by Admin | Dec 6, 2025 | Notes from an Africa Tourist
Northern White Rhino Vicky and I were privileged to visit the last two northern white rhinos on Earth at Ol Pejeta Conservatory north of Nairobi. They are both female – Najin and her daughter Fatu – and both are infertile. The Northern White rhino once roamed central...
by Admin | Nov 29, 2025 | Notes from an Africa Tourist
Paparazzi Nothing turns a calm game drive into chaos quite like the word: “Lion!” Radios crackle. Jeeps converge from all directions in a frenzy. In minutes, a solitary lion becomes a spectacle worthy of Hollywood. I am right in the middle of it — leaning out of the...
by Admin | Nov 22, 2025 | Notes from an Africa Tourist
Wild Africa greeted us with wildness in stereo sound. Our first night in a tent at Maasai Mari, just beyond the canvas, a pod of hippos bellowed all night, their grunts vibrating through the ground. The next night a cape buffalo brushed against the tent wall. Here was...
by Admin | Nov 15, 2025 | Notes from an Africa Tourist
Intro Welcome to Reflections of an Africa tourist series! Vicky and I thought “Reflections on Africa” sounds a bit pompous after a one month jaunt across a small part of a vast continent. And we are definitely cognizant of the distortion of our lens as tourists. We...
