Richard Namikas
Traffic Jams and Auto Repairs in Kenya
Since our lodge was already inside the park we took a morning game drive on our way to Amboseli National Park. We hadn’t gone 200 meters...
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Richard Namikas
Oct 28, 20235 min read
A Flamboyance of Flamingos at Fabulous Lake Nakuru
We left the Zebra Tented Camp at Masai Mara https://zebraplainscollection.com early in the morning on our way to Lake Nakuru. We had...
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Richard Namikas
Oct 21, 20236 min read
Masai Mara and the Great Migration
Any real safari to Kenya has its focus on Masai Mara. Any safari to Masai Mara hopes to witness the Great Migration. I had scheduled...
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Richard Namikas
Oct 11, 20233 min read
Hell's Gate... I've Been There
After struggling with our now disorganized luggage, we managed to get everything packed together so that we could take it with us. We...
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Richard Namikas
Oct 7, 20236 min read
If You Could Walk With The Animals
Isaiah told us that it would be a long day on the road. He didn't lie. From the arid Sambutu to the green lush area of the rift valley...
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Richard Namikas
Sep 19, 20234 min read
Can a Cheetah Take Down a Giraffe?
All night long the Samburu Sopa had been dark and quiet because they turned off the generator well before midnight. The power came back...
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Richard Namikas
Sep 15, 20236 min read
Let's Get This Safari Started!
Flying from the Dubai airport into the Nairobi airport was like traveling from the future into the past. One with a billion dollar...
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Richard Namikas
Sep 14, 20234 min read
Dubai as a layover (Part 2)
After a whirlwind tour of Dubai we were back at our hotel on the waterfront neighborhood called the Creekside. We were aware of a few...
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Richard Namikas
Sep 6, 20236 min read
Dubai as a Layover (Part 1)
Za'beel Mosque Dubai with New Downtown in background When your flight takes you through a really cool place for a really long time why...
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Richard Namikas
Aug 11, 20236 min read
Gotta Finish What You Started Before Starting Something New (Wrapping up Iceland)
The next morning we got off to a slow start. We wandered around the pond with ducks and felt a bit grey and misty like the weather. ...
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Richard Namikas
Jun 7, 20233 min read
Disappointment Was The Cause for the Pause
I was planning to share with you the next great adventure after posting about this wonderful trip to see Tulips and Puffins. The trip is...
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Richard Namikas
May 21, 20238 min read
Iceland Cometh
The three and a half hour flight left nearly an hour late and we had a ferry to catch over an hour and a half from the airport. Oh yeah....
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Richard Namikas
May 21, 20233 min read
Last Chance Amsterdam
Our River Cruise had been a new experience for us and gave us some beautiful looks at the Netherlands and much they had to offer. Our...
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Richard Namikas
May 17, 20235 min read
Windmills and Tulips (Part 2)
The morning had gone well. Surprisingly well. Our trip to see windmills at Kinderdijk had produced history, art, culture, and some...
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Richard Namikas
May 16, 20236 min read
Windmills and Tulips (Part 1)
The day was about to arrive. The reason that I had put this trip together six months before to celebrate my retirement. The tulips come...
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Richard Namikas
May 7, 20233 min read
Antwerp Rain
As we entered the port of Antwerp there was a large building with a modern geometric shimmering silver structure perched on top of it. ...
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Richard Namikas
May 7, 20235 min read
Castles and Beer
After breakfast we turned in our keys and got our passes to join the bus for the tour of the city of Ghent with a focus on Gravenstein...
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Richard Namikas
May 5, 20234 min read
Middleburg
Breakfast on board the Cara was satisfactory, but had yet to provide the high quality baked goods that they had promised in their...
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Richard Namikas
May 3, 20233 min read
Van Gough and Ducks
I awoke to find the Dutch countryside sliding past our balcony. A train was crossing over a bridge that we had just passed under. The...
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Richard Namikas
May 1, 20234 min read
Boarding Day
After waking several times overnight with my internal clock readjusting to European time I finally realized it was 7:30 and time to get...
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