by Lori Allen | Dec 15, 2016
The word for butt in Swahili is: Tako. And we certainly saw lots of these on this photo tour. There’s not much you can do to get a great animal shot when they’re walking away from you. But whenever an animal or a person is walking across your field of vision, you can... 
by Lori Allen | Dec 14, 2016
In Tanzania, most of the roads were designed by elephants. They were the original Tanzanian bulldozer. Man simply followed the paths they created. I just got back from doing one of my favorite things… in my favorite place on Earth – taking a photo safari in Tanzania... by Lori Allen | Nov 19, 2016
Unfortunately “the ugly American” is an expression for a reason… We’ve all seen the U.S. traveler who thinks that that yelling loudly in English at a non-English speaker will somehow translate into magical comprehension. But it never does, does it? There’s a better... by Lori Allen | Nov 18, 2016
Maybe you’ve tried one of the expensive language-learning programs that take you through confusing conjugations and endless repetitions – only to give up after a few weeks. Or, perhaps you “took a language” in high school or college, and all you can remember now is... by Lori Allen | Nov 17, 2016
I’ve talked before about how cool it would be to be able to chat with – or even understand – the Swahili-speaking guides with us at our photo expedition in Tanzania. But speaking the native language has benefits that go way beyond being able to communicate with...