Uganda Fast Facts
Here are a few facts about the population, location, currency, income and demographics of Uganda.
Travel Writing Seminar and New Travel Book to Check Out
Darren and I attended a Travel Writing Workshop in Santa Barbara last weekend. It was sponsored by Magellan’s and the eight hour, two day seminar featured advice and insights from National Geographic writer Jerry Camarillo Dunn.
Next Mountain Gorillas of Uganda Presentation
We have been invited by the Rio Hondo Sierra Club to present our journey to the mountain gorillas of Uganda on Thursday, May 14.
Ecuador Overview Video featured on Adventure Life Website
Our Ecuador video is being featured on the Adventure Life website.
How To Quickly Recover from Jet Lag
Preparing and coping with jet lag is really important since you can literally be on the other side of the world from the US in less than 24 hours, with your body playing catch-up in the process. So what follows are a few tips to consider during your flight and after arriving at your destination.
New Articles Section Launched
As we speak to and email with others about our travel experiences, we receive many of the same questions from folks who want to understand how we prepare and stay healthy and safe on the road. Our around the world trip also raises questions about our motivation for taking it, the planning involved and traveling with kids for a long duration.
How Did You Plan Your Around the World Trip?
When we first began discussing our 4 1/2 month around the world trip with our family in 1999, we wanted to get away from everyday life, experience the world, be with our daughters (12 and 10 at the time) and learn something in the process. However, planning it and actually making it happen were anything but that.
Why Did You Travel Around the World?
Even more than five years after we took our 4 1/2 month around the world trip with our girls in 2003 to 2004, we still get questions about what the circumstances were leading up to that journey and why we decided to do it. We received our initial inspiration from several sources.
How to Stay Healthy on the Road
Feeling bad while on the road and being in a strange place is one of the worst situations one can experience, especially when so much time, money and effort have gone into planning a trip. While I have had my share of feeling “under the weather” during my travels, I have developed techniques for preparing and dealing with food and drink that have helped me.
Ecuador Update from National Geographic Traveler Magazine
Yesterday, I received the latest (April 2009) edition of National Geographic Traveler. On page 76 a story caught my eye entitled Ecuador: Avenue of the Volcanoes. Two of the haciendas mentioned, San Agustin de Callo and Cusin, are the same ones we stayed in during our trip in November 2008.