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Hello there! Welcome to our blog.. yes, OUR blog. This started off as the ramblings of a single man roaming the planet but has become, because of fate, destiny or kismit, the story of a very lucky man and his outstanding girlfriend!

And so now we travel together.... we will endeavour to fill in some of the gaps of the last few months -- trips to Africa, Asia, America and Europe have been missed -- and keep up to date with our travels from now...

We would love to hear from you so please post your comments and questions!

(This picture is of the two of us, about two weeks ago, at the top of Kilimanjaro - not your average couples outing, but there you have it.)

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By E3
February 12th 2009

Home Sweet Home Central America Caribbean » Turks & Caicos » Providenciales

After six trips around the world in just over two years, Elise and I finally chose a home. How did we decide? Where did we end up? Well, lets start with the master list -- over the last year we have considered: Vancouver, Canada London, England Bali, Indonesia Las Vegas, USA Los Angeles, USA Cape Town, South Africa Singapore, Singapore Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Vancouver -- I have lived in Vancouver before and it is one of my favorite cities in the world. The rain is a bit much for me. Another consideration was that Elise, who is English, wanted to [View Full Entry]

By E3
April 29th 2007

Seminar Review: Wealth Dynamics (Roger Hamilton) Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

So this blog entry is a little different: it is about a business seminar we just attended so I won’t blame you if this is as far as you get. If so, see you next time! For those of you still reading, I will make it brief. Elise and I have just spent the weekend at Roger Hamilton's Wealth Dynamics weekend and I can tell you that for all the reading and study I have undertaken over the years, Wealth Dynamics just might be the biggest thing to hit financial psychology for a hundred years. I won't go into great [View Full Entry]

By E3
April 2nd 2007

The Hunt for the Hunters Continued Africa » Tanzania » North » Lake Eyasi

Bushbabies!!

After our less than successful search for the hunters of Kondoa, we set out yesterday morning from Arusha to Lake Eyasi. And this time we had partners in crime. Our total cast included Chris Piley and Bea (from Bush2Beach Safaris) and a new addition: Our friend Eliza and her Masai boyfriend Lengolin. (Eliza has just moved to Tanzania to live with Lengolin.) The road to Eyasi is not nearly as long as the road to Kondoa and, thankfully, significantly better quality. Our arrival at Lake Eyasi was at dusk so we set up camp in the near dark. The full [View Full Entry]

By E3
April 1st 2007

Tour Operator Review Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha

Bush 2 Beach

We have spent a great deal of time in Africa ( 3 months ) this year. It would not have been nearly so easy and pleasurable if not for one tour operator in particular. I won’t go into too much detail except to say that Bush 2 Beach safaris has taken extremely good care of me, my clients and my family. I have done separate trips to Selous, Serengeti, Arusha, Ngorongoro, Zanzibar with groups ranging from 2 to 20 and each time they have done a truly outstanding job. Whether you are thinking of a Bush or Beach getaway or, [View Full Entry]

By E3
March 30th 2007

A Way of Life Lost (Searching for the Bushman of Tanzania) Africa » Tanzania » North » Kondoa

Us!

The road the Kondoa is one of the worst roads I have ever experienced. I read, in another travel blog, about a couple trying to reach Kondoa and only getting as far as Babati. I don’t blame them. Years ago I lived in Vancouver, Canada and had a regular practice of taking my Jeep deep into the mountains around BC. The road to Kondoa reminded me of the very worst logging roads I ever had ever experienced. We were travelling to Kondoa in search of Tanzanian ‘Bushman’ who should not be confused with the Bushman of Southern Africa (See the [View Full Entry]

By E3
March 29th 2007

5000-Year-Old Graffiti at Kolo Africa » Tanzania » North » Kolo Rock Ancient Paintings

Searching for the caves...

5000-Year-Old Graffiti at Kolo Africa » Tanzania » Kolo By E3 March 29th 2007 www.EricandElise.com A long drive, a long hike, searing heat and then three caves with 5000-year-old graffiti. I was really moved by these paintings. Zebra, giraffes, people, animal traps and even some bizarre rape-like sexual ritual painting covered the walls of these small caves. The cave paintings are, of course, not as stunning or amazing as those I experienced at Lascaux (Time Machine....), partially because they are not so well protected as those in Lascaux and also because from an art perspective they are significantly more simple. Still, at 5000 years [View Full Entry]

By E3
March 23rd 2007

A rose by any other name (or, this could be Gili) Africa » Tanzania

Elise at the Top of Africa

Hi all! I know it has been a long time since I blogged (is that REALLY a verb now?) and many things have changed. First of all, I no longer travel alone. I travel with Princess Elise, my girlfriend and best friend. We have seen a fair bit of the planet recently and failed to blog! We are planning to go back and create small entries, with photos, of some of our missed trips. For now, however, we sit in Zanzibar recovering from a gruelling few weeks that included the successful summit of Kilimanjaro (yes, the tallest mountain in Africa) [View Full Entry]

By E3
March 11th 2007

Walking in your footsteps (Or, Oldupai Gorge -- The Cradle of Mankind) Africa » Tanzania » North » Olduvai Gorge

Zinjanthropus

(This entry was posted on 27 March 2007 - we are still experiencing Blog-lag.) No, not Olduvai, as you may have come to know it, but Oldupai. Oldupai is a Maasai word for a local cactus that grows in the area. Early Europeans mispronounced - or misspelled, rather - the name and now the world knows Oldupai as Olduvai. I have wanted to visit Oldupai for a long time for many of the same reasons I wanted to visit Lascaux (see previous blog entry: Time Machine....). The exhibit at Oldupai is very basic and not what I would have expected [View Full Entry]

By E3
February 4th 2007

Andele Andele - Arriba, Arriba -- Welcome to Mexico North America » Mexico » Baja California » Ensenada

Well, we did not see Speedy Gonzales but our rabble bunch (Shoalie, Jules, Elise and I) made our way into Ensenada for dinner. The girls went on ahead to scout locations (shop) and we lost them for hours. There is not a great deal to report about Ensenada -- it is much like any other tourist-trap town in Mexico. The food was good, the people friendly and it was a nice place to stop before heading on to San Diego. I wish I had one picture to share with you - a GIANT Mexican flag that super-slowly waves in the [View Full Entry]

By E3
August 6th 2006

Time Machine.... Europe » France » Aquitaine » Lascaux

And suddenly, it was 18000 years ago. I found myself standing in a large open cavern with the most vivid and amazing cave paintings I have ever seen. When I had heard and read about Lascaux I imagined that it would be much like the other prehistoric paintings I had seen - I could not have been more wrong. The Lascaux caves are located in South-central France, not far from Toulouse. They hold a collection of paintings that date back to around 18000 years ago (sorry to those of you who still think the planet is only 7000 years old.) Lascaux [View Full Entry]

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