A snowy Kibo peak of Mt Kilimanjaro peeking out from the clouds. Standing at a staggering 5895m above the sea level, it is the single highest point on the African continental crust…and what I believe to be the world’s most beautiful highest point of the earth’s continental plates. This photograph, taken early this year (January
On our recent visit to the Serengeti, we encountered the African Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus). As we were walking off the comfort of our tent into the chilly dewy morning to the mess for an early breakfast, we had a pleasant surprise from this little fella perched on a young commiphora tree right off the
Being married into a ballooning family and having a genuine interest in the rather predominantly male industry, Joyce Wairimu Beckwith broke through all odds into making it into the the first Kenyan female balloon pilot and black licensed female pilot. A hotelier by profession, born and raised in Nairobi, the ever smiling Joyce grew fond of
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Adventure, Destinations, Photos
When I first saw this my immediate thought was this must be the doings of the red chested cuckoo. Have always been fascinated by the idea of brood parasitism so I decided to dig a little deeper just to be sure. You know, stuff like get to find out the host bird that had fallen
Perched on the South Easterly part of the Serengeti, bordering the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, the Namiri Plains are inarguably the pride lands of the Serengeti big Cats. Previously zoned out as a research center for the big cats, the vast plains were inaccessible to any human activities giving these Virgin lands the God-given capacity
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Adventure, Cultural, Destinations
When boys from the Hadzabe tribe from the North of Tanzania come of age and are ready for marriage they are obliged by the family-in law to present a dowry of baboon / monkey meat, eland meat, marijuana, tobacco and a traditional beer brewed from honey. It is only after bestowal of these items that
