by Ilisa Oman | 28 Dec | Africa, Bucket List, Family Vacation, Kenya, safari, Travel Advisor, Travel Agent, Travel Planning
I consider my trip to Kenya to be comprised of two distinct parts – the city of Nairobi and the open spaces of Kenya’s national parks and the traditional safari that everyone thinks of when they consider visiting Africa. Kenya has 24 national parks. That’s in...
by Ilisa Oman | 14 Dec | Africa, Bucket List, Dream Trip, Family Travel, Family Vacation, Kenya, Luxury Family Travel, safari, Travel Advisor, Travel Agent, Travel Planning
A month after I left for my first trip to Africa, I am finally getting around to putting into words what Kenya was like. I got home the day before Thanksgiving and life just got in the way, so I’m sorry for this late email. Kenya – I am not sure how to adequately...
by Ilisa Oman | 10 Nov | Africa, Bucket List, Dream Trip, Family Travel, Family Vacation, Kenya, Luxury Family Travel, Luxury Travel, safari, Travel Advisor, Travel Agent, Travel Planning, Uncategorized
I am a carry-on convert. When traveling, I try to only bring carry-ons and avoid checking bags wherever possible, and my upcoming trip to Kenya is no exception. However, African safaris are unlike your average garden variety European trip, and packing for them pose...
by Ilisa Oman | 2 Nov | Bucket List, Dream Trip, Family Travel, Family Vacation, Kenya, Luxury Family Travel, safari
I am going to Kenya. I write all the time about bucket list trips, and one of mine has always been an African safari, to see the Big 5, to hug a baby elephant. And through a stroke of luck and a good idea, it’s coming true. Yes, I’m going to Kenya. How did this...
by Ilisa Oman | 12 Jul | Bucket List, Europe, Family Travel, Family Vacation, Galapagos, national parks, safari, Travel Advisor, Travel Agent, Travel Planning, vacation planning
When we hear the words “National Parks” we tend to automatically think of all the magnificent national parks the United States has to offer – that’s 423 across all states and territories. But once you’ve taken that Great American Road Trip to the beauty of our parks,...
by Ilisa Oman | 28 Apr | Bucket List, Egypt, Family Travel, Family Vacation, Galapagos, Honeymoon, Machu Picchu, national parks, safari, Travel Advisor, Travel Agent, Travel Planning, vacation planning
The phrase that is on everyone’s lips in the travel industry is “revenge travel.” What is that? It’s the idea that people are planning bigger and better trips. The coronavirus pandemic showed people that life is precious and that we never know when plans can change...