Crossing into Zimbabwe from South Africa via Musina to Beitbridge — a how to.
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South Africa – The Flufftail Fits
Flufftails are funny little, rail-like, birds who live the majority of their life running around on the ground through dense grass or thick brush. They
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A Slaty Tick
We arrived in South Africa after a nearly 17 hour journey. It was essentially an 8 hour flight to Ghana, a brief 1 hour layover
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We’re Going to Africa
A little over a year ago Ross had an idea. He talked to me about the idea and then it went away. A little while
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Indonesia – Sumatra, Aceh – Searching for a Needle In a Haystack
What is the smallest commercial plane you’ve ever been on? I have been on quite a few small planes in my day, but when it
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Indonesia – Simeulue – Completely Cleaning Up
In case you missed it, we had just spent the previous days visiting a few small islands off the coast of Sumatra. Over the course
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Indonesia – Time For a Boat Trip! – Bangkaru & Babi
Indonesia is an island nation most famous among international tourists for the beautiful paradise that is the island of Bali. But let me tell you,
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Indonesia – Java – Wait, There’s Birds Around Jakarta?!
After Gunung Gede we were headed towards Jakarta to do a little birding because we were a bit ahead of schedule. If you read the
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Indonesia – Gunung Gede – Three Days Up A Mountain
If I’m being honest, Ross is the brains behind most of our birding adventures. While I am definitely a lister myself, my life list isn’t
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Indonesia – Halimun – Hallelujah, We Made It To Halimun!
It’s a hefty day of travel when you are going to the other side of the world. I mean that. And when I say “day”
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