animal encounters

Sloth love (Roatan, Honduras)

Roatan is often the only part of Honduras people visit, because of its cruise ports and safety. Luckily the island...

Cayman Islands – Back from Hell

Continued from: Cayman Islands – To Hell After escaping Hell, generally, you will stop at a rum store on your...

Seeing Galapagos Tortoises (Ecuador)

If you go to the Galapagos islands, you have a few options for seeing the Galapagos tortoises at one of...

Elephant orphanage (Kenya)

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is often just referred to as ‘the elephant orphanage” While only open for 1 hour per...

Giraffe Center (Nairobi, Kenya)

Nairobi has the wonderful Giraffe Center (near the Karen Gixen museum), where you can learn about and feed giraffes. The...

Cartagena – Sloths, red squirrels, and capuchins (Colombia)

Last night, I went to Centennial Park just outside the old city of Cartagena. I had seen capuchin monkeys here...

Unique Adventures: Waitomo (Why-toe-moe) Caves – tube in a cave with glow-worms;  underground river spelunking

Unique Adventures: Waitomo (Why-toe-moe) Caves – tube in a cave with glow-worms; underground river spelunking

Unique Adventures: Waitomo (Why-toe-moe) Caves Tube in a cave with glow-worms   As I’ve mentioned before, I love caves, and...

Kangaroo Island, Australia's penguins, seals, sea lions, wallabies, and, of course, kangaroos

There are so many chances to see animals on Kangaroo Island, Australia. First, there are kangaroos and wallabies just out...

Animals around Cartagena, Colombia – photolog

Animals around Cartagena, Colombia – photolog

In the parks of the city of Cartagena, you can see many different interesting creatures, some of which are shown...

Xcaret Park (Mexico)

Xcaret is a theme park, part garden/zoo, part Mexican and Mayan cultural interaction, and an adventure park all in one....