Blixen House and Giraffe Centre
With only an afternoon to spare, and having been to the National Park, it seemed right to visit the Blixen…
Cairo: Abdeen or Abdine or Abdin Palace—All Spellings Seen
NOTE: The photo gallery shows scenes in and around Cairo, including the palace. The recently renovated and reopened Abdeen Palace…
Bibliotek Alexandrine, Alexandria, Egypt 2003
Would that I were writing this from where it deserves to be written. Since it cannot come from there, picture…
Nile Cruise
It was 1998 when my then husband and I cruised the Nile. I diligently searched my files for an old…
Egypt
Egypt, that one word holds a world of images and elicits a universe of reactions. For many, Egypt is a…
First Snapshots in Kenya
My arms are not big enough to wrap around this one. To have the splash of water from the pool…
Nigeria Over Time
The occasional breezes are a welcome thing in the hot, thick air. Here along the waterway my wish is for…
Tusker Do
Arrived Nairobi last night and all's well. At a different hotel this time and as you see it has lovely…
Kenya Hell’s Gate
“Woke up high under African skies, just me and my Swiss army knife.” Last Mango in Paris, Jimmy Buffett Well,…