Category: Nature

Birds, Animals, Insects

Iguazu

The thundering waterfall of Iguazu on both the Argentinian side and the Brazilian side is awesome. There are 275 falls or cataracs and some of the falls are up to 82 metres in height. the devil’s throat is the most impressive and marks the border of Argentina with Brazil. This is a UNESCO World heritage […]

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El Calefate

  Nothing can prepare you for the beauty of this glacier. It’s blue-white colours surrounded by the deep blue of Lake Argentina. Every so often there is a carsh as you hear part of the glacier breaking off and into the water. Tour boats go as close as they can but never too close in […]

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Whales and Penguins

  We were packed into the boat like sardines. The whales were enormous but I spent half my time protecting my camera bag as everyone ran to one side of the boat as soon as a whale was spotted. The mating season was over and so we spotted mothers and babies. It is very difficult […]

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Tanzania

Tanzania: My accommodation was on a beach just outside Dar Es Salaam. I had to cross by ferry in my Airport taxi and felt very “Lady Penelope” with everyone staring into the taxi. The ferry was very crowded. Tanzania has such a multitude of peoples, Africans, Indians, Arabs and all wearing their various Turbans, Saris, […]

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Lake Nakuru Kenya

Pink flamingos gave Lake Nakuru, in Kenya’s Rift valley, a lovely shade of pink against the backdrop of deep blue Lake. We were lucky to see the famous black Rhino for which this Lake is famous. This Lake is a sanctuary protecting Giraffes and white and black Rhinos.  My friends Joanna, Jeff and Tom and […]

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