By Avi Kramer on February 7, 2009 in Africa, Asia, East Africa, India, Kenya, Lodging, Photos, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
I'm back in India. Briefly, the trip from Zanzibar overland and sea and lake through Tanzania, into Uganda, and then Mumbai:
Last morning on Zanzibar finished "Morning Before Kenya," a short story set in the States:...
Personally, I spend most of my time in Bariloche when I travel to Argentina. Bariloche is located in Patagonia, in a region of mountain and lakes, southwest of Buenos Aires, on the border with Chile. You get...
Kayak periodically sends me some unbelievable travel deals. This week, they highlighted an 8 day trip to Rio, Iguazu and Buenos Aires for $1499. This includes airfare from JFK (other departure cities also available), connections and...
An estancia is an Argentinean ranch, a country house. Several open their doors to visitors and offer a variety of services and activities. You can find estancias that are perfect for relaxing and enjoying the outdoors...
There once was a lake in Nicaragua. Let’s call it Lake Nicaragua. Next to Lake Nicaragua sat a big, angry volcano named Mombacho. One day a long time ago, Mombacho got so angry at its...
I leave Uganda tomorrow, traveling through Nairobi and Doha, Qatar, and will be back in India early the next morning. Below is another saved post about our stay in Jambiani, the small beach town on Zanzibar's...
Turning 31 today actually felt more like turning 30 again, if you subscribe to the belief that one must celebrate each new decade “with a bang.” In my case, the bang was an adrenaline-fueled scream...
Our first Spanish class in Nicaragua was…interesting. We’ll be here learning for a month in what has promised to be a pretty intense learning experience. 4 hours of instruction daily, low teacher-student ratios for...
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