SHARING MY TRAVELS
GUESS
WHO'S TRAVELED WITH ME THE MOST
That
would be my friend, Mignon. Some years back
she traveled
with me to Paris, and to London, two separate trips. Little
did we know at
that time we
would travel together so many times to come. She hasn't
stopped, nor have I. And everytime I call,
she responds
affirmatively. I remember calling Mignon in
2003
and asking her if she was interested in traveling with me to Botswana,
Africa. She didn't hesitate to say yes. I was recovering from
an
accident and almost didn't make it, but as sore as I was, I went and
she helped me 'maneuver' in my injured state, and we both had such a
fantastic time. Then, in 2005 Mignon was part of a group I
arranged to
China. In 2006, she joined another group to Brazil with a
fabulous
group; we had soooooo much fun. And in 2007, we were off to
Italy with
another group of 43 total, arranged with my good friend and agent,
Francisca. It doesn't stop there, in 2008 she traveled to
Costa Rica
on another group, and in early 2009, once again the adventurer she was,
we flew off to Tanzania (Selous and Ruaha, quite a remote area),
Africa. 2009 brought us together on one more trip before the year
ended, to New England and in 2010, she will be traveling with me again
to the Serengeti Plains of Tanzania, Africa. Wow, I think we only
missed one year since 2003. Way to Go, Mignon. She
is a loyal client
and a trusted and great friend and we have had many wonderful, wonderful
travel
experiences together. Like me, Mignon has not let any grass
grown
under her feet. I look forward to many more travels
together. Mignon,
you deserve the award, and you will get it on
our next trip
together.
MY
BUSINESS: I have been in the travel business for
over
twenty
years. In that time I have traveled with some very loyal
clients,
and long time friends; made new friends and renewed
friendships in
that time. That is a huge compliment to me, one I don't take lightly,
but one I treasure in my business.
There are many
who have traveled with me over the past five
years,
and most have traveled several times on several different
trips. I
mention a few here. Linda and Kate have traveled with
me
to China, Costa Rica and New England and Linda accompanied me on a trip
to the Cook Islands several years ago as well as an Alaskan cruise;
Margo and Eloise traveled to London, Costa Rica
and
New England and Eloise accompanied me on a trip to Curacao several
years ago; Pat and Cynthia to South Africa and Kenya and we're planning
more trips to Africa including Botswana; Cynthia is joining me on the
upcoming Tanzania trip; Lorilie and Marsha to Tanzania twice, and
Lorilie also traveled with me on a recent trip to Kenya and once again
she will be on the upcoming trip to Tanzania and is considering South
Africa and Australia/New Zealand as well. The group going to
Tanzania
in May will consist of all repeat travelers, including my brother and
his wife, and Lorilie's fiancé. Now if that isn't a huge compliment, I
don't know what is.
Thank you
again.
A HEARTY
THANK YOU to all my clients
and friends who have traveled with me, thank you for all the pleasure
and tons of fun
and
laughs you've given me on those trips. I always look forward
when I
travel with my groups, and especially friends I have known for a long
time and friends I have made on those trips. While travel may look
seamless after a trip is all arranged and you're enjoying yourself and
having fun, but travel is a lot of work, it's so much more than just
booking a trip, but traveling with these special groups and friends
make travel so worthwhile.
MAKING
NEW FRIENDS WITH TRAVELERS:
Travel
is an amazing adventure, to most anywhere. Your friendship base has
expanded across the miles, to neighboring states or
states
on the other side of the United States. It is incredible how
many new
friends you make when you travel. I have met many people that
I have
clicked with, gone to visit and remain friends with throughout the
years, even traveled again with some. The
old
saying....The World is a Book, and those who do not travel read only
one page (St. Augustine), was never truer.
In
Kenya back in 2006 I met a wonderful friend, Eli, who had the
organization WILDIZE (www.wildize.org
).
It was through her organization that I was able to start SHOES FOR
SOULS, collecting new and used shoes to send to the rural areas of
Africa. (Unfortunately, I had to disband that program after a
couple
of years, due to DSL going out of business domestically). She remains a
good friend today and I have visited her in Aspen. In
Tanzania, I had
a roommate that I did not know, but she and I became good friends, she
was so funny and in fact, she was also an avid birdwatcher.
Because of
her, I was able to learn a lot more about birds and found it a
wonderful experience. She lives on Long Island and I have
also visited
her. Another friend I met on a South Africa trip and she and I share
common interests and have communicated over the years. I've
not yet
visited her, but I am planning a visit to Texas, hopefully in the near
future. In fact, I am hoping she will be joining me on my
South Africa
trip. Another couple lives in NYC whom I met on the same trip
and I
have visited them. Travel gives you the love of sharing and
with each
of those I have met I find that I have much in common and it's fun to
share. Of course, I have met numerous travel agent friends
from
everywhere and they have been an invaluable resource for me and
remained incredible friends over the years. That's what
travel is all
about.
Join me and make your own memories
and friendships on an upcoming trip!
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TWO
AMAZING PHOTOS:
If
you haven't been to my gallery to view all my safari adventures
to
all parts of the world, why not browse them at your leisure:
I
close out this edition of SafariTails with my infamous photo of
the
Kenya Lion Pride and their favorite resting place. What a joy
this
was! It had not been seen prior to this and from my last
Kenya
trip, this past November 2009, it has not been seen since.
Right
Place, Right Time. I'd say so. And a photo of a two-headed
giraffe I
took in Selous (Tanzania). Mignon will remember Gyraffic
Park, as it
is affectionately known because there were sooooo many giraffe in the
area, including this two-headed giraffe, or is it?????
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