by P. B. Eleazer | Feb 10, 2010 | Reviews, Trip Tips
I found this blog by thefynbosguy in South Africa at mySafari (one of our recommended blog links) while surfing the web. We’ve recommended books on southern Africa in the past, but never commented on these five. Of the group, the only one I have personaly read...
by P. B. Eleazer | Feb 8, 2010 | Reviews
The San Diego Zoo’s new promotion to help raise funds for their collaboration with Elephants Without Borders, to help support work to save elephants. You’ve probably heard the expression “the elephant in the room,” but how about the elephant in the iPhone? Now you can...
by P. B. Eleazer | Oct 11, 2009 | Reviews, Trip Tips
On my first trip to southern Africa, I discovered a dish that I fell in love with: peri peri chicken fron Nando’s. Peri-Peri Chicken is a must on your trip to Botswana or South Africa! Peri-Peri is the perfect blend of flavor and fire. Technically, it should be...
by P. B. Eleazer | Sep 21, 2009 | Reviews, Trip Tips
Book for the Safari: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah Sierra Leone is not Botswana. Both have diamonds, so I guess their fates could have been similar, but, different fates emerged. Regardless, this is Africa and this is really worth a...
by P. B. Eleazer | Sep 19, 2009 | Reviews
I will show my age a little. I first heard of this movie in 1985. At the time, my neighbors were a couple of South African ex-patriots that starved for anything with a southern Africa flavor. They invited me over to see “The Gods Must Be Crazy” which they had just...
by P. B. Eleazer | Sep 1, 2009 | General Park Information, Reviews
Nikon shooters will debate this, but for non-pro Canon shooters, this is big news. I have loved my 1.6x crop 50D, but on safari, it’s 9 focus points with only one being cross type have left me “out of focus” on some critical shots when panning or at...