If you could only visit one country in the world, South Africa should be it, for a lot of reasons. But chief among them, is the opportunity to encounter wild animals. Take one look at my Lion Encounter at Pilanesberg National Park and you’ll see why. A trip to South Africa is not complete without a visit to a game reserve (golf cart safaris don’t count). Of course, you’ll want to document your experience with pictures, so here are 8 tips for taking envy-worthy photographs for your next game drive.
In today’s post, I thought I would share with you the magic of The Undersea Kingdom. If you’ve ever wanted to dive underwater but haven’t yet (or can’t) – enjoy this two-minute YouTube video where you’ll see clown fish, a sea turtle and other species.
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to visit Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo as part of my monthly meet-up with the Central Florida Chapter of Travel Blog Exchange.com. Our host Jason Davis, Marketing Manager of the zoo, took us around and shared with us all sorts of fun facts, conservation messages and highlights from this gem of a zoo. Here’s what we discovered:
Today’s post is especially for Central Floridians. If you don’t live in Florida or plan on visiting in the next month, why not read another ferocious animal post from the past: Attacked by a Lion?
Jurassic Park is my favorite movie and book. The Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. is my favorite of the Smithsonian Museums, simply because of it’s fossilized skeletons. So I think it’s clear that, I love dinosaurs.
It was our first night dive in the Great Barrier Reef (but you can also find sharks in Sydney Harbor too) and we were busily putting on our gear when someone at the back of the boat yelled, “sharks!” Naturally the dive crew got excited at seeing the ocean’s mightiest of predators thrashing around at the surface. Me? Not so much.
I’ve gone diving with sharks before - Great Whites. But last time I was protected in a cage at the surface. Not exposed thirty feet under the water. Decisions, decisions, decisions.
Are there really Kangaroo Crossing road signs in Australia?
Yep!
We spotted them everywhere along the roads we traveled – except within the city limits. The kangaroo is to Australia, what the squirrel is to the United States. But the real question is, do you ever actually see a kangaroo cross the road?
Yep!
We were walking along Grey River Road off the Great Ocean Road searching for Koalas (which we also saw) when upon our return down the hill, we saw a Kangaroo (or maybe it was a wallaby), sitting on the side of the road staring at us.
I thought I’d start the week with one of my favorite columns here at adventureswithben.com, Sign Spotting. Today’s sign was spotted at the Central Florida Zoo.
What I like most about it… most warning signs just tell you not to do something, but never the why. At the Central Florida Zoo, they tell you why. So for that, I thank you. Oh, and I appreciate their concern for my well-being, as well as the animals.
Happy Monday!
I’ll see you out there…!
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The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was a novel approach to a zoo. Guests can drive their car from exhibit area to exhibit area, travel by tram, or rent a golf cart. We chose the golf cart option and that’s where the antics began. Who wouldn’t want to parody Jurassic Park?
No trip to South Africa is complete without a trip to a Game Reserve. During a stay at the Ivory Tree Game Lodge in Pilanesberg Game Reserve I had one of the most spectacular Lion Spottings ever. Take a look (fast forward to 1:09 to where the action really begins)
After multiple trips and game drives in South Africa, I can say that this, by far, was the best experience I’ve ever had. So how can you have a similar one experience? Here are some tips…
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