Month: August 2015

 

    Our adventure to The Serengeti was timed to coincide with The Great Migration. Our four days on the Serengeti provided more than enough opportunity to witness this bucket list worthy spectacle of nature first hand.

    The migration consists of 1.7 million wildebeest who wander in a large circular region throughout Kenya and Tanzania, following seasonal availability of grazing and water. The migration has various interwoven parts. There are the wildebeest themselves who get it all started. Then there are the zebras who travel along with the wildebeest as companions, along with gazelles, antelopes and impalas. Then there are the predators. The crocodiles lie in wait in the rivers, waiting for a meal to cross. Following the large migrating herds are the large cats and hyenas, right on their heels, picking off the young, old and weak stragglers. Lastly comes the cleanup crew, the vultures. Oh, and I forgot to mention the humans. Dozens of Land Cruisers, loaded with tourists and their cameras, lining the riverbanks watching the spectacle unfold Read more →

 
One of the best ways to discover what a country is all about is through their food. The Netherlands is no exception. We checked around and discovered that one traditional local food is none other than “Pickled Herring”.

 

The small raw fish are pickled whole in salt, and then in vinegar. In The Netherlands they are served as a street food with pickles (the cucumber kind) and onions. There are two varieties of this Dutch delicacy, Amsterdam style and Rotterdam style. The only difference is in the presentation, not in the herring itself. Simply put, Amsterdam style is served whole and Rotterdam style is served with the fish cut into bite size pieces. We opted for the Rotterdam style, since we would be sharing.
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