Like the Kenyan island of Lamu, where Lila and I were married, the island chain of Zanzibar is best known for its unique Swahili culture and strategic place in the Indian Ocean. Historically Zanzibar was an extremely important hub of trade from the East African country side, known particularly for its abundance of spices (hence [...]

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Even though Lila and I are now in Jordan, and we have already been through Egypt, we are still playing catch up on our East Africa adventures. Here is is the Part 4 installment of our African safari…hope you enjoy.
With our truck clean and re-energized with a new crew of travelers, we departed Kenya [...]

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On Saturday morning Lila and I will be taking a boat across the Gulf of Aqaba, at the top of the Red Sea, to the country of Jordan. For those of you who don’t know much, if anything, about Jordan – this is a really cool intro video about the country and its young king. [...]

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On the way down the Nile Lila and I had the pleasure of visiting the Temple of Horus, located on the river bank between Aswan and Luxor.

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