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Sable in Truck

Darting Sable Antelope from a Speeding Helicopter

It felt like we were flying a hundred miles an hour. That’s probably because the helicopter had no doors. And we were only about 50 feet above the ground.  Below us, a 500 pound sable antelope was running as fast as it could. It thought it was running for its life, but really we were […]

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Flying in a 1930’s de Havilland Tiger Moth Open-Cockpit Aircraft

I’ve flown in everything from a four passenger Cessna to a 450 passenger Boeing 777 but I had never experienced the wind-in-my-hair ecstasy of an open-cockpit before climbing aboard a 1930’s de Havilland Tiger Moth at Johannesburg’s Rand Airport. [youtube=http://youtu.be/I3ojEXjHiYM] While having a drink at the Harvard Cafe, I watched the planes come and go […]

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Mike enjoying his private room and a bag of saline at Zagreb Central Hospital

I’ll Have the Lamb Soup…and an Ambulance

It was near the end of a very long day. We had just finished driving over 500 miles across four countries (in a single day) when we stopped for dinner at Kosuta Restaurant in Trebinje, Bosnia. Chandra and I were traveling along with my brother and two of our friends on an epic week-long road trip across the […]

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I’m Going to the Sochi 2014 Olympics!

It’s official. In just a few short weeks I’ll be heading to Russia for the Sochi 2014 Olympics. I’m so excited it’s hard to focus on anything else but there is so much to do! Thankfully I have most of my arrangements taken care of already but I am counting the days until I get […]

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A Day Trip to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

I love side-trips.  Sometimes a good side-trip can be even better than the main trip.  Since we’re all about maximizing our time traveling we try to pack a lot in.  This means that when I discovered Colonia del Sacramento (just “Colonia” to locals) while planning a trip to Buenos Aires, I knew we had to […]

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A view over mythical Stone Town from atop Emerson Spice

Where is Zanzibar?

Where is Zanzibar? What is Zanzibar?  How Do I Get There? Zanzibar.  The very name conjures up a romantic exoticism akin to ancient Babylon or Aladdin’s Agrabah.  Can such a place really exist? If yes, where on earth is it? So Zanzibar is in East Africa.  But it’s not a country, it’s an island that’s part […]

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Check me out!  I'm in a hot air balloon!

Hot Air Ballooning in South Africa

I absolutely love to fly.  It’s my favorite activity and it doesn’t even matter the conveyance.  I love long airplane rides – seriously, bring them on – helicopters, hang-gliders, microlights, whatever you got – bring ’em on.  But there is something truly special about a hot air balloon ride and something even more special about […]

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Rocinha favela - the largest in Rio

Visiting the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro

Favelas are supposed to be what we would call ghettos, slums or townships. They are a large part of what Rio is known, and often feared for.  Visiting the favelas of Rio, especially the largest favela, Rocinha, is a very special experience.  Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio, and is located about […]

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