Mongolia . . . A Sand Safari in a Remarkable, Land-locked Country Barbara Kingstone March 3, 2018 Asia, Feature, Mongolia, Safari, Travel Tips MONGOLIA: EMERGING 3RD WORLD COUNTRY BUT WITH A MOTHERLODE OF HIDDEN WEALTH I had a preconceived idea that this land-locked country surrounded by the Altai Mountain range with undisturbed nature and...
Mongolia: A Remarkable Land Locked Safari in the Sand Barbara Kingstone October 28, 2015 Asia, Feature, Mongolia, Safari, Travel Tips Even through my dazed , semi-conscious state, after various flights which took 30 hours to get to Chinggis Khaan airport (now New Ulaanbaatar International Airport), in Mongolia, when I looked down from the...
Jumbo and Bula, the happiest words in Swahili Barbara Kingstone January 23, 2011 Africa, Kenya, Safari Kavarondo Crane, Mount Kenya Safari Club Photo by Fiona St. Clair Black, white, red and green, the Kenyan flag colours, say it all. Black is for the majority of the population, white...
When I want to run away, this is the place you’ll find me Barbara Kingstone January 23, 2011 Africa, Kenya, Safari I’m sure there are times when everyone wants to run away from home. Perhaps temporarily, perhaps permanently. But where? Some would opt for Australia, Sydney in particular. And since I lived there I can...
Ngala, the perfect venue for the stunning Ngala Tented Safari Camp Barbara Kingstone January 20, 2011 Africa, Hotels, Safari, South Africa Photo courtesy of CC Africa Photo courtesy of CC Africa Since September 11, the world has turned upside down. South Africa, the wild country, the Cradle of Life, the Cradle of...
Kenya and Tanzania offer incredibly beautiful safari lodges Barbara Kingstone January 20, 2011 Africa, Kenya, Safari, Tanzania Conservation Corporation Africa Foundation owns all the camps mentioned in the article, and are committed to the environment also taking an active role in hiring Masai from nearby...
Bateleur, Kenya Barbara Kingstone January 20, 2011 Africa, Hotels, Kenya, Safari Photo courtesy of CC Africa Photo courtesy of CC Africa “I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills.” wrote Karen Blixen in her book Out of Africa. This sentence has...
Singita Barbara Kingstone January 16, 2011 Africa, Hotels, Safari, South Africa As a travel writer, you either go with the flow or sink. Adventure becomes second nature. I’ve crawled through tunnels in Vietnam, stayed overnight in a ‘renovated’ cave in Spain. In Sarawak, witnessed 6...
