  A younger male chimp was on the climbing structure.  He peed off the side of the structure and onto an older male below.  The look of hatred was understood by human and chimp alike.  I wish I had a video of it. Continue Reading . . .

Africa, Rwanda, Travel

Spotlight Thursday – Golden Monkeys of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Every Thursday, I will be posting a photo from my travels and a spotlight on the location. Today’s Spotlight Thursday is from my recent African safari to Volcanoes National Park in northwestern Rwanda. Volcanoes National Park is one of the most well know places in the world.  It is one of the last remaining havens for mountain gorillas. One of the highlights of my safari did include a trek to the famous mountain gorillas, but another highlight was my visit with their smaller and no less endangered cousins the Golden Monkeys of Volcanoes National Park. Continue Reading . . .

Africa, Animal, Kenya, Travel

A morning at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust – Elephant Orphanage

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A Masi warrior greets me as I get out of my hired car or the day.  I am at the outer edge of Nairobi National Park in Nairobi, Kenya.  I am here to visit the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. David Sheldrick is a world famous orphanage.  It isn’t a typical orphanage.  It’s residents are significantly larger than humans.   Sheldrick is a wildlife orphanage that specialize in rescuing and raising orphans African wildlife.  Most of the residents are victims of human/wildlife conflicts from around Kenya. Continue Reading . . .

Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Travel

8 things I miss about being an expat in Equatorial Guinea

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Right out of college, I moved to the small West African nation of Equatorial Guinea.  I was working as an engineer for an oil and gas company.  I spent 9 months living in Equatorial Guinea or on an oil platform off the coast of EQG.  I was an unfortunate victim of the drop of price in oil.  I love working in Equatorial Guinea many reasons and miss it every day.  Here are the top 8 things I miss about EQG. Continue Reading . . .

Africa, Travel

My Top 10 African Bucket List

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I am living in Africa. It’s that small continent just under Europe. If you look at a map, Africa is slightly larger than the United States and Canada. Nope, that’s not the case. Africa is huge. It’s larger than the United States, China, India, and a couple of European countries. So yeah, I live in Africa, but I live in one of the smallest African countries. I have always wanted to travel to Africa. The continent needs more than a two-week vacation to explore. Since I am already on the continent, I plan on exploring this amazing continent. Continue Reading . . .