Highbrow Magazine - african safari https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/african-safari en Virtual Tours You Can Take for Free https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/12073-virtual-tours-you-can-take-free <div class="field field-name-field-cat field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/travel" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Travel</a></div></div></div><span class="submitted-by">Submitted by tara on Wed, 04/21/2021 - 18:50</span><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1safari_pxfuel.jpg?itok=sfclINOv"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1safari_pxfuel.jpg?itok=sfclINOv" width="480" height="320" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p> <p>Ever since the pandemic struck, our lives have changed. We are now governed by new rules – wear a mask, sanitize, maintain social distance.</p> <p>Although life is considerably different from what we are used to, most of us have adapted to the new changes. People still need to travel and experience new environments, and one solution is virtual tours.</p> <p>Virtual tours are the perfect way to ward off the COVID-induced boredom to which most of us have succumbed.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/britishmuseum_rept0n1x-wikimedia.jpg" style="height:450px; width:600px" /></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Virtual Tour of a Museum</strong></p> <p>There are multiple virtual tours to different museums around the world. Each museum has its share of history and displays. Some of the museums to visit include:</p> <p><a href="https://blog.britishmuseum.org/how-to-explore-the-british-museum-from-home/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><strong>The British Museum</strong></a>, London. It’s compiled with ancient historical artifacts from Europe, the Americas, Asia, Oceania, and Africa.</p> <p><a href="https://www.seeit360.com/360-virtual-tours/high-museum-art" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><strong>High Museum of Art</strong></a>, Atlanta. It showcases the story of the Civil Rights Movement.</p> <p><strong>Metropolitan Museum of Art</strong>, New York City. It contains 30 exhibits from iconic artists such as Johannes Vermeer and Vincent Van Gogh.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>A Virtual Tour of Ancient, Sacred, and Religious Places</strong></p> <p>Some of the places to visit are Google virtual tours of the Taj Mahal, a virtual pyramids tour, an Angkor Wat virtual tour, and a tour of the <a href="https://insidethevaticanpilgrimages.com/pilgrimage/virtual-pilgrimages/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvob0loaQ8AIVCrjICh2txgDqEAAYASAAEgKs0PD_BwE" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">Vatican</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/1mars_esa_and_mps_-_wikipedia.jpg" style="height:600px; width:600px" /></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Traveling Virtually</strong></p> <p>Travel via your mobile device to any of these destinations:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><strong>Yellowstone National Park</strong></a> – which offers unique geologic and hydrothermal wonders. The park has lakes and rivers, which provide a suitable habitat for several people, plants, and animals.</p> <p><strong>The Atlanta Zoo</strong> – which has preserved a lot of animals that are rare in the United States. Some of the zoo's original animals include camels, lionesses, gazelle, jaguar, monkeys, and Mexican hogs.</p> <p><a href="https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><strong>A virtual tour to Mars</strong></a><strong> by NASA</strong> -- NASA recently partnered with Google to offer users the opportunity to tour Mars virtually. The tour includes views of actual valleys and dunes. You'll also get to visit the four sites vital for NASA's Mars Lab mission: Murray Buttes, Pahrump Hills, Curiosity's landing site, and Marias Pass.</p> <p><strong>Berlin</strong> -- Berlin is a city rich in history. Some of the places you'll see include the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, Museum Island, Berlin Wall Memorial, German Historical Museum, Berliner Fernsehturm: Berlin's Television Tower, and the Checkpoint Charlie Museum.</p> <p><a href="https://www.asiliaafrica.com/the-journey-s-worth-the-wait/safari-at-home/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><strong>A virtual Safari tour</strong></a><strong> of select national parks and game reserves in Africa -- </strong>A safari in national parks and game reserves in countries like Kenya offer a worthwhile experience, and offer glimpses of marine life, wildebeest migration, hunting, and the struggle for survival, mating, etc.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/1berlin_dronepicr-wikimedia.jpg" style="height:399px; width:600px" /></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Author Bio:</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Robert Andrew Faulkner is a family and child psychologist. He has been working with couples from all over the United Kingdom and wants to share his experiences. Faulkner's hobbies include reading psychology books, football, and traveling around the world.  One of his biggest dreams is to climb Mount Everest and photograph the dawn. More information about Faulkner can be found on one of his </em></strong><a href="https://datingmentor.org/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><strong><em>sites</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>For Highbrow Magazine</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Image Sources:</strong></p> <p><strong><em>--</em></strong><a href="https://www.pxfuel.com/en/free-photo-ekdex" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><strong><em>Pxfuel</em></strong></a><strong><em> (Creative Commons)</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>--Rept0n1x (</em></strong><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inside_the_British_Museum,_London_-_DSC04221.JPG" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><strong><em>Wikimedia</em></strong></a><strong><em>, Creative Commons)</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>--ESA and MPS (</em></strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OSIRIS_Mars_true_color.jpg" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><strong><em>Wikipedia</em></strong></a><strong><em>, Creative Commons)</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>--Dronepicr (</em></strong><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Berlin_(32881394137).jpg" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><strong><em>Wikimedia</em></strong></a><strong><em>, Creative Commons)</em></strong></p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/virtual-tours" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">virtual tours</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/virtual-travel" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">virtual travel</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/british-museum" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">the british museum</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/vatican" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">the vatican</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/metropolitan-museum" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">the metropolitan museum</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/high-museum" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">the high museum</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/atlanta-zoo" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">atlanta zoo</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/berlin" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Berlin</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">africa</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/african-safari" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">african safari</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Robert Faulkner</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pop field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Popular:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">not popular</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-bot field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Bottom