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Tag Archives: Mark Thornton Safaris
Our Best of the Best: wildlife, beaches, snorkeling
As soon as people hear that we’ve been traveling nonstop for almost 4 years, they immediately ask “What’s your favorite country” or “What’s your favorite… ?” (Then they fill in the blank: destination to view wildlife, beach, places to snorkel, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aruba, Baby Beach, beaches, Bermuda, Galapagos Islands, Mark Thornton Safaris, safari, Sanibel Island, snorkeling, the best, travel, Whangaparaoa, wildlife
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Your travel happiness depends on them
No matter how many travel arrangements we make on our own — we still rely on people we meet along the way to help us out. Our travel happiness depends on them. For example, we stood helpless staring at the … Continue reading
Friends stepped in
The possibility of pulling off a safari on our own was zero. We needed a group if we were going to do it the way we wanted. Mark Thornton Safaris was featured in an article in “The New York Times” … Continue reading
Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Tanzania
Tagged around the world travel, Mark Thornton Safaris, safari, Tanzania, travel
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Walking vs Driving?
We always prefer walking to driving – but how about on a safari? A walking safari was an appealing option offered by Mark Thornton Safaris. We emailed back and forth with Mark and decided our safari would be long enough … Continue reading
Photography from afar (with a compact camera)
Why did we think that we might not see many animals in Africa, and why did we worry we would be too far away to take photographs when we did see them? We truly wanted to see the environment we … Continue reading
Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Tanzania
Tagged Africa, animals, around the world, Mark Thornton Safaris, photography, safari, safari animals, Tanzania, travel
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Little findings
When we travel, we’re looking for the little things that tell us the story of the new place we’re in. If we told you we were in Africa for a safari, you might think we came to see the Big … Continue reading
Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Tanzania
Tagged animals, around the world travel, birds, little five, Maasai, Mark Thornton Safaris, safari, Tanzania, travel
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Dropping into the crater
We were awakened at 5am, when Samuel brought us a tray with coffee and hot chocolate. We scrambled to get ready. Thanks to good planning by Mark Thornton, we stayed at Lemala Tented Camp inside the Ngorongoro park, so it was … Continue reading
