It’s All About the Hair!
Himba: Hair is Power Although there are many native tribes in Namibia, the Himba capture the iconic image with the women's red plated hair. A [...]
The Black Rhino
Black Rhinoceros or Hook-Lipped Rhinoceros or Diceros bicornis. It does not matter what you call it, it is immense, not black, has two horns, and [...]
The General and the Cheeky Teens
The General I first caught site of him at the tree-line in the distance looking a bit like a large white domed rock. Solid and [...]
At the Waterhole
It was mid-day, hot, arid, needing a break, we decided to rest at one of Etosha's waterholes. We had stopped a few waterholes during our [...]
Discovering Diamonds at Kolmanskop
Kolmanskop Kolmanskop was one of the richest towns in Africa during its heyday of diamond mining. Diamonds were so common they could be picked out [...]
Deadvlei
Deadvlei is a white clay pan located near the salt pan of Sossusvlei, inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. This sounds anything but exciting, except [...]
Remembering my Dad
Dawn was breaking as we boarded Robert's pontoon boat for a cruise on Canyon Lake. Although I've been to this area many times, I have [...]
Iceland in Black and White
We planned our trip to Iceland for June when there is the maximum amount of beautiful golden light. Since the sun never gets too low [...]
Super Simple Churches
When I first visited Iceland, I have to admit, I was not impressed with their churches. They couldn’t be more simple and plain, uninteresting to [...]
The Hunt for Puffins
Puffins are cute birds, so cute that people plan vacations just to observe them. Kathryn and I became such people, planning our vacation to Iceland [...]