Sallee Jay: Hello and welcome to Travel + Explore & Play with Sallee Jay, I am your host. Thank you all so much for joining me for today’s live travel episode.
I have so many dreams for my business and salleejay.com, one of which is to have my own travel show, so what better way to start then with an Instagram travel series.
This series of interviews and blogs will be conversations with friends, family, and acquaintances, sharing amazing travel experiences here in the United States and abroad.
This afternoon, I have a very special guest Kacey Leachman Rodgers. We are friends/family/sisters/cousins and so much more! Kacey has been in my life, my entire life. I used to split my summers in the south staying with her family and my granny! We have so many stories of trail and triumphs. We have jokes, songs and memories to last a lifetime.
Read MoreI am working to raise $1000 towards ADP's $50K goal. For those who know me, I'm passionate about empowering rural women and cannot wait to get back to Africa to help!! I firmly believe that putting money in the hands of women helps break the cycle of poverty. When a woman earns an income, she spends 90% of that income on her family's well-being.
Read MoreOur private driver and Egyptologist guide helped to ease us through the Cairo airport travel visa procedures before whisking us away to the Giza Plateau to see the world-famous pyramids. We were able take in the massive ancient tombs and Great Sphinx, enjoy a camel ride and visit the Valley Temple, the nearby ancient mummification complex. Next, we headed to the Papyrus Institute, a museum and shop dedicated to educating individuals on the process of creating papyrus paper and all of its many properties. Afterward, we refueled with an Egyptian lunch before returning to the airport for our outbound flight. While, that is a pretty decent summary of our day, read on below for more intimate details of our layover tour in Egypt!
Read MoreConfessions of a Travel Blogger:
Gorilla Trekking is serious business, it is not just an activity to get a shot for the “gram!,” and while I am sure that adrenaline junkies all over the world have been drawn to go down this path — gorilla trekking is for individuals who embrace and value nature. Gorilla trekking is for the conservationist, naturalist and animal lover at heart. It’s an opportunity to see an endangered species while trying to understand the very complex issues surrounding the decline of this GREAT APE and the beautiful resources of Africa.
Now that we have all of that out of the way, on to the gorillas!
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