In the woodland savannah and hill country of northern Serengeti is located a lavishly eccentric construction known as the Lobo Wildlife Lodge. Despite the name, however, first impression one gets is less ... [read on]
The words Mbuzi Mawe are an example of the idiomatic flavor of Bantu languages. The word means Klipspringer, itself an idiomatic Afrikaans terms for the petit little antelope that is commonly found in mountainous or rocky areas throughout Africa. Klipspringer ... [read on]
There is an expectation about African safari travel that tends to afflict the uninitiated, who picture camping in the Serengeti as a tent pitched under a spreading Acacia tree and a smoldering ... [read on]
Serengeti. The simple word inspires images of the open plains and thundering hooves, and has formed the main scenic backdrop of everything from Stewart Granger’s King Solomon’s Mines to the Lion King, and is arguably the most recognizable name and ... [read on]