Category Archives: international

Last Day in Jongomero, Tanzania

Posted on July 13, 2014 by travelbynatasha

The next day brought another cool morning and our final full day of touring from Jongomero. Reed is back in the jeep with us for the morning, as is Donna. We haven’t yet seen zebra so they are on the … Continue reading →

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Water for Elephants in Tanzania

Posted on July 13, 2014 by travelbynatasha

Donna resting, there are only three of us in the Jeep this afternoon with Frank. We quickly came across a herd of elephants with three “babies”. They were curious, but one of the “teenagers” did a mock charge to let … Continue reading →

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Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

Posted on July 1, 2014 by travelbynatasha

Today is our first full day at the Jongomero safari camp.  We have preselected a 6:30 am wake-up call and our room steward brought hot tea and cookies to our room.  It is light by breakfast time at 7 am … Continue reading →

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Jongomero in Tanzania

Posted on June 30, 2014 by travelbynatasha

This is just the first of many days I will be getting up early to enjoy Africa.  After a hotel breakfast in Dar es Salaam at the Southern Sun, we met our safari group of 11 and our photographer guide, … Continue reading →

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Natasha is going on Safari

Posted on June 29, 2014 by travelbynatasha

I am off on a “bucket list” adventure. I have always wanted to go on a photo safari in Africa. My dive buddy Donna (we are the original dive princesses) suggested the trip. We have roomed together on many dive … Continue reading →

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Natasha breaks an escalator in Austria and other observations on Salzburg and Munich travel

Posted on March 20, 2014 by travelbynatasha

The travel home seemed to take a little longer than usual for our trips to Europe and it started with bang.  Boris and I got up at 5 am so we could catch our 6 am train to Munich.  I … Continue reading →

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The Monks Brew Beer in Salzburg

Posted on March 18, 2014 by travelbynatasha

Boris hasn’t had the chance to do much in Salzburg given the meeting schedule, but we skipped the “included” dinner at the Schloss tonight to go to the Augustinian Beer Garden.  It is the largest in the city and we … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Music in Salzburg and an apple strudel

Posted on March 13, 2014 by travelbynatasha

This afternoon I am going to the Rent a Cook culinary school run by Swiss chef Manuel Wagner and his delightful wife.  They cater out of their Salzburg kitchen, but have an international reputation and most recently catered a formula one … Continue reading →

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Salzburg, Austria

Posted on March 12, 2014 by travelbynatasha

Our first morning in Salzburg, I toured the grounds of the Schloss Leopoldskron*.  It was built by the Prince Archbishop of Salzburg, Leopold Anton Freiherr von Firmian who commissioned the house as a family estate in 1736.  Upon his death, … Continue reading →

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Munich, the capital of Bavaria, Germany

Posted on March 10, 2014 by travelbynatasha

Boris is teaching American law for two weeks in the Ukraine this coming fall so we are off for a training conference in Salzburg, Austria.  The current political situation makes his assignment tentative, but he will be reassigned if his … Continue reading →

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