Hippos cautiously studying us. Hippos kill more people than any of the other large animals in Africa. Photo taken at Xudum concession, Okavango Delta

A female lion sunning itself in the middle of the road at Ngorogoro Crater in Tanzania. Must be good to be the top of the food chain.

This photo gives you some idea of what it is like to go on safari in Ngorogoro Crater in Tanzania. You typically ride 5 people in a vehicle like this Toyota Range ...

One problem with wildlife photography is that the animals don’t pose. This Elephant at Lake Manyara Park in Tanzania seems to be tired of our attempts to take his picture.

I don’t know for sure that this couple was looking for a romantic spot, but they did find one overlooking the Qait Bay Fortress in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt For more ...

During the Amateur Traveler Photo tour to Egypt last year we left the larger group we were traveling with and explored a market in Alexandria. I love markets. There is so much ...

Until felled by an earthquake in the 14th century the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria stood at this spot. In the 15th century a local Sultan built this fortress using, at least in ...

Each of the last 3 years the travel blogging community has gotten together this time of year to do something useful. This effort is call Passports with Purpose. This year Passports with ...

Resting in the branches of a shade tree, this female leopard was spotted at a distance in Sandibe, a private concession in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Because it is a private ...

The traditional Boma of the Maasai people in Tanzania is a series of huts made from sticks, mud and cow dung surrounding an inner wooden corral and surrounded outside by an outer ...