by Sue Henderson | May 14, 2019 | Featured, Our Travels, Stories of the Road
We spent a morning with an extended visit to the famous Boudanath Stupa and the White Monastery including the Rangling Yeshi Institute on the grounds of the monastery. An elevated view of the top of the Stupa Through friend connections we met a Jesuit priest and...
by Sue Henderson | May 7, 2019 | Featured, Our Travels, Stories of the Road
We were blessed to have a personal homestay included in our trip. I learned enough to know I was residing this evening with three generations. They reside in one four-story home they own with bedrooms on the lower floors and kitchen near the top to...
by Sue Henderson | Mar 1, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, Featured, Our Travels, Stories of the Road
The Kati Kati Camp is decidedly and delightfully rustic but EXACTLY as early planners had requested, and I love it! Had a nice welcome with a few rules like: do NOT go outside your tent if it’s dark; If you want to come to the main tent, wave your flashlight in...
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 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...
