Thursday, April 1, 2010

WHAT ABOUT AN AFRICAN SAFARI THIS WINTER? ARE YOU IN?


SO MY THE WINTER TRAVELS ARE FINISHED FOR 2009/2010. I HAD A GREAT TIME. THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS THAT I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME. THERE WERE MANY THINGS THAT I HAD NEVER DREAMED OF SEEING. IT WAS SPECTACUALR THE HIGHLIGHTS WOULD BE THE ORANGUTANS IN BORNEO, THAT WAS AN AMAZING JOURNAY. THE RIVER SETTING AND THESE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS WITH THEIR LOVELY BLACK HANDS AND STUNNING RED HAIR. THE TURTLES WERE PRETTY AMAZING TOO. FROM SEEINGING THEM COME OUT OF THE GROUND IN THE PHILIPPINES TO FEEL THEIR FIRST RAYS OF SUNSHINE TO SWIMMING WITH SOME THAT WERE 2 METERS LONG IN BORNEO, THEY HAD SUCH BEAUTIFUL FACES AND I LOVED TO JUST FLOAT NEAR THEM WATCHING THEM EAT THE SEA GRASS. THE MANY PEOPLE THAT WE MET ALONG THE WAY THROUGH THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES REALLY ENRICHED OUT TRAVELS. THE FAMILIES ON THE TRAIN IN INDIA THE OTHER TOURISTS WHO SHARED THEIR TRANSPORT WITH US THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRIES AND THE LOCALS WHO GAVE US DIRECTIONS AND HELPED US PURCHASE TICKETS BY TRANSLATING AND OF COURSE THE BEAUTIFUL FILIPINO'S WITH WHOM WE SHARED OUT LAST DAYS THERE. WE ARE GREATFUL TO ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING THIS TRIP MORE MEMORABLE BY FAR BY YOUR PRESENCE. IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME NOT TO SEPERATE INDIA FROM MY SOUTH EAST ASIA TRIP AS I DID HAVE A DIFFERENT TRAVELING COMPANION AND THE 2 WORLDS ARE WORLDS APART. I WILL NOW BE RETURNING TO WORK (THANK YOU MANDY) AND PLANNING FOR MY BEXT ADVENTURE.

I AM THINKING THAT IT IS TIME FOR AN AFRICAN SAFARI AND TO SEE THE GORILLAS. I KNOW THAT THE GORILLA TRIP COST ABOUT 1000USD ITSELF. BUT I THINK THAT BESIDES THAT BIG EXPENSE THERE MUST BE A CHEAPISH WAY TO EXPERIENCE THE WILDNESS OF AFRICA. SEEING THE LARGE ANIMALS AND SOME OUT-OF-THE-WAY VILLAGES AND MAYBE SOME AMAZING TERRAIN WITH SOME LOVELY IDLE TIME. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN PUTTING THIS TRIP TOGETHER WITH ME LET ME KNOW. I DO NOT HAVE A DATE AS I FIGURE IT CAN BE DECIDED BY A MAJORITY NEED. E MAIL ME AT babaviolet@hotmail.com OR FACEBOOK VIOLET BARISOFF. AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE. I FIGURE THAT IT CAN BE SHORT FOR SOME PEOPLE AND LONGER FOR OTHERS, THERE IS NO REASON THAT WE CANT TAILOR IT TO OUR NEEDS. LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.
VIOLET