As I mentioned in an earlier post, we made a new friend while on safari. Tara, a 52 year-old Asian elephant lives at Kipling Camp, and we had the chance to spend some time with her over a bath and some tea. We met with Tara at her custom-made shelter, and climbed on her back … More Tea with Tara
After 20 hours of travel time we finally arrived at Kipling Camp in Kanha, India. Situated on the outskirts of Kanha National Park, Kipling Camp was started in 1982 by a family of British conservationists. The camp is named after Rudyard Kipling, who is the author of The Jungle Book. This jungle is actually where … More Kipling Camp
Ever since our trip to England and Ireland back in 2007, both Britt and I have become mildly addicted to tea. While visiting we had tea up near five times a day, and by the time we were headed back to the States we had a small stash of 300 tea-bags to take back with … More High Tea
This past weekend we boarded the Turku-Helsinki Express bus and headed East to Finland’s capital. For the majority of the way we followed King’s Road, which was a gorgeous drive through the countryside and rolling hills of Southern Finland. Like I mentioned earlier, we stayed in Hotel Katajanokka, which is a refurbished prison. It was … More Helsinki
We’ve been in Helsinki for the past few days and we absolutely LOVE it! There’s a bus that leaves 50 feet from our apartment and follows King’s Road (which is a gorgeous drive) and arrives in Helsinki about 2 hours later. We’re staying on Katajanokka Island at the Hotel Katajanokka, which is a refurbished prison … More My Kind of Town
The Wild Rose 