Category: Africa

Rainbows and Moonbows-Helicopter Tour and Lunar Tour-Victoria Falls

Though our day exploring Victoria Falls was amazing, I had one regret. Pre-trip, as I scrolled through Instagram photos of the falls, I saw a lot of fabulous rainbow pics. Alas, on our Victoria Falls day, there was not a single rainbow in sight. Victoria Falls-Helicopter Tour I was a tiny bit nervous as we…
The Africa Cafe and Elephant’s Walk-Victoria Falls for Introverts

Our lodge’s shuttle driver dropped us off directly between our two shopping choices, the very authentic, locals’ market, and the Elephant’s Walk Shops. “I recommend the local market, you can haggle and get a very good price,” said the driver. As soon as we emerged from the van, several sellers from the local market made…
Visiting Victoria Falls-Zambia Side

The relationship between the mind and body is interesting. As I stared up at the stairs on the Zambia side of Victoria Falls, looming before me, by mind said, they are just steps. Easy peasy. You just walk up them. No big deal. I started my upward climb, but around step ten, the pressure in the…
Visiting Victoria Falls-Zimbabwe Side

We arrived to the Zimbabwe side of Victoria Falls bright and early. If you are staying in the town of Victoria Falls, you can walk to the visitor’s entrance from most accommodations. If like us, you end up staying outside of the town, almost all of the hotels have complimentary shuttles that drop you off…
Chobe National Park-Botswana

The line looks endless as we queue up at the border. “Here, hand me your passports,” says one of our transport staff. We hand them over, and she disappears for a brief time. Reappearing, she hands back our passports, freshly stamped. “Okay, let’s go, follow me,” she instructs, and without fuss, we are in the…
Zambezi River Sunset and Dinner Cruise-Zimbabwe

Being the Obligatory Traveler, I knew I had to do the obligatory, sunset cruise, on the Zambezi River, while visiting Victoria Falls. The question was, which cruise to choose? There are countless options. There are small boats and large boats. There are sophisticated cruises, quiet contemplative cruises, and full on, music thumping, booze cruises. Anything…
Amulonga Restaurant-Victoria Falls-Zimbabwe

Trying as many restaurants as possible is one of our favorite parts of traveling. Although, like every trip, I researched and composed a list of potential eating options on the Zimbabwe side of Victoria Falls, it didn’t work out as expected. Our days in the Victoria Falls area were hot, active, and filled with physical…
A’Zambezi River Lodge-Victoria Falls-Zimbabwe

Shannon settles down for a much needed post-flight nap, but I’m too excited. I am in Africa, and I want to see it all, RIGHT NOW. I spot a cluster of chairs placed at the edge of the river. I take a seat. Soon a troop of monkeys come romping in my direction. They take…