by Deonne Kahler | Aug 8, 2017 | Follow Your Bliss
I did something brand new (for me, at least) yesterday. I signed up for guitar lessons. The greatest love of my life is singing. (Next to Sam the Wonder Pup, natch.) I’ve been singing and performing since I was little, and in San Francisco I had a band and put...
by Deonne Kahler | Aug 3, 2017 | Travel
Ngorongoro Crater National Park is a must if you’re in Tanzania – you know, if you just happen to be in the neighborhood – and here are a few reasons why: It’s the largest intact crater in the world. It’s 100 square miles at the base, and...
by Deonne Kahler | Jul 25, 2017 | Travel
Sure, African mammals are wonderful, but let’s give the birds of Tanzania some love, shall we? This might be the bird you think of first when you think of Africa: If you liked this post, feel free to share it with the buttons below! Save Save Save Save Save Save...
by Deonne Kahler | Jun 28, 2017 | Travel
Or at least three. We saw them in both the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, and hippos are quite a bit more expressive than I thought. There’s this: And this might be my favorite: polite hippo. That’s a glorious golden crowned crane, which I was grateful...
by Deonne Kahler | Jun 21, 2017 | Travel
Or, three reasons why I’d make a terrible Maasai. In Tanzania we had the great privilege of being welcomed into a Maasai boma, or village, where we learned about the Maasai culture and spent time talking (through a translator) with a villager in one of their...
by Deonne Kahler | Jun 14, 2017 | Travel
Our trip to Tanzania included a few rare sightings, and this one was something even our tour guide was taking photos of. Like our encounter with the leopard, it’s relatively rare to see elephants playing in the wild. Even if you’ve seen these animals in...
by Deonne Kahler | Jun 8, 2017 | Travel
I’m back! What an amazing experience Tanzania was, and I’m excited to share it with you. I’m just getting over jet lag and a post-trip cold, but I thought I’d start us off with a bang and share one of the most special moments from the safari:...
by Deonne Kahler | May 4, 2017 | Travel
That’s how far I’m flying next week to get to that East African country, home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti, and the Maasai people. 10,000 miles from Albuquerque to Atlanta to Amsterdam to Arusha, Tanzania. (Can’t beat that alliteration!)...
by Deonne Kahler | May 2, 2017 | Travel
And not that I need help with the gift of gab, but I got a booster when I kissed the Blarney Stone. I had the privilege when we visited Blarney Castle in County Cork, which was built about 600 years ago. If you liked this post, feel free to share it with the buttons...
by Deonne Kahler | Apr 27, 2017 | Travel
I didn’t want to get annoyed, but I was. It wasn’t their fault – we were all there during high season, meaning people were everywhere. Lots and lots of people. And at a place like Glendalough, an Irish monastic settlement founded by St. Kevin in the...
