My Morocco Journal – Day 6: Fes
Today Debbie Jamison Horres and I stepped back in time into the living, breathing maze of Fes—a place where history is not preserved behind glass, but woven into every alley, doorway, and human interaction. We spent the entire day wandering through the ancient Medina, a UNESCO treasure and one of the most vibrant, chaotic, and…
My Morocco Journal, Day 2, April 3
Rabat: Where Empires Whisper and History Lives On We awoke at sunrise to the mesmeric call to prayer as mosque loud speakers erupted across the city. A perfect wakeup call to begin our day. Refreshed after a good and necessary night’s sleep, we had breakfast with a spectacular view as the sun’s rays spread out…
Magic on the Mara: Wildlife, Culture, and Wonder at Angama
After trekking across Tanzania and the Serengeti, we crossed into Kenya for one of the most iconic safari experiences in the world — the Masai Mara. And it did not disappoint. From the moment we arrived, the Mara stretched before us like a living, breathing canvas of life — endless golden plains dotted with acacia trees,…
Serengeti Magic: Completing the Big Five and Crossing a Living Wonder
From an airstrip near Ngorongoro Crater we flew on a small charter flight to the Serengeti. The Serengeti. The name itself — from the Maasai word “Siringet,” meaning “the place where the land runs on forever” — tells you all you need to know. But no words can truly capture the scale and splendor of this UNESCO…
Into the Cradle of Life: Our Visit to Ngorongoro Crater
Today we descended into one of the most extraordinary landscapes on Earth—the Ngorongoro Crater. Formed nearly three million years ago when a massive volcano erupted and collapsed in on itself, the crater is the largest unbroken and unflooded caldera in the world. At over 2,000 feet deep and 100 square miles wide, it is often…
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