Continuation of a trip that started on July 1/2026 Fly from SFO via Dubai > Nairobi > Drive Lake Nakuru (and Lodge) > Fly > Nairobi > Arusha (Serena Lodge) > Drive > Tarengeri Park > Drive > Lake Manyara (Serena Lodge) > Drive > Ngorongoro Crater (Serena Lodge) > Drive Serengeti Central (Melia Lodge) > Drive > Serengeti Western Kirawira (Serena Tent Camp) > Fly back > Arusha > Fly back to Nairobi (Norfolk Hotel) > Fly back via Dubai > SFO. SFO to Nairobi Kenya - Lake Nakuru

Continuation of a trip that started on July 1/2026 Fly from SFO via Dubai > Nairobi > Drive Lake Nakuru (and Lodge) > Fly > Nairobi > Arusha (Serena Lodge) > Drive > Tarengeri Park > Drive > Lake Manyara (Serena Lodge) > Drive > Ngorongoro Crater (Serena Lodge) > Drive Serengeti Central (Melia Lodge) > Drive > Serengeti Western Kirawira (Serena Tent Camp) > Fly back > Arusha > Fly back to Nairobi (Norfolk Hotel) > Fly back via Dubai > SFO. SFO to Nairobi Kenya - Lake Nakuru

Continuation of a trip that started on July 1/2026 Fly from SFO via Dubai > Nairobi > Drive Lake Nakuru (and Lodge) > Fly > Nairobi > Arusha (Serena Lodge) > Drive > Tarengeri Park > Drive > Lake Manyara (Serena Lodge) > Drive > Ngorongoro Crater (Serena Lodge) > Drive Serengeti Central (Melia Lodge) > Drive > Serengeti Western Kirawira (Serena Tent Camp) > Fly back > Arusha > Fly back to Nairobi (Norfolk Hotel) > Fly back via Dubai > SFO. SFO to Nairobi Kenya - Lake Nakuru

Continuation of a trip that started on July 1/2026 Fly from SFO via Dubai > Nairobi > Drive Lake Nakuru (and Lodge) > Fly > Nairobi > Arusha (Serena Lodge) > Drive > Tarengeri Park > Drive > Lake Manyara (Serena Lodge) > Drive > Ngorongoro Crater (Serena Lodge) > Drive Serengeti Central (Melia Lodge) > Drive > Serengeti Western Kirawira (Serena Tent Camp) > Fly back > Arusha > Fly back to Nairobi (Norfolk Hotel) > Fly back via Dubai > SFO. SFO to Nairobi Kenya - Lake Nakuru

Continuation of a trip that started on July 1/2026 Fly from SFO via Dubai > Nairobi > Drive Lake Nakuru (and Lodge) > Fly > Nairobi > Arusha (Serena Lodge) > Drive > Tarengeri Park > Drive > Lake Manyara (Serena Lodge) > Drive > Ngogorongoro Crater (Serena Lodge) > Drive Serengeti Central (Melia Lodge) > Drive > Serengeti Western Kirawira (Serena Tent Camp) > Fly back > Arusha > Fly back to Nairobi (Norfolk Hotel) > Fly back via Dubai > SFO. SFO to Nairobi - Lake Nakuru 0

Following our last trip, in May to Italy (here), and just few weeks of being stationary in CA, David, our oldest grandson Leo (10) and I, headed happily on a beautiful summer day of July 1st, to catch an Emirate Airline flight to Nairobi Kenya, via Dubai . from SFO airport We visited several African countries during the course of the past 30 years, however it was before I started this Lilis Diaries Travel Log, thus those trips were not recorded. It is the first time this tri

A continuation of a trip to Italy that started on May 17th NorthWest Hilltop villages 05/17-19 (here) Forte dei Marmi 05/20-22/ (here) Viterbo to Orvieto 05/19-20, 22-25 (here) Departing the gorgeous bloom of Umbria Area On the way from Orvieto to the southwestern coast, the quint in-land hilltop Artena - small town of ancient origins perched on a steep slop, caught my eye. Sit

A continuation of a visit to Northwest of Rome which started on May 17th Hilltops towns Northwest of Rome 05/17-19 (here) Forte dei Marmi 05/ 21-22 (Here) Lake Vico Once departing the beautiful small volcanic made lake Vico area (here) with the charming hilltop towns near it, while proceeding toward our next destination further up north Umbria area, stumbling upon well known thermal bath named Terme Dei Papi before Viterbo an of

While traveling in Italy (here) we decided to book, on a spare of a moment, a flight to Israel, after hearing of Trump's tentatively calling off plans for the U.S. military attack of Iran, for the sake of "civilized negotiations" which in my humble opinion is a guaranteed waste of misguided expectations ,time.and effort . Tehran Refuses to Back Down on Trump's Demand to End Nuclear Program in Latest Peace Proposal It will not forsake its nuclear ambitions, nor stop the sacre

A continuation of a trip which started on April 14th London 04/15-20 (here). Sorrento. 04/21-25. (here) South West Italy. 04/20-21 (here) Amalfi Coast&Town.04/23. (here) We have visited Pompeii's excavations at least 3 times in the course of the past 30 years, each time discovering a new earthed-out section, However we never stayed overnight in the rebuilt modern town until this year's visit, which was an opportunity t

