African Safari

Image taken on 2010-01-15 04:08:13 by Hadassah28 (Sturgis! Very little online time).

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East African Wildlife (Bradt Travel Guide)The wildlife of east Africa is the major attraction for visitors to this region, with the legendary game reserves of Serengeti and the Maasai Mara. Th... Read More >

A video of our safari in Welgevonden Game Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa last October. Chasing after the big 5 we only spotted 3. Though we found fresh tracks and droppings and could hear them we didn’t see the lions and the leopards must have had the week off Anyways, hope you enjoy! Please rate if you do

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States and Power in AfricaTheories of international relations, assumed to be universally applicable, have failed to explain the creation of states in Africa. There, the interac... Read More >

Part 3 of my trip to the Ivory Tree Game Lodge and Sun City in South Africa….

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Eight Days in Africa: The Story of an African SafariEight Days in Africa is the story of the author's first African safari. It's the culmination of a lifelong dream. But it's more than just the story ... Read More >

Follow Lindsay Clark and Chris Danner, STA Travel’s 2009 World Traveler Interns, as they embark on a safari adventure! Your guide to everything safari in less than 2 1/2 minutes. Visit East Africa yourself! Visit their website: Follow them on Twitter @statravelwti or View their pictures:

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White Hunters:The Golden Age of African SafarisEast Africa affects our imagination like few other places: The sight of a charging rhino goes directly to the heart; the limitless landscape of bony h... Read More >

5 nights on safari in the Kruger National Park in South Africa followed by 4 nights in Cape Town with a day trip to Stellenbosch….

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We All Went On SafariJoin Arusha, Mosi, Tumpe and their Maasai friends as they set out on a counting journey through the grasslands of Tanzania. Along the way, the childre... Read More >

Highlight Pics – Lions to Leopards, Hippos to Zebra, Giraffes to Cape Buffalo. All shots taken at Rattray’s on Mala Mala, South Africa and the famous Mombo Camp, Botswana. I have only gone through about 40% of our pictures so far… Music will be added……

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The Wonder Safaris: African Journeys of Miracles and SurprisesThe author discards his urban middle-class life in Johannesburg and starts walking - and watching, thinking, laughing, dancing - as he searches for re... Read More >

A video I made of my trip to Kenya in 2003. I volunteered with the Earthwatch Institute at Sweetwaters Black Rhino Reserve. Music is by Howard Shore, from the soundtrack to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring….

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Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide

A video I made of my trip to Kenya in 2003. I volunteered with the Earthwatch Institute at Sweetwaters Black Rhino Reserve. Music is from the soundtrack to Microsoft’s game Age of Empires II….

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China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing's Expansion in AfricaThis title looks at the dramatic - and largely unknown - rise of China's economic empire into Africa and how it will change the 21st century and impac... Read More >

A video I made of my trip to Kenya in 2003. I volunteered with the Earthwatch Institute at Sweetwaters Black Rhino Reserve. Music is by Henry Mancini, from the soundtrack to Hatari….

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Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide

Pics from Cape Town and a safari in and around Kruger National Park – February/March 2007…

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African Safari JournalGoing on safari requires preparation – and no book leaves a traveler better prepared than this one. Including a wildlife guide and checklist, trip organizer, phrase book, safari diary, and map, this tremendous resource puts all necessary information right at the traveler’s fingertips.

July 2008, we entered through Kruger Gate and stayed in Pretoriuskorp….

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African Safari JournalGoing on safari requires preparation – and no book leaves a traveler better prepared than this one. Including a wildlife guide and checklist, trip organizer, phrase book, safari diary, and map, this tremendous resource puts all necessary information right at the traveler’s fingertips.

Trip to Singita Lebombo in Kruger National Park (August/September 2007). Highlights from Safari game drives with elephants, giraffes, buffalo, rhinos, lions, leopards……

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Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide

Part 1 of my trip to the Ivory Tree Game Lodge and Sun City in South Africa….

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African Safari JournalGoing on safari requires preparation – and no book leaves a traveler better prepared than this one. Including a wildlife guide and checklist, trip organizer, phrase book, safari diary, and map, this tremendous resource puts all necessary information right at the traveler’s fingertips.

We had the real privilege to spend two weeks in Kenya before things got nutty over there. We’re sharing these video memories with friends and family. Enjoy!…

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The Wonder Safaris: African Journeys of Miracles and SurprisesThe author discards his urban middle-class life in Johannesburg and starts walking - and watching, thinking, laughing, dancing - as he searches for re... Read More >

A video I made of my trip to Kenya in 2003. I volunteered with the Earthwatch Institute at Sweetwaters Black Rhino Reserve. Music is by Hans Zimmer, from the soundtrack to The Lion King….

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Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and LivingstoneWith the utterance of a single line—“Doctor Livingstone, I presume?”—a remote meeting in the heart of Africa was transformed into one of the m... Read More >