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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage Sri Lanka

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka

A highlight of our trip aboard Silversea’s Silver Wind was a stop in Sri Lanka! We had plans to take a Silversea excursion to visit the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in the center of the country. Pinnawala has the largest number of captive elephants in the world (88!) and is nearly 40 years old. How to Get […]

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Young elephant helps himself to a drink of some milk formula at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi Kenya

A Day in Nairobi Kenya

Nairobi is a fascinating east African city to explore but few take the time to experience the city before running off to the Serengeti.  On a recent visit I decided to maximize the little time that I had.  I was staying in the nice part of town near all the Embassies and arranged with the Norfolk Hotel to […]

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