A continuation of a trip which started on April 14th London 04/15-20 (here) South West Italy. 04/20-21 (here) Amalfi Coast&Town. 04/23. (here) As was mentioned in my previous post we visited Sorrento several times in the past, last visited and stayed in Sorrento was in Oct 2023 ( see post) just days prior to Oct. 7th Hamas massacres executed against Israeli citizens, and those heinous Gaza atrocities, have rippled into the Israel/US wars al

A continuation of a trip which started on April 14th London 04/15-20 (here) South West Italy. 04/20-21 (here) Sorrento 04/21-25. (here) While staying in Sorrento, a day drive trip from there, along the mountainous narrow meandering Amalfi Coast, (SS163 Amalfitana state road), toward Amalfi Town is a must, for the brave ones... Views of Sorrento The Amalfi Coast- a

A continuation of a trip which started on April 14th London 04/15-20 (here) Landing in Roma exposes one to a much different more pleasant lingual melodic pronunciation, Alas after British restrained taciturn, an immediate exposure to Italian cultural disarray is maddening. The Italian Passport Control hall in Rome was mobbed from end to end, with long disordered meandering lines, while impatient and dismayed visitors where pushing and cutting in line. The cause of this maj

A day after returning back from a family vacation in Maui Hawaii (here) and right on Holocaust Remembrance Day (April 14th) our crazy travel schedule directed us back to the airport for a flight to London, UK It was also the week just prior to Israel's 78 Independence Day Celebration ,(04/22), though there is not much to celebrate, with antisemitism on steroids engulfing the entire world, only 85 years since the murdering of Jews in WW II, and since 2026 is the year in which

A week after returning from the Disney Cruise with our Grandchildren ( here ) we celebrated a lovely Seder on Passover first holiday's eve. with dear friends from the neighborhood, Although uplifting some how the gathering didn't seem realty a "liberating" experience , this year, while the Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury has been, still raging and "imprisoning" all involved, in the atrocious war lock-down. Trump's furious ultimatum to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz by the deadli

On the backdrop of the 4th week into the raging US/Israel war of attrition with Iran, and 2 weeks before Passover - the Holiday of Freedom -David and I were due to board The Disney Wonder - Disney Cruse Ship with our grandchildren, which was long booked a head. Tel: 800 951 3532 DCL GUEST.COMMUNICATIONS@disneycruise.com While in Israel, the grandchildren weren't spared the Iranian ballistic missile horrific retaliation, during the first round of the 12 Days Israel/Ira

Friday morning (03/13) on which I flew from SFO to DC to visit my daughter Keren. mentioned also in my previous posts ( here ) the Spring weather exhibited abnormal hot temperatures in the 70 F, at our West Coast N. CA sphere. However the mountains' range, over which Alaska Air flown across America, toward the East Coast, were all covered with white snow. As if it isn't enough for nature to get unpredictably berserk, another week passed since the start of the man-made R

This February - my BT month ( here ) seemed not only to have marked another year in my personal life , but also has changed the course of world's history. Unlike the previous Israel/Iran war round of June 2025, named "Rising Lion" in which Israel Carried Out Preemptive Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities without U.S. involvement , and which within its violent web-cob claws I and my dear family were caught while in Israel ( here ) this second time round only

My daughters decided that for my this year's BT it would be nice to have me treat the 3 of us + baby Salo during a weekend stay, at the famous Wine Country of Bay area CA, primarily referring to Napa and Sonoma counties, situated, just one hour drive north of Oakland , and is known as an wine-producing region with over 1,700+ wineries . So off we drove on Friday Jan 29th, well aware that, alcohol sampling in the company of a baby , wouldn't be the highlight of this g

36th Palm Springs fest 2025 ( here ) The Palm Springs International Film Festival which I have been attending for over 10 years, and which offers a large and high quality selection of international foreign language films , has been one of my delightful interests, I have enthusiastically perused it every year in January. enjoying viewing about 4 films, each day for the 8 days on average of my stay., in this charming desert town, about which I wrote more in detail here

A continuation of a trip to Antarctica and other parts of Chile, that started on Oct. 23 Santiago -10/ 23-26. ( here ). Antarctic S. Shetland -11/3-6 ( here ) Santiago Surroundings 10/24. ( her e ) Punta Arenas 11 / 7-8. ( here ) Puerto Williams. 10/26 & 11/6 ( here ) Puerto Varas 1 1/8-9. ( here ) Drake's Passage Crossing 10/2 (here ). Puerto Mo

This is a continuation of a trip to Antarctica and other parts of Chile which started on Oct 23rd Santiago -10/ 23-26. ( here ). Antarctic S. Shetland -11/3-6 ( here ) Santiago Surroundings 10/24. ( her e ) Punta Arenas 11 / 7-8. ( here ) Puerto Williams. 10/26 & 11/6 ( here ) Puerto Varas 1 1/8-9. ( here ) Drake's Passage Crossing 10/2 (here ).

A continuation of a trip to Antarctica and other parts of Chile which includes posts from Oct 22nd -Nov23rd Santiago -10/ 23-26. ( here ). Antarctic Peninsula 11/1-2 ( here ) Santiago Surroundings 10/24. ( here ) Antarctic S. Shetland -11/3-6 ( here ) Puerto Williams. 10/26 & 11/6 ( here ) Punta Aren 11 / 7-8. ( here ) Drake's Passage Crossing 10/2 (here ). Puerto Varas 1 1/8-9.