Hello, all! Just a quick update to let you know that I’m working on updating the website and getting a whole new look. It’s going well and I can’t wait to have everything up and running! Hope to have it all shiny and sparkly-new for you soon! Cheers, Katrina
Woohoo! I won the weekly contest!
Woohoo! I won the weekly contest! Be sure to follow Todd’s blog (Twitter, too!). Maybe you’ll guess the next mystery photo! …and Jasmine, of course: http://jasminewanders.com/ (Also on Twitter)! Cheers! ps: Am I the only one who remembers all the Rice-A-Roni supplied to 70’s era gameshow contestants? It’s to eat after they get back from …
Stop the Serengeti highway
Stop the Serengeti highway I only just found out about this. It would be a travesty. You can also find information, including action you can take, on the Facebook page.
Serengeti: Day 1 (Part 3) – Everything Under the Sun
2 Jan. 2009 – Part 3 Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (Part 1 was Oldupai Gorge and Maasai village; Part 2 was Guess the Critter!) After the cheetah, everything else might seem anticlimactic, right? NOOO! The Serengeti is too beautiful, the scenery majestic, the wildlife thick, the animals gorgeous. And surprisingly unfazed by vehicles and observers. …
Hotel Health article – Magellan’s
Hotel Health article – Magellan’s
Today is the day: Blog Action Day 2010!
Click the picture to learn why clean water is the issue of the day. I just found out about this yesterday, so I didn’t have a lot of time to think about a deep and meaningful post. The first thing that came to mind was the spring near the hotel where we stayed in …
“Sometimes, I wish I were there”
“Sometimes, I wish I were there” Lovely and wistful post about the “fixed life envy” that occasionally hits even the most dedicated traveler. (Follow Christine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/camorose )
Serengeti: Day 1 (Part 2) – Guess the Critter!
2 Jan. 2009 – Part 2 Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (Part 1 was Oldupai Gorge and Maasai village; Part 3 is Everything Under the Sun) Narrator’s Voice: “Later, that same day, in a different part of Africa…” Well, not so different. Just down the road a bit (read: an hour or 2) from the Maasai …
Stealthy travel fashion.
Stealthy travel fashion. One way to cut down on baggage fees!
Oldupai Gorge and Maasai village.
2 Jan. 2009 – Part 1 Ngorongoro Crater — Oldupai Gorge — Maasai village, Tanzania (Part 2 is Guess the Critter!; Part 3 is Everything Under the Sun) After waking up at the Highview Hotel in Karatu, we piled back into the safari vehicle and headed out for day 2 of safari! To get …
Why You Should Be Using Couchsurfing Groups
Why You Should Be Using Couchsurfing Groups Nice post and great reminder. I am often surprised at the number of long-time CS-ers who don’t even know about Couchsurfing groups. Fantastic resource!
Africa Redux: Lake Manyara
1 Jan. 2009 Lake Manyara, Tanzania Woohoo! SAFARI! OMG! REAL SAFARI! I mean, the San Diego Wild Animal Park was freakin’ fantastic while growing up, but it’s not like you could easily get EATEN! So exciting! We could totally be on the menu — awesome! :D Anyway, we left Moshi in the morning with …
Africa Redux: MONKEY!
Ye Olde Photoblogge is what got me into doing travel blogging and for that I am truly grateful. I am now relocating the contents over here and, in the process, editing, trimming, and adding material that I never did get around to posting. Seeing how the trip I took to Tanzania in 2009 was one …
Signs of Laughter.
Something I never quite managed to do while I was living in Italy was to get pictures of all the hilarious signs and business names that struck laughter into the heart of the middle-school aged part of my American brain. I can’t remember them all, but 2 company names stand out: Assitalia and Lamecop. Not …
Tramore, Ireland: Fenor Bog
22 Sept. 2010 According to a helpful and informative sign (shown a few pics down), “Fenor bog is a place of peace…” I must say, it was quite lovely and peaceful when we stopped by that afternoon. The sign goes on to say that “…21 out of the 31 Irish Butterfly species occur here.” Gosh! …
Tramore, Ireland: Beach and Surroundings.
22 Sept. 2010 According to http://www.tramoretourism.net, Tramore is southeast Ireland’s “leading holiday resort.” It seems that people love beaches everywhere you go. And no matter what the temperature, there is always someone who will give you a funny look if you say, “Are you daft? Swimming? Here?!? It’s COLD!” But then, I grew up in …
Ultra English
A fellow travel blogger recently asked how she could modify her content to better address British readers. I advised the following: "Add "u" and extra syllables to words like "humor" and "aluminum." Put your quote marks inside the final punctuation. Talk about football a lot. ;)" I love Drew's comics. He also writes …
April in Ireland: Part 2 (handy link)
April in Ireland: Part 2 (handy link) Handy link for the front page of TourAbsurd, since I backdated the original entry. Cheers!