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The Occasional Wanderers

The Occasional Wanderers

Highlights from the Road

Hi! We're Mark and Dara! Welcome to our latest travel blog. Wanderlust hits us every few years and this time an amazing opportunity dropped right in our laps at exactly the right time. The kids are grown so we're back on our own roaming around the world "without anything but the love we feel." (B52s)

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daramarkb

Dec 27, 2022
2 min

Out of Africa

I know, I know...it's been way too long between blog posts. No excuses - we've been busy enjoying friends, old and new, and haven't had...

Rescue Me (Part II)

daramarkb

Nov 12, 2022
4 min

Rescue Me (Part II)

We have also been volunteering at the Vervet Monkey Foundation, VMF about one day a week while we've been here...so about 6 times total....

Rescue Me

daramarkb

Nov 7, 2022
5 min

Rescue Me

One of the things we've been doing with our time here in South Africa is volunteering at a couple of animal rescue centers. One, that I...

Who are the (Animals) In Your Neighborhood?

daramarkb

Nov 7, 2022
4 min

Who are the (Animals) In Your Neighborhood?

Just a quick aside about some happenings in our neighborhood... As I wrote about before, the house we're staying in is on Leadwood Big...

Vacation Part II

daramarkb

Oct 31, 2022
4 min

Vacation Part II

From Thonga Beach Lodge, we made our way to its sister lodge, Rhino Ridge Lodge, in the Hluhluwhe-iMfolozi National Park, about halfway...

Vacation

daramarkb

Oct 23, 2022
6 min

Vacation

"Vacation?" you say. "But aren't you already on vacation?" Well, yes, we are in South Africa. But, our friends Susanne and Matt came to...

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