Tag Archives: Tanzania

Joy Without Complexity

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Ray V.

Note: be sure to click on the blog link to see all the photos. It was ten years ago today that I left to participate on a 17-day mission trip to Africa. (I have no idea why or how I … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Memories of Africa, Uncategorized | Tagged Arusha, Kilimanjaro Beer, Moshi, mt kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro crater, safari in tanzania, Tanzania, Throwback Thursday | 2 Comments

A Gentle Reminder

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Ray V.

note: This post will view much better if opened in the blog, where the photos can be enlarged. As I regularly navigate my version of the distractions, interuptions and roadblocks life throws at each of us, I try to find … Continue reading →

Posted in A Gentle Reminder | Tagged Africa, Fr. Jack Lombardi, National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, relaxing, Safari, St. Peter Catholic Church Hanciock MD, Tanzania | 1 Comment

Contrasts

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Ray V.

Remember, this will work much better if you open the link to the blog and view it as a website. You can also click on the photos to make them larger. It was during the Summer of 2007 that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Contrasts | Tagged Arusha Tanzania, Contrasts, Fr. Jack Lombardi, Moshi Tanzania, mt meru, National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Tanzania | 2 Comments

No Matter Where You Go. . .

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Ray V.

People are going to die. A few more photos from my trip to Tanzania back in 2007. Caskets sold on dirt streets, Toyota “hearses” and overgrown cemeteries next to football fields. It’s all part of living. … Continue reading →

Posted in African Death CAre | Tagged African funeral customs, Aiken Bloggers, Aiken SC, Arusha, Moshi, Ray Visotski, SC Cremation Society, Tanzania | Leave a comment

Reminders Of Africa

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Ray V.

Back in July of 2007, I spent almost three weeks on a mission trip with Fr. Jack Lombardi and about a dozen other pilgrims from the State of Maryland. We started and ended in South Africa, but spent most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Memories of Africa, Uncategorized | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Arusha, Fr. Jack Lombardi, Kilamanjaro, Moshi, pilgrims, Ray Visotski, serengeti national wildlife reserve, South Africa, Tanzania, time in tanzania | 4 Comments

The Top of The World

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Ray V.

I was reminded this evening of a mission trip I took to Africa back in 2007. We were in Africa for almost three weeks and spent two of them in the area around Arusha, Moshi and Kilamanjaro, Tanzania. I could … Continue reading →

Posted in Top of the world | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Mt. Kilamanjaro, Ray Visotski, Tanzania, views from airplanes, volcanos | Leave a comment

Flashback, 2007

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Ray V.

This afternoon I submitted the completed application for our youngest daughter’s passport. While waiting in line, I thumbed through my old passport and was transported back to 2007 when I traveled to Africa on a church mission trip. What a … Continue reading →