Slider:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Out Slider</div></div></div> Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:50:07 +0000 tara 10304 at https://www.highbrowmagazine.com https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/12073-virtual-tours-you-can-take-free#comments Safari Reveries https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/9932-safari-reveries <div class="field field-name-field-cat field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/travel" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Travel</a></div></div></div><span class="submitted-by">Submitted by tara on Mon, 04/15/2019 - 07:02</span><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1safari.jpg?itok=DsgROmm6"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1safari.jpg?itok=DsgROmm6" width="480" height="359" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p> <p>My husband and I are driving in the licorice-black depths of night, blurry-eyed and freezing cold in the heart of Kruger National Park. Promises of wildlife cavorting about lures us on, as I wrap the blanket closer around me, half wishing I were back in bed. Slowly, the African sky turns bruise-purple, then magenta pink. Scraggly trees create silhouettes against the sunrise, and suddenly the show begins. I no longer wish to be sleeping.</p> <p> </p> <p>First we spot elephants—a whole herd of them, even babies—lumbering across the road and into the bush. I become snap-happy, disbelieving our good luck. And it’s like that throughout the day, as our guide takes us down one lone, dusty road after another in search of the next animal wonder—giraffes, hippos, rhinos, zebras, and scores and scores of impalas.</p> <p> </p> <p>Though the greatest moment is watching a standoff between two adolescent lions stalking a hyena duo, as they circle our jeep, oblivious to us. Finally, the lions figure they don’t have a chance this time and they stagger off, the hyenas’ heads lifted over the tall golden grasses as they watch the lions retreat, poised should they change their minds.</p> <p> </p> <p>Our guide, who grew up nearby, is a font of knowledge, and he shares tales of the wildlands. The impalas are nicknamed “McDonald’s of the bush,” for their “fast food” role for carnivores; you can identify them by the black “m” on their rear parts. The most dangerous beast is the Cape buffalo, with a wiliness to ambush anyone on its tail. A wildebeest can run after only a few minutes of being born. It’s a whole new world, one in which I’m the intruder, the lucky guest.</p> <p> </p> <p>Since the experience in the Kruger bush, I’ve been on several safaris, including a couple at Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia. And no matter how many times an elephant blocks our route with her mass, taking her time to munch a tree branch; no matter how many times I watch a hippo eyeing me warily from the green waters; no matter how many times I think I spot a lion prowling through the tall grasses … I am wowed, downright floored, my heart skipping a beat, at the beauty and majesty of these close encounters of animals going about their daily lives, allowing me to forget the hustle-bustle of urbanity and be thrown into the depths of the universe.</p> <p> </p> <p>As Karen Blixen, author of <em>Out of Africa,</em> once wrote<em>: “There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows and feel as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne — bubbling over with heartfelt gratitude for being alive.” </em>No wonder I always yearn for more.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Author Bio:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Barbara Noe Kennedy worked as an editor at the National Geographic Book Division for more than 20 years. She has written four books, and her writings have also been published in </em></strong><strong>National Geographic, The Daily Telegraph<em>, and the </em>Los Angeles Times<em>, among other publications. She is a contributing writer at </em>Highbrow Magazine. <em>Her husband, David Kennedy, also contributed photographs to this photo essay.</em></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>For Highbrow Magazine</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><em><strong>--All photos by Barbara Noe Kennedy and David Kennedy--</strong></em></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/2safari.jpg" style="height:469px; width:625px" /></p> <p>Hippos, believe it or not, have killed more humans in Africa than any other animal. As lazy as they look, they can be aggressive and unpredictable. They can run up to 20 miles an hour—not for very long, but long enough to outrun humans. They can crush you to death with their 8000-pound girth, or use their enormous mouths (up to four feet long) filled with large, sharp canines.</p> <p> </p> <p><br /> <img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/4safari.jpg" style="height:469px; width:625px" /></p> <p>By David Kennedy</p> <p>The big animals steal the show on safari, but don’t forget the smaller ones as well—many of which can be just as fascinating. This is a lilac breasted roller, famed for its pastel plumage.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/5safari.jpg" style="height:468px; width:625px" /></p> <p> </p> <p>Elephants are known to have deep family bonds. In fact, the entire herd—typically a group of females and their offspring—raise the calves together. The males usually leave the herd at age 12 to 15, living solo or with other bachelors.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/6safari.jpg" style="height:466px; width:625px" /></p> <p> </p> <p>The giraffes, with their long necks, seem to glide through the forest. Surprisingly, they only have seven vertebrae in their necks—the same as humans.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/8safari.jpg" style="height:420px; width:625px" /></p> <p> </p> <p>The sun breaks over the plains of Kruger National Park.</p> <p> </p> <p><br /> <img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/9safari.jpg" style="height:469px; width:625px" /></p> <p> </p> <p>By David Kennedy</p> <p>A vervet monkey takes a rare break from its active social life. They live in groups called troops of 40 to 80 individuals and are known for being extremely playful.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/11safari.jpg" style="height:469px; width:625px" /></p> <p> </p> <p>This is one of the lions skulking away from the hyenas.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/14safari.jpg" style="height:469px; width:625px" /></p> <p> </p> <p>Zebras are black with white stripes (not the other way around, as commonly believed), and the stripe pattern is unique on every single zebra.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>For Highbrow Magazine</strong></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/safari-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">on safari</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/african-safari" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">african safari</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/kreuger-national-park" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">kreuger national park</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/south-africa" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">South Africa</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/zambia" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">zambia</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/wild-animals" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">wild animals</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Barbara Noe Kennedy</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pop field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Popular:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">not popular</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-photographer field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Photographer:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Barbara Noe Kennedy; David Kennedy</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-bot field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Bottom Slider:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Out Slider</div></div></div> Mon, 15 Apr 2019 11:02:32 +0000 tara 8671 at https://www.highbrowmagazine.com https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/9932-safari-reveries#comments