One of most well known African ethnic groups is the Maasai (or Masai), a semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. While in the Serengeti, we were able to visit a Maasai village. Upon our arrival we were greeted by the Chief’s son and were given directions for our tour. The Maasai are very […]
USA Today recently polled the Serengeti’s Great Migration, the largest mammal migration on earth, as one of the new 7 wonders of the world. I’m sitting here trying to come up with some superlative to describe what we saw and I’m drawing blanks. I’ve been to a fair share of zoo’s in my life and […]
We woke up on Christmas morning at The Old Farm House in Iringa, Tanzania. In Hinson tradition, Pat and I stayed in our bed and read the Luke 2 Christmas story before doing anything else. Very sad to not be at home with the whole family, but realizing this is a once in a lifetime […]
One of the highlights of our overlanding tour of Eastern Africa was a four-night respite from the tent on the island of Zanzibar. We arrived in Dar el Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, and spent the night at a beachside backpacker camp. We got lucky and upgrades were available so we opted to take the […]
