Returns and Reflections
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Returns and Reflections

This post is dated out of order because it was a busy last couple of days with minimal internet but it’s too important to miss so read on. I’m so grateful that we got to visit the rhino sanctuary on this trip. It’s a highlight on a growing list of favorites. We had a long…

Soweto, Ubuntu, and Chance Encounters at the Airport
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Soweto, Ubuntu, and Chance Encounters at the Airport

I’ll get you caught up on the past couple of days in more detail when I return stateside but tonight I want to talk about today. What a powerful last day in Africa to top off a powerful journey to this continent. As we collected for breakfast at our guest house in Soweto, we found…

Rest Day (short post)
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Rest Day (short post)

“Every day is a chance to practice living the life we want, being more the self we want to be.” -Wen Life is a tapestry, as my travel companion, Martjie, says. Polished on the front but messy behind the scenes. After a restful sleep I felt ready for food and shared breakfast with our driver…

Travel Savvy Pays off in Victoria Falls
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Travel Savvy Pays off in Victoria Falls

Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.~Victoria Holt My fellow travelers and I set out mid-morning toward Victoria Falls National Park, a 15-minute walk from our accommodations at Shearwater Explorers Village. At the main street we turned toward the park and were joined by a Zimbabwean man named Excellent who…

Epiphanies on the Salt Pan
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Epiphanies on the Salt Pan

I’ve struggled to write this post. Not because I’m not having fun. But because I am doing a lot of spiritual work, having awakenings almost daily, and am trying to find balance between sharing the physical experiences of my journey with weaving in the spiritual experience. Some days the spiritual is far more significant than…

Welcome to Botswana, Spirits, and Moremi Gorge
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Welcome to Botswana, Spirits, and Moremi Gorge

Yesterday we three guests spent a fair amount of time in cultural exchange, exploring how things work in our respective countries on things like getting a travel visa, divorce, estate planning, healthcare, holiday traditions, retirement, how a country comes to have the vibe it does, etc. I’m always impressed at how much other travelers know…