Photograph of the Venus of Malta and information on other attractions in the area.
Featured photo: South African elephants!
Addo Elephant Park, South Africa If you are a regular visitor to TourAbsurd, you would be forgiven for thinking that I have an elephant fetish. Let me assure you that the definition of my animal fandom is both wide and varied. That being said, I really enjoy animal and landscape pictures, so when April of …
Elephants, elephants, elephants!
1-4 Jan. 2009 Lake Manyara / Serengeti / Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania This post is ALL about the elephants. There's not a lot of narration here, but if you like elephants, you'll like the post! There are 3 slideshows and 1 video. Enjoy! A young, male elephant at Lake Manyara. It may not …
Serengeti: Day 2 (Part 1)
3 Jan. 2009 Serengeti National Park, Tanzania After a lovely night in a luxury hut (you laugh, but it's true!) we set off for Day 2 of our safari. But before we climb back into the Landrover, I really should tell you about the huts. The were round buildings with 2 double / full sized …
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 …