by Rick | Dec 10, 2019 | Blog, Inspirational, Travel
Have you heard the starfish story? Even if you have, humor me because I’m going to introduce you to one of the sweetest starfish you’ll ever meet: 11-year-old Pendo – a delightful little girl in Singida, Tanzania. Here’s...
by Rick | Dec 7, 2019 | Blog, Travel
Have you ever been to a lopsided basketball game when the refs were calling umpteen fouls on one team and none on the other? What do people yell at the refs? “Call it both ways, ref!” We want life to be fair, right? Did you know...
by Rick | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog, Travel
You know how dogs cock their heads first one way, then another, when they are confused? I’m told I have similar reactions to questions I don’t understand. Lately, people ask me when I’m going to retire and I first turn my head...
by Rick | Dec 3, 2019 | Blog, Travel
Christine: “Are we doing to do lots of hiking in Africa?” Me: “Um, nope. There are too many things that want to kill me that I can’t outrun; we are way down on the food chain.” In my childhood, the only three creatures I feared that wanted to do serious...
by Rick | Nov 30, 2019 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal, Travel
In a 30-minute drive in Africa, you can go a state-of-the-art shopping malls to a Maasi village that hasn’t changed much in 3,000 years. I often wonder who is better off; those who live with all the latest amenities or those who live with only the basics? ...
