A sabbatical, slightly off-script

Out of office.Into the wild.

Four countries, one very dusty backpack, and enough stories to make “quick slideshow” a dangerous phrase.

SafariGorillasAncient wondersScuba
An elephant herd crossing in front of our game drive vehicles at sunset.Tanzania
A giraffe silhouetted against a glowing Kenyan sunsetKenya
A mountain gorilla resting in the lush grass of RwandaRwanda
34 days
away
Tanzania → Kenya → Rwanda → Egypt

The long way around

Four chapters. Zero sensible shoes.

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An elephant herd crossing in front of our game drive vehicles at sunset.Chapter 01 · The Serengeti

Tanzania

Great Migration in the African Savannah

Brisk morning and dusty sunset game drives made for spectacular animal viewing.

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A giraffe silhouetted against a glowing Kenyan sunsetChapter 02 · Safari

Kenya

Tall tales in the Mara

Golden grass, impossible sunsets, and giraffes making every landscape look like a storybook.

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A mountain gorilla resting in the lush grass of RwandaChapter 03 · Trek

Rwanda

Into the emerald hush

Mud to the knees, mist in the canopy, and one astonishing hour with mountain gorillas.

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The Sphinx and pyramid beneath a clear Egyptian skyChapter 04 · History + Dive

Egypt

Pharaohs to fins

Temple columns, desert heat, and a final plunge into the kaleidoscope of the Red Sea.

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“The plan was to slow down. Africa had other plans.”

Trip arithmetic

04countries
34days
2dive fins
∞dusty socks