Monthly Archives: October 2009

After a relaxing drive in a very nice air-conditioned van, our guide almost had to push Beau and I out into the blistering heat to see the ruins.  Not that we didn't want to see the Amud El-
After being primarily in remote parts of Africa for the last 2 months, Cairo was a bit of culture shock.  This is an absolutely massive city.  The surrounding area has a population of over
  The World Effect Travelogue Video 22: Mountain Gorillas from The World Effect on Vimeo. This is the video from our day with the Mountain Gorillas of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.  An exp
As we bumped along the roads it was easy to get lost in the breathtaking scenery of the lush, bright green rolling mountains of Rwanda.  Rwanda is known as the "land of a thousand hills&quo
Recovering from civil wars, Queen Elizabeth National Park is trying to rebuild their animal population.  During the civil war the fighters lived off game meat, so we were told to not expec
About an hour and a half boat ride on Lake Victoria from Entebbe, Uganda is the Ngamba Chimpanzee Sanctuary.  This is a tiny island, it's only about a hundred acres.  The sanctuary
Posted at 8:55 pm in
Technorati Tags:, ,

Return to top of page
When I was growing up my mother had a thing for Flamingos.  We had several flamingo paintings and two feather covered plastic flamingos in the entry way.  I think they started out as a jok
Posted at 9:00 pm in

Return to top of page
I am not sure what I had in my mind when we visited the East African Mission (EAMO).  I guess in my mind I kept thinking of the reports on TV of orphanages around the world and the
Did you count the wildebeest?  1,000... no.... 2,000?  Ha ha.  No, we didn't count them.  It would have taken ages.  As Beau mentioned before, each game reserv
  The World Effect Travelogue Video 21: Masai Village from The World Effect on Vimeo. This is the video from our visit to a Masai village near Ngorongoro, Tanzania.  We love the ABCs Tanzani
Posted at 11:17 pm in

Return to top of page
  The World Effect Travelogue Video 20: Serengeti National Park from The World Effect on Vimeo. This is the video from 3 days we spent in the Serengeti National Park. This video features many
Posted at 6:34 am in

Return to top of page
Just outside the Serengeti National Park we stopped at a local Masai Village.  The people in the village demonstrated the local dance of jumping and singing traditional music. 
As mentioned in part 1, our Serengeti posts are just photos and captions.  Enjoy. We really wanted to see cheetahs before we left the Serengeti.  We were lucky and saw them in the after
Posted at 8:55 pm in
Technorati Tags:

Return to top of page
As mentioned below in part 1, we have just photos and captions on the Serengeti.  Enjoy. I yelled "Stop!" to get this shot as I saw the giraffe in the distance approaching the beams
 The Serengeti National park in Tanzania really needs no explanation, as it is probably the most famous place to see wildlife in Africa.  At this point you may have noticed that we'v
Ngorongoro was an active volcano two million years ago but now it is home to lions, cheetahs, rhinos, elephants, zebras, and more.  Even hippos made it into the cra
Posted at 9:00 pm in

Return to top of page
To get to the Serengeti in Tanzania you must drive through a town called Arusha.  We were pleasantly surprised to find Arusha a nice town with paved sidewalks! You might laugh, but once you have
Posted at 9:00 pm in

Return to top of page