Correction On Above Comment Thank you Stella for your comments. We've actually spent the last year all over the world. If you're interested you can look at our other blog entries for a view of our other destinations.
Pictures I like the striped millipede picture best of all. All of the pictures, however, are pretty amazing. How lucky that you've gotten to spend a year in South Africa.
Once in a Lifetime TeamTurner - awesome pics, we stayed down the road at Lions Sands, and the Safari was our #1 experience during our year around the world trip. The first safari experience is out of this world and you have captured it amazingly. South Africa as you have mentioned is an incredibly difficult place to digest as a foreigner - the memories of the townships will never be lost. They are 1,000x worse than any poverty I've seen anywhere in the world, which includes India, for no other reason that a bunch of people knowing put millions of people in that inhumane situation. Keep up the blogs. Your title for S.A. is great...a bit more tactful that ours!! Although I do believe that Apartheid will not be overcome for at least 5 generations, although if the world cup occurs down there the media will portray otherwise. Cheers,
WOW Kelly, you are an incredible photographer, and Michael is an artful writer. I'm truly blown away. I hope the two of you will consider publishing a book about your travels.
Hi Mike and Kelly, next time, safe me a place on a trip like this :-))) Nice, clear picshots, love them. I am a big fan of cats (especially the big ones).
Awesome Mike and Kel, The blog and pictures bring back special memories of the Safari with you guys. Spence will be excited that you included him. Love the prose. Pictures should get everyone's attention. Jeff.
Safari Gotta comment on this blog. It is absolutely awesome. The pictures so amazing. Tigers are my favorites, and the first picture nearly blew my mind.
Can't wait for Thanksgiving. Much love, Marge and Arnie
Just wow. Wow. No title could have been truer. I've been wanting to go on a safari since I can remember, and looking at this blog just makes me want to go even more (if possible). The photos are amazing, and I love the way you write your blogs--they're very fresh and entertaining. Thanks much! :)
Broadening horizens and realizations Kelley and Mike, you two are living and learning like I wish everyone could do! And to experience doing things independently while still in a loving relationship is such an asset to your relationship. And, on top of that, to really appreciate your parents is even more wonderful. And know that you are fortunate to have your wonderful parents who love you so very much, as do yours Kel. Hopefully the Turner parents will finally meet the Mongno side during the 2008 reunion! I am holding my breath and keeping my fingers crossed that it will happen! We love you both very much!!!
Jack and Diane
Happy b.day!! happy belated birthday!!
still really enjoying your fab blog here in rainy blackpool lancashire england.
you really should make it into a book when u get home!
laura :)
By the way, you take brilliant photos! Footy does have a bit of strategy. Each position has certain roles (e.g. ruck, rovers, taggers), team strategies include flooding and zones, team tactics can include short game passing (i.e. handballing heaps) or long game (preferring to kick to contests). AFL just seems unorganised because it doesnt use predetermined "team plays" like in NFL. Which is good as AFL is then fast paced and exciting, compared to NFL which has many stoppages and takes 3hrs to play 60min! But we cant really talk, with our 5 day cricket games :) Anyway, it's hard to understand AFL, but once you do it's then hard to stop loving it. I hope you liked Finland too, weird but wonderful country! :)
pictures are great! Did you take a class or something, or are you just improving as you go along? IF you don't mind... what kind of camera do you use?
Thanks for posting all about your adventures and letting people with boring lives like me read about them!
For all of you who don't know us, we are a relatively normal married couple from Richmond, VA. We have been married for 5 years and have been friends since we met at Capital One on our first day of work. We have decided to make a "nontraditional move" with our lives. On November 7th, 2006 Kel and I left everything behind and started traveling beginning with Lisbon, Portugal. The plan was to start in Europe, hit Asia, Australia and New Zealand and then return to Europe to finish our year. Before it was all said and done we added destinations in the Middle East and Africa. The trip was am... full info
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Correction On Above Comment
Thank you Stella for your comments. We've actually spent the last year all over the world. If you're interested you can look at our other blog entries for a view of our other destinations.