Saturday, August 28, 2010
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve (Espanol)
Monday, August 23, 2010
Serengeti, Tanzania, cheetah discovered during a safari
Monday, August 16, 2010
Carnival Luxury South Africa
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Animals of Amboseli National Park
Amboseli is one of the greatest, most wildlife rich National Parks in Kenya. So, if you are off on a Kenya adventure and Amboseli is one of the wildlife reserves on your itinerary, then you are in for a treat! What you may be unaware of however is what kinds of animals you may see there. So here are a few of the amazing animals to keep your eyes peeled for.
Elephant
The classic Amboseli scene is of a herd of elephant posing in front of Mount Kilimanjaro. Amboseli is one of greatest locations in Africa to see elephants in large numbers. These great tusked creatures are fascinating to watch as they move slowly across the park.
Masai Lion
The king of the park! The lion is one of the most dominant predators in African wildlife. They are known for being lazy until it is time for a meal. They live in groups called prides, and the males have large manes around their heads.
Hyena
A scavenger if I ever did see one! Hyenas often wait for the leftovers of kills that other predators have left behind and feast upon them rather than hunting themselves. You can differentiate the movement of a hyena from another animal, as it walks with a slump.
Wildebeest
These un-sturdy looking, horned antelope are present in Amboseli, however they are more famous for their presence in the Masai Mara as they make their way over to the Serengeti of Tanzania in a huge numbers of over a million, is search of fresh grazing opportunities.
Plains Zebra
This Zebra is the most commonly found species rather than its related Grevy's Zebra, which can also be found in some areas in Kenya. They are a magnificent looking animal, with their black and white striped heads and bodies. They can often be seen grazing, not too far astray from a watering hole.
Marabou Stork
This bizarre looking large bird that is has one of the largest wingspans. It is primarily a scavenger, and can be seen mingling with vultures over leftovers on animal carcasses.
Masai Ostrich
The ostrich is the largest, flightless bird in Africa. It has a very long neck and long, skinny legs which are used to run at speeds of around forty five miles per hour. The ostrich eats insects as well as plants.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Why Someone Might Choose Luxury Family Holidays
Some families find the idea of taking their whole brood for a break a little daunting. The responsibility for ensuring one's whole family is safe and happy might appear challenging enough when we're in our home country, but taking them abroad may seem to increase the problems. One option is to invest a little more into your break in one of the various luxury family holidays available.
But what constitutes luxury family holidays? Can they actually make the experience of taking some time off with partners and children easier to manage. The answer is arguably a 'yes'. When you pay the extra for this kind of break, you basically get every aspect of the holiday organised for you. This takes a substantial amount of stress out of the situation.
It might be thought that taking a holiday with the family should be confined to localised foreign climes, if taken at all. But there are various companies around the UK that offer luxury family holidays to what might be considered exotic locations. These, in reality, could be anywhere; from South American countries like Brazil, Argentina or indeed locations in Africa too.
While it might be considered that these locations offer a little too much of the unknown, in reality they can offer once in a lifetime trips for your kids. The possibility of enjoying an African safari as a family can be a very inspiring and memorable trip for all involved - providing your children with an early life experience that many kids do not always get to sample.
It's not just breath-taking landscapes that ensure your family has an unforgettable time. When a family books luxury family holidays, it's the additional service and comfort that can really make the difference. With every aspect of the holiday planned, there is usually nothing for the parents to worry about in terms of food (which would presumably be of the finest quality), transport and accommodation.
Some luxury family holidays let family members really absorb their natural surroundings while ensuring there are no concerns about safety or transport. Some firms even offer trips to remote locations such as the Galapagos Islands, where the wildlife is sure to blow you away. Even fully grown adults don't often get to visit these locations with ease, so a range of luxury family holidays that enable a family to visit these kind of locations together can be quite special.
There are various reasons why a family would decide to pay for luxury family holidays, and the main reason is to remove some the aspects that can be stressful - when a true holiday is meant to be relaxing and fun.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
From State Parks to Luxury Hotels - Preparing For Your Business Trip
If you go away on business every now and again, you will know exactly how stressful it can be. That is why planning everything well in advance is definitely advised and also why you should combine your business trip with a spot of relaxation.
Planning Your Business Get-Away
There are a number of problems that you can be faced with when it comes to travelling on business. Your travel could be cancelled, your hotel room could be double booked and you could face a lot of heavy traffic. So just what can you do to make sure that your business trip runs as smoothly as possible?
The first tip is to make sure that you start planning your trip away as soon as possible. Do not leave anything until the last minute as that is when things do go wrong. So make sure you think about everything from your travel arrangements to your accommodation and you should be ok.
You should also remember to take with you any essentials. Do you need any toiletries? Have you got enough money? Have you got all of your client information and any work related things that you need? It is so easy to forget things that you need so it would be a good idea to create a list of everything you think you will need.
One obvious thing to remember is that you should always make sure that you leave plenty of time between your travelling and your business meetings. Often people tend to leave a space that they think will be big enough between their travelling time and their meetings, but then something crops up and they soon realise that the space was never really that big in the first place. So leave at least half an hour before your meetings if possible.
Also when you are on business holidays, it is vital that you keep everything as safe as possible. Keep things in a safe whenever you can. You will find that most hotels have a safe for business clients to use so you should definitely make the most of it if you can. Of course if you are staying at state parks they may not have these safety measures in place and so in that instance you will need to make sure that you make your own safety arrangements.
Overall business travel can be stressful but it needn't be if you plan everything properly.