Surprise in the mail

A few days ago 2 packages arrived unexpectedly in the mail. Same day but at different times. The first package was from Avalon Publishing with a Rick Steve’s Best of Europe 2009 guidebook and journal. No note inside. I realized I had won a contest I had entered a week before. Interesting thing was, the … Continue reading »

Sign my life away

I promised myself if I made it to Livingstone, Zambia I would raft the Zambezi river no matter how scared I was. I was petrified after talking with travelers earlier in my trip who shared their stories rafting this river.  A twenty something woman told me, “you will fall out of the raft. Sure, it’s scary.  It feels like … Continue reading »

A natural wonder of the world!

Our journey of 21 days sped by. I’m not sure where time disappeared to but something mysterious happens when your days are filled with driving and activities. My most interesting border crossing would be from Botswana to Zambia. We boarded a ferry carrying 8 vehicles per crossing and plenty of walk on passengers. A friend … Continue reading »