Africa

Photo of the Day: Picture Perfect Market In Marrakech

July 10, 2011

Marrakech is the most photogenic city I’ve ever visited. The walls of the medina, with its ancient clay and red earth origins, transformed the day’s light and turned every nook and cranny into a work of magic. No matter what the hour, light just seemed to dance here. Walls, doors, balconies and seemingly inanimate objects […]






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Adventures in pooping

December 16, 2009

Bathrooms are always an adventure when on the road, especially in places like Africa and Asia.  They’re like a box of chocolates – you just never know what you’re going to get! We North Americans take our mundane bathroom experiences for granted. Having an actual seat to plant your butt on is a real luxury […]






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Safaris and Pastas

December 13, 2009

Finally, I’ve gotten around to updating my gallery – a few months late. Most pictures from Italy, Africa and Argentina are up.  A sampler below.






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a picture is worth a thousand words: Sleeping with zebras

November 24, 2009

We camped on the rim of the Ngorogoro crater enroute to our safari in Tanzania. It was the coldest night of the month-long trip. The showers were freezing, the wind was cold and I couldn’t keep warm that entire evening. I was up most of the night shivering into the cold tent, listening to our […]






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Big sky Africa

November 23, 2009

A big sky in Tanzania’s Serengeti. In a quiet moment just before darkness, a herd of elephants passes us by. See the large version here.






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A picture is worth a thousand words: Fire in the sky

November 4, 2009

It felt like fire in the sky.  A July sunset in the middle of the Serengeti.  I’ve never seen anything more beautiful. It’s hard to put myself back in the mindset of Africa today.  Such a crazy time warp to look back on some of these pictures and remember how life was then.  It was […]






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Dar Es Salaam from the air

July 31, 2009

Enroute from Zanzibar, Tanzania






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Back from Nairobi

July 25, 2009

It's Saturday in London.  It's warm, the sun is shining and I AM SITTING IN AN INTERNET CAFE!  Isn't that terrible?  AN INTERNET CAFE.  I am paying for internet while in London!  It SUCKS being so cut off from technology.  I feel like someone has cut a limb off.  =) So, Africa.  It was amazing, […]






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