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Winner, Best Morocco Travel Blog

February 22nd, 2010 by · 1 Comment · Morocco

It’s official. The Elephant Cloud won Morocco Blogs competition for The Best Morocco Blog of 2010 in the category of Travel. Thank you to everyone who voted and especially to Amy Haggstrom and Younes Mell, two of Moroccos finest.

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Mount Meru

February 3rd, 2010 by · 4 Comments · Africa, Tanzania

We climbed ten thousand feet in less than forty eight hours, camping twice along the way. Five minutes before sunrise, Darlene and I gained the summit and Marco joined us as the sun rose over Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance. We were the first to summit that day just ahead of a massive group of […]

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Grace Palmer Oct. 1, 1920 – Jan. 20, 2010

January 20th, 2010 by · 7 Comments · Africa, Tanzania

My grandmothers house was immaculate and full of treats, but not too many, just always the right amount. The lawn was always mowed and we tore divots playing outdoors on summer afternoons. There were bedrooms for me and my sister and beds made up snug and tight without so much as a wrinkle. She kept […]

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And the Nominees Are…

January 18th, 2010 by · 9 Comments · Africa, Morocco

The Elephant Cloud has been nominated by Morocco Blogs for The Best Morocco Blog of 2010 in the category of Travel.  Click the link to see other nominated blogs and vote for your favorite. We are on the left hand side, scroll down the page to the third category, “Best of Travel Blog.” We are […]

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Serengeti Dreams

January 12th, 2010 by · 6 Comments · Africa, Tanzania

Five minutes into the park we saw a young lioness tearing apart a Buffalo. If you have never seen a grown lioness stretch and flex her massive figure, let me just note they are sculpted power. It left an impression. Safari guides have a network of communication to inform each other of the animals presence, […]

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