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Arriving in Kenya: Flights, Nairobi National Park, and Our First Safari Game Drive
Traveling to Kenya: Raleigh to Atlanta to Doha Our official tour began on September 16, but we left on September 14 due to a combination of travel time and our arrival time in Nairobi. Our first flight was on Delta from Raleigh to Atlanta—super short and pain-free. We did have to collect our bags in Atlanta, take the shuttle to the international terminal, and recheck them, but with access to the Qatar Airways Business Class check-in counter, that all went very quickly. We wer
Anna Orr
Mar 75 min read
Packing for a Kenyan Safari: What I’ve Learned from Research, Tour Docs, and Hard Limits
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Anna Orr
Aug 24, 20256 min read
From Rough Roads to Rainbow Feathers: Wrapping Up My Colombia Birding Trip
🚙 The Bumpy Road to El Color de mis Reves Day 6 began with an adventure just getting to our destination. We headed to El Color de mis...
Anna Orr
Aug 9, 20256 min read
High Altitudes and Hummingbirds: Colombia’s Cloud Forest Magic
After a very early morning wake-up call, we headed out for our first full day of photography. It was a long drive, but we stopped along...
Anna Orr
Aug 3, 20257 min read
Birds, Coffee, and Cloud Forests: My First Days in Colombia’s Central Andes
Colombia. Just the mention of the country probably brings to mind images of Pablo Escobar , the cartel , and vague feelings of danger or...
Anna Orr
Jul 16, 20254 min read
My First Safari: A Photographer's Dream Trip to Kenya
Going on safari in Africa is a major leap for any traveler—including me. It’s wild and unfamiliar. The land is vast, the mammals large and dangerous. It’s primal. Untamed. The base interactions of predator and prey. Of survival. Of life, abundant and raw.
Anna Orr
Jul 13, 20252 min read
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