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February 13th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area
...Or so say the creators of The Lion King.
Whatever life's greatest adventure may be...after Kili, Dad and I were off for yet another adventure - this time into the animal kingdom of Africa.
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March 25th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area After the disapointing experience in the Serengeti, we were pleasantly surprised to get exactly the opposite experience in the Ngorongoro Crater. The crater is a fairly small area in comparison to th ... 21 photos[full story]
March 13th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area The next day we drove down into the crater which was an experience in itself, the road is a very narrow track with a sheer drop on one side. We then headed out along the crater floor along dusty bump ... [full story]
March 6th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area After another game drive in the morning, we had lunch at the camp site, then packed up everything and headed towards Ngorogoro crater, on the way out we took a small detour and found two cheetahs, the ... [full story]
February 11th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area A short distance from the discovery of three million year old remains of "modern" humans (Olduvai Gorge), Ngorongoro Crater is a perfect site for the legendary 'garden of Eden'. In addition to being ... 20 photos[full story]
January 28th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area Okay, now this is the third time I have tried to input this info on an "Apple" and I am not having much success, being totally unfamiliar with it. We had a fantastic day today visiting the Hadzabe tri ... 3 photos[full story]
January 26th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area My plans to write a detailed blog on our trip with Martin is proving a little more difficult than I thought. The internet is not readily available in some of the magnificent spots we have been staying ... 2 photos[full story]
December 26th 2007Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area Whe we discovered the Crater it was just amazing to see the hugeness and beauty of this place. We saw so many animals and had a fun picnic with good food (always nice food prepared by our cook) in the ... 21 photos[full story]
December 22nd 2007Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area Finally I am ready to go.
For all my dear firends knowing me lately , be ensured that it will be my deliverance for the Flo with a large smile, the wish to discover, to be curious, to live things a ... [full story]
September 18th 2007Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area Hello everyone. We are finally getting a chance to send another update on Africa. As you know, we are definitely no longer in Africa. We are actually in Greece right now traveling with my mom. She ... 10 photos[full story]
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