All New Yorkers know about Gray’s Papaya. I’ve been working in New York since 1976, and always gone by it, but never had one of their famous hot dogs. I’d gone to Bloomingdale’s Outlet. It was starting to rain. I went into Gray’s Papaya, and ordered a hot dog and a Coca Cola. The Coke […]
Victoria Falls in is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. I’ve been fortunate enough to visit some of the other wonders. With all the things going on politically, it makes one think of these wonders. Some have been destroyed. Some are in such dangerous places, one can’t really visit. Why destroy them? […]
There’s more than one elephant orphanage in Africa. I visited one in Zimbabwe, run by IFAW and ZEN. Many elephant babies are orphaned when the mothers are killed for their ivory tusks. Animals are slaughtered throughout Africa. Those at the biggest risk are elephants and rhinos. If something isn’t done soon, these animals could only […]
Malaria pills make you sick. Since it was the dry season, I opted not to to take mine. In Africa, Coca Cola still comes in heavy glass bottles. Those cold Cokes tasted so good. I drank more Coke in the one month I was in Africa than I have in the last […]
I arrived in Zimbabwe after a long trip on a small plane. I was still feeling a little queasy, probably from something I ate. But between Coca Cola and vodka, it wasn’t too bad. My room was open, right onto the river. There were crocodiles, hippos, monkeys, scary things. The bathroom was open. It was […]
Seeing a lemur in the wild isn’t easy. They are shy. They are in the tall trees in the rainforest. You might catch glimpses of one leaping. Wild lemurs avoid human contact. I was able to take a photo of a mouse lemur, one of the smallest, nocturnal. It was very unusual. It was […]
This quote says it all. My guide, Fred, had a great sense of humor. And he had a great love of all the animals in the park under his protection. I had an interesting insight into Africa, not just as a safari tourist. Yes, we were on safari, but it was more of a […]
I’m going on a trip to Africa to see the orphan Elephant camp, sponsored by IFAW. Planning the trip got me interested in making clothes to remind people how endangered this wonderful animal is. Like the whale, which is another gentle, intelligent creature that’s in trouble. I hope we can stoop this trend of killing […]