A few years back I did a little traveling. I climbed Kilimanjaro, took a boat ride to Antarctica, and was stung by a scorpion in Colombia. The two year journey opened me up to the power of living unconventionally--and to living in the moment. Right now I live in Manhattan, NYC--and spend a fair bit of time in L.A and San Fran.
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjar0- Day 3 on the Mountain
– I wrote this in my journal on the mountain.
I am sitting on the edge of camp watching the clouds draw nearer. Like clockwork, they are beginning their daily assault on us between 10:30 and 11:30 am. The sun vanishes and a cold breeze causes us to put [...]
Arusha, or “Arushatown” as the locals here refer to it is where Dr. Marvin and I are spending the bulkload of our downtime here. According to all of the guidebooks, it is one of the most expensive and weathy cities in all of Tanzania. It is a tourist town, plain and simple. It serves as the gateway [...]
Alas, our adventure in the bush has come to its conclusion. 6 days. 6 people. 1 semi-shot Toyota Land Cruiser. 90 Mosquito bites on Marvin’s legs. 1 Mosquito bite on my leg. 50 Elephants. 20 lions. 3 different kinds of animals engaged in passionate love making. 80 giraffes. 2 leopard. 40 warthogs. 1.2 million Wildebeest. [...]
The Serengeti National Park is plain and simply breathtaking. Rolling plains of high grass surround us for what seems like eternity. This morning we awoke in our campsite, situated smack dab in the middle of the park with no fences, just before dawn. While I was brushing my teeth at the edge of the boundaries [...]
Again typing from a satellite internet link. Forgive me if this
This is an excerpt taken directly from my journal while on safari in Tanzania.
NOTES (Because, sometimes it is just easier to take notes):
> Donald, our driver, has a serious thirst for knowledge of American slang. So far we have taught him “whack”, “my bad”, “sweet”, and [...]
