by Sue Henderson | Feb 26, 2019 | Favorites, Our Travels, Stories of the Road
One of the more popular souvenirs of Tanzania is the school of painting known as Tingatinga after, Edward Said Tingatinga. Born in 1937 in southern Tanzania, he arrived in Dar es Salaam in 1955 looking for work. He had come across brightly colored paintings of the...
by Sue Henderson | Feb 22, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, Best Images, Featured, Our Travels
On our full day in the Serengeti plain, our guide, Johnson was intent on finding us a leopard as he was sure we could complete the Big 5 later in the week in the Ngorongoro Crater. But by sheer luck we first came upon a lioness with three cubs mere yards away – a...
by Sue Henderson | Feb 19, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, Happy Accidents, Inspirations, Motivations
What’s up with maligning the reputation of the poor hyena and warthog? Watching them in action on the Serengeti plain got me to thinking about how we think about them in such a negative fashion. And fashion was very much also on my mind as I considered a...
by Sue Henderson | Feb 15, 2019 | Featured, Our Travels, Stories of the Road, Uncategorized
While on safari in northern Tanzania (and also in Kenya) guides might make the recommendation to stop at a traditional Maasai village. GO! Say “Yes, please”. The Maasai inhabit central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are semi-nomadic and...
by Sue Henderson | Feb 12, 2019 | Backstory, Behind the Scenes, Our Travels, Stories of the Road
One of the most beneficial aspects of travel is perspective and learning how little we know from our own backgrounds. While I didn’t intend to delve into a complete history lesson while on a recent trip to Tanzania, on multiple occasions I was presented with so much...
