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Travel + Leisure: How to Travel to Cuba Like President Obama

April 14, 2016 by kellybadal

Here’s how to tour Havana like a world leader — because now that Obama led the way himself, there’s less holding back curious Americans than ever before. SEE THE FULL ARTICLE AT Travel + Leisure.

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Tags: adventure, cuba, havana, travel, travel and leisure

Quest: The Unexplored Serengeti

January 29, 2015 by kellybadal

Seeking big cats, Kelly Phillips Badal explores Tanzania’s untouched Soit Le Motonyi region—reopened after a 20-year hiatus—from Asilia Africa’s newest luxury camp.

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Tags: adventure, asilia africa, luxury safari camp, namiri plains, quest magazine, safari, serengeti, soit le motonyi, tanzania, tanzania safari, travel

Destinations: Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

January 29, 2015 by kellybadal

An arduous toe-to-tip trek of the world’s tallest freestanding mountain.

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Tags: africa, climbing mount kilimanjaro, destinations magazine, kilimanjaro, mount kilimanjaro, mountain climbing, tanzania, trekking

Destinations: The Great East African Safari

January 29, 2015 by kellybadal

Three countries. Eight game parks. Thousands—millions—of animals. One wild guide to a modern-day safari through Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Tags: adventure, africa national park, bwindi impenetrable national park, east africa, east africa safari, kenya safari, maasai mara, national park, ngorongoro, queen elizabeth national park, samburu reserve, serengeti, solio reserve, tanzania, tarangire, travel, uganda

Conde Nast Traveler: Riding Camelback, a Sahara Desert Vacation

January 27, 2015 by kellybadal

The Sahara Desert stretches for 3.5 million scorched square miles, and we wanted to experience it as ancient traders did: sitting astride a camel and sleeping under the stars. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT: Conde Nast Traveler

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Tags: adventure, africa, camel ride, conde nast traveler, desert trek, morocco, sahara desert, travel

BBC Travel: The Last Unexplored Side of the Serengeti

January 27, 2015 by kellybadal

Off-limits for more than two decades, eastern Serengeti’s remote Soit Le Motonyi region is newly accessible to visitors – and quickly gaining a reputation as a hot spot for big cats. SEE THE FULL ARTICLE AT: BBC Travel

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Tags: adventure, africa, bbc travel, essay, luxury safari camp, safari, senengeti, serengeti national park, tanzania, tanzania safari, travel, travel essay

Cool Hunting: Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel & Spa on the Amalfi Coast

January 27, 2015 by kellybadal

A former convent converted into a lavish 20-room resort, this Italian sanctuary is blessed with heavenly views. SEE THE FULL ARTICLE AT: CoolHunting.com

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Tags: adventure, amalfi coast, castle hotel, cool hunting, italian coast, italy, luxury hotel, monastero santa rosa, travel

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Travel + Leisure: How to Travel to Cuba Like President Obama

Quest: The Unexplored Serengeti

Destinations: Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Destinations: The Great East African Safari

Conde Nast Traveler: Riding Camelback, a Sahara Desert Vacation

BBC Travel: The Last Unexplored Side of the Serengeti

Cool Hunting: Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel & Spa on the Amalfi Coast