Category: Travel
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10 Tips for Flying with a One-Year-Old

Traveling can be stressful. Especially when flying. Then, when you add a tiny human to the mix, it can be even more stressful. When my son was 13 months old, we took our first major trip as a family of three. We traveled to New Orleans from Baltimore-Washington Airport. Both my husband and I were…
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Adventures in the African Bush, Part II: Accommodations

Madikwe has many options for lodging ranging from public to private and from standard to luxury. For our trip, we stayed at Madikwe Hillhouse Lodge. Because my mother and father-in-law, planned the trip, they chose the same lodge where they stayed on their previous visit. Our trip was scheduled for December 2019, but it was…
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Adventures in the African Bush, Part I: Travel

Although I was excited about the trip to Madikwe, I was not excited about the long travel days ahead. Our flight on South African Airways to O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg was scheduled to be 14 and a half hours. Until this trip, my longest international flight was about five hours. Most people I…
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Adventures in the African Bush, Part IV: Safari Game Drives

Our safari guide and host, Kevin, was amazing. I cannot say enough positive things about him. Kevin has been an experienced guide for years. He is also an amazing photographer, so he knew how to position the vehicle so that we could get the best shots. During the trip, we went on game drives twice…
