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The Banna Tribe- Omo Valley, Ethiopia

You saw the pictures from the market at Key Afar the previous day (posted last month) and here is who we picked up on the way back. From left to right we have Meekay (spelled as sounds), Emany, and Bure. We are headed to their village. With a goat to celebrate their recent success at … Continue reading →

A working elephant chained in the front yard along the Mekong River, Laos (video- please share!)

Circa 2007

Ethiopian Fireworks! New Years Eve on a lake of hot magma

BAM! There are only three places in the world to experience this and at Ertale, in the Danakil Depression, there is no limit to how close you can get. This was the hottest place to countdown the incoming new year. Please Share! Check out the next morning for some perspective!

The Dessenech tribe on the border of South Sudan

Note: This is written post visit to Omo Valley, Ethiopia December 2013. Seeing these images now in Fairbanks, Alaska where we are calling the season Spring because the day approaches 12 hours in length but the thermometer remains well below freezing is quite a contrast to conditions when I shot these photos. I was a … Continue reading →

A day in the life in Uganda

Photos of life taken while traveling across the Ugandan savannah from Fort Portal to Kampala, Uganda.  All of the writing content was added post travel. Vendors attack the bus  in a nameless place. Avocados for sale.  Coffee beans in the sun.  I had coffee from the bean a handful of time but it was always … Continue reading →

Rafting the Nile River

I am not going to say I’ve rafted a ton but I have rafted a big handful of times in some amazing places.  Holy crap, this is the most powerful river I have swam in, wait, its the only river I have swam in while rafting.       My Icelandic partners and my friend … Continue reading →

Have you seen Iguanas swim? Check out the marine iguanas of the Galapagos Islands (video)

This video of a Galapagos marine iguana was taken at Isabela Island in January 2013 Click these links for or more info on tips for Galapagos  boat based tours or tips for Galapagos land based tours PLEASE SHARE!

Swimming with Galapagos sea turtle (video)

In 2013 I swam with sea turtles nearly every day for 12 days. Click here for some related stories and tips for travel to the Galapagos

The Karo tribe- Omo Valley Ethiopia

Note: This was written while drinking buna the morning after my visit with the Karo.  I was in Turmi village in Hamar country. On the banks of the Omo River less than 100km bit over 3 hours to drive there is a rich forest with a dense canopy where the shade is brilliant and the … Continue reading →

The Arume Tribe- Omo Valley, Ethiopia (of the famed Disappearing Tribes)

Note: This was written the day of our visit to the Arume Village We ate in a dry village where oilfield workers on lunch shift filed past to get injeera with tibs (chewy beef chunks with onion and Serrano).  The food was good and somehow, despite the heat, I had a savage appetite. The hot … Continue reading →

“Permaculture” before it was a word. Uganda for Earth Day

A simple and elegant solution to fertilizing corn.  Plant your peas, which fix nitrogen, next to your corn. What do you think? Happy Earth Day

Tips for trekking the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia.

Before coming to trek the Simien Mountains you have already been in Ethiopia for at least a few days so you know some basic issues that may arise with communication, scheduling, and transport. We had many questions about how to organize when we arrived in Gondar and worked it out but hopefully this will save … Continue reading →

Sitting with Mountain Gorillas, Bwindi, Uganda

It’s true.  When the Uganda Wildlife Association guide told us we had met the trackers, my heart started pounding.  He told us to put our walking sticks and bags down.  Only bring your camera, they are right below us.  People did not hear him because so anxious but then we sorted it and started down. … Continue reading →

You think it’s hard to come by your basic needs? Think again!

These are Banna people (of the famous 46 must see photos of tribes that will disappear) living their daily lives.  When they need water, they go to the dry river bed, dig a hole and scoop water in to jugs which they carry often several miles/kms to get home.  Here a man showers using the … Continue reading →

Epic aurora borealis Friday night in Alaska

This photo was taken by Terry Tedor in Fairbanks, Alaska on Friday the 7th of February…To see a video of this display from another part of town, follow this link!

Safari at Masai Mara, Kenya (Full day)

This is my journal entry from December 3, 2013…. An arid landscape full of life.  Maasai wave with big, toothy grins or stick their hands out to beg for shillings. Their cows graze among the cactus and ocotillo like plants I have seen in Mexico. Sausage trees stand leaved, fruiting and their sparse shadows the … Continue reading →

Northern lights in Fairbanks, Alaska

I like this shot of the lights and stars because it gives some perspective on the night landscape where I have lived for 19 years. We live in the forest.Photo by Maryanne Babij- talented local photgrapher Check out more pics of the Aurora borealis here

Ethiopian Music show I’ll be presenting over the next 3 weeks

Hello friends and travelers. I host a radio show here in Fairbanks, Alaska on a regular basis.  Over the next 3 Sundays I will be sharing music I picked up in Ethiopia.  The show, Funk Roots, runs 7-9pm Alaska Standard Time on Sunday the 9, 16, 23 of February 2014 on our local public radio … Continue reading →

More of that Lion pride (video)

I have more video from the lion kill we saw in Masai Mara. Someone asked me to show all of it so here is some of the older females in the pride. See the rest of the video here.