After leaving Lake Manyara we drove up a significant "hill" to get to our hotel. The hotel is a bit old, but it sits on a cliff overlooking a 600+ meter drop into amazing. This image is from my patio. Location. Location. Location. Ngorongoro Crater is a 100 square mile (~260 sqKM) conservation area within … Continue reading Ngorongoro Crater

We started our first full day of the Tauck safari by driving to the southwest. At least we were on paved roads. Single lane, but paved. Two hours later we stopped at Lake Manyara to stretch our legs and get our first game drive in the record. After refreshing ourselves we started the drive by … Continue reading Lake Manyara

Yes, I spelled "center" the British way. Don't get me started. The air flights took a long time, but the only problem I had was the last flight was an hour late. That's nothing compared to others in our group that completely missed connections. I may tell some of those stories later. Arusha is about … Continue reading Arusha – Giraffe Centre

Greetings, Cruiseboysians. Today I start traveling to east Africa for a photo safari! But first - I've added the "best of" pictures of my 2025 Asia Grand Voyage to the Album page. Standard warning: these are full-size pictures. I've added the Asia GV to the Index page. Now, back to the safari. Tanzania / Kenya … Continue reading Safari

Our guide explained that Singapore has increased in area by over 20% since independence in 1965 due to land reclamation. Remember, that's for a country that is smaller in area than New York City. We started our day by visiting some of that reclaimed land and the "Gardens by the Bay" park. It tells you … Continue reading Singapore – Day 2