Our enormous airplane lands with a "thud" and rolls speedily down the runway at Johannesburg Airport. My friend Sheryl and I are looking forward to meeting many people (and animals!) on our trip to Southern Africa, and we are relieved that we are walking again after our endless, fifteen-hour flight. The next morning, we set … Continue reading A Journey Through Soweto: Mandela and Tutu’s Legacy
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The Beautiful Birds of Trinidad & Tobago
Immediately after landing on the tarmac in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, our local guide and van driver, Roodal Ramlal, pulls off onto a dirt road in the middle of the city, our first birding hotspot. He spots several South American birds before we even reach the mountain road that leads up to the Asa Wright Nature Center. … Continue reading The Beautiful Birds of Trinidad & Tobago
birds fly free 