The Big 5 in Africa are truly amazing especially if you get within inches of animals that could tear your heart out. “The Big 5” refers to the major animals that you want to see whenever you go on safari; Rhino, Elephant, Lion, Leopard, and Buffalo. I had an out of world experience when I […]
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Only Token White Boy at the Club: Nairobi Edition
It was Saturday night and there was a brisk cool breeze coming out of the Serengeti in Nairobi, Kenya. How a wind stays cool for a few hundred miles is besides the point. It was pouring rain and everyone was wearing a jacket since they thought it was cold. The first question that I was […]
A New Game for Travel Bloggers: Travel Roulette
And The Winner Of This Weeks Travel Roulette Is “You might think you go home, but you are not going home.” Words you don’t want to hear when you’re travelling alone in a strange place. In my case, it was the middle of the day in Rio and the man who uttered them slipped next […]
The Birth of a Penguin-Punta Tombo Colony
The Punta Tombo Penguin Colony is one of the most amazing places to see penguins. I found this little guy after I saw the hoard of people crowded around the imaginary “do not cross line” taking pictures. Its one of two penguins chicks that I have ever seen. The other I was fortunate to see […]
The Art of a Press Trip-Israel in less than a month
The art of a press trip takes a bit of skill and I won’t lie, luck. I honestly never thought that I would go on a get a press trip. Even though I have been traveling all of my life I have only been blogging for just over a year. There are so many popular […]
Visiting Nairobi, Kenya & Feeling like a Foreigner
Visiting Nairobi for the first time here in Kenya there was a strange feeling that came over me. I knew that it couldn’t be the buffet I ate because it was mostly healthy food at a restaurant I have never eaten before. I always trust buffets. I have been able to blend in cities all […]
Living in Africa: My 1st week in Nairobi, Kenya
Living in Africa for a week has opened my eyes to city life in Nairobi, Kenya. Not only have I taken a Matatu in Nairobi (local transportation in the city) and loved it but I’ve also tried a variety of food that is native to the country. I really didn’t know how many similarities Africa […]
1 Year Traveling Around the World: 5 Continents, 15 Countries, 1 Bad Rash
Okay so I am kidding about the rash but I am still really impressed with the 5 continents and 15 countries! It actually has been just over a year now since I started Wandering Trader. I really meant to write this post on my 1 year anniversary but being born with Latin genes and living […]
Enter The Photo Roulette Contest Round 24 – “Darkness”
Click Here to check out the New Travel Roulette hosted by me this week! We had such great contestants that we have a new travel roulette for all travel bloggers! WINNER ROUND 24 is Laurence: FindingTheUniverse This was a really hard round to choose because of the picture of the solar eclipse from Costa Rica by […]
The Greek Temple of Segesta-Sicily
The Greek Temple in Segesta is a site where you can view the gorgeous Greek Temple above as well as an amphitheater high on the mountain where you can get an incredible view of the Sicilian countryside. If you didn’t know Sicily has some of the best Greek Temples in the world. Segesta in unique in that […]
