Up, Up and Away: Ballooning over the Serengeti

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Up, Up and Away: Ballooning over the Serengeti

The 3:30 a.m. wake up call may have deprived us of some sleep, but the anticipation of what laid ahead was plenty of incentive to get out of bed, gather cameras and meet our group in the lobby for 4:30

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Serengeti

We returned to Lake Manyara Airport for the short charter flight to the Southern Serengeti, one of the most famous wildlife parks in the world. We dropped in on A&K’s Sanctuary Kusini Lodge, a 12-tented property, for lunch and a

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Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater

Arriving at Kilimanjaro International Airport, we were fast tracked through passport control and customs. Visas are available on arrival for $100 for anyone who’d not obtained them in advance. I was invited to Tanzania to attend the Abercrombie & Kent

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Giraffe Manor, Nairobi

We arrived into Nairobi after dark and were whisked through passport control and customs by the A&K team. A 45-minute drive took us to the exclusive suburb of Karen where we would spend a much anticipated night at Giraffe Manor,

Ireland

Ireland’s Miraculous Bounty

Landing in Dublin, what immediately caught my eye were myriads of healthy little sheep grazing busily in verdant fields of green, welcoming us to the Emerald Isle! My first stop was Dublin, which is a stunning city, the perfect mix

Chile

EcoCamp Patagonia

I spent the day with my fishing guide Rafael Gonzalez inside Torres del Paine National Park driving around and scouting the Rio Serrano River. We had finished a great day of fly fishing together when we pulled into the driveway

Montana

Horseback Riding at The Ranch at Rock Creek

Winter in Montana can be cold and subject to varying weather conditions, but that does not mean that the adventure has to be put on hold. I opted to go horseback riding alongside a stretch of Rock Creek that runs

Montana

Snowmobiling at The Ranch at Rock Creek

The Ranch at Rock Creek recently hosted me for a long weekend of winter activities. Named after the creek that runs through it, this property is a five-star guest ranch situated in Western Montana, about 20 miles outside of the

South Africa

Bushmans Kloof, South Africa

I embarked on a lovely three hour scenic drive from Cape Town passing sweeping wheat fields and aromatic citrus groves to get to the Cederberg Mountains, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Cape Floral Kingdom. Upon arrival at Bushmans Kloof,

France

A Day of “Art, Architecture and Wine” at Château La Coste in Provence

One of just fifteen international agents, I was feted by The Maybourne Group (who are “Masters of the London hotel Universe” with Claridges, The Berkeley, and The Connaught) to a day of “art, architecture and wine” at Château La Coste

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