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During my six years working at CBS I constantly changed the wallpaper on my computer’s desktop.  It rotated between either a Milwaukee Brewers schedule or a favorite travel photo.  For some reason, I always kept...

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It’s been 10 days since we arrived in Nairobi for our first-ever visit to Africa.  We are embarking on a 56-day overland tour with Oasis Overland that will take us all the way down to...

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Let’s face it, none of us are perfect.  We work a little bit every day at improving our ability to be part-time or full-time travel bloggers, all with different goals and ideas of what exactly...

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When I first began creating an itinerary for Africa, I centered it around one place: The Serengeti.  It has been a bucket list item for years, and the anticipation of visiting Tanzania’s wildlife paradise has...

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UPDATE:  Sorry for the delay in picking the winner.  Our overland truck got stuck in the mud yesterday and we spent an unplanned day in a remote Mozambique campsite with no WIFI.  Anyways, on to...

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Our last stop in Sri Lanka is the beach town of Mirissa, the very southern tip of the country.  This is the only city in Sri Lanka in which we will be staying more than...

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Today, our tour of Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle brings us to the ancient and sacred city of Sigiriya, more specifically, Sigiriya Rock.  Sigiriya Rock, also known as Lion Rock and Rock Fortress, is another UNESCO...

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We arrived in Nairobi, Kenya late last night after spending New Year’s Eve in Dubai.  We have quite the next few months planned and want to give our readers a preview of what is coming...

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Entering a country for the first time is always full of surprises for us, both good and bad.  Entering Sri Lanka somehow felt like a bigger surprise than usual.  I am not sure if our...

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Knowing we’ve seen enough of Chennai, yesterday we bought tickets for a movie at a nearby mall for today’s 4pm showing of the new Hunger Games movie.  We were craving a nice oasis away from...

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