For November’s travel post, climbing Kili — the most intense and amazing experience I’ve ever had — was the obvious choice. The first few days of the trek on the Machame (aka Whiskey) Route were almost no different than normal camping. [N.B. It’s called the Whiskey Route because it’s a little more difficult than the…
After a week on the mountain without electric or toilets, I returned for one night in Arusha to find periodic power outages and a lack of hot water. The adventure continues in Zanzibar, albeit with a lovely beach and perfect sunny weather. In the meantime, I’ve been fortunate to escape the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy…
Apologies for being delinquent in my writing. I had grand intentions of auto-posting while I flew to Tanzania and spent the next 7 days on a mountain. But the wifi connection wasn’t cooperating. It is East Africa, and I should have expected this. But in these early morning hours while I’m awakened for the second…
What better day could there be than the autumnal equinox to skydive on Long Island? For some reason, it seemed fitting to jump out of a plane on the first day of fall. This particular adrenaline filled activity had long been on my bucket list. The company, 516-Skydive, is located in East Moriches, about 60…
For this month’s travel post, instead of a far off land, I’ve chosen a more accessible destination — the Ocean State. At least it can be reached by car if you’re one of my readers in the Northeast. Outside of Newport and Block Island, which have for years been frequented by the well-to-do, most of…
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