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EDITOR’S NOTE<br />
A<br />
ROMANTIC<br />
WORK TRIPS ARE A THING, RIGHT?<br />
s a travel writer, I get to stay at stunning and<br />
often romantic locations that come with candle-lit<br />
dinners set up right on the beach complete with<br />
exquisite wine, and to experience it with me is<br />
often our photographer, Brian. We have spent<br />
evenings in a conservancy around a bonfire<br />
watching the sun go down behind the Kilimanjaro, and<br />
while the experience is always memorable, we are both in<br />
consensus that it would be even better enjoyed with people<br />
we’re dating. Traveling for work is a privilege, especially<br />
the kind of work that we do, but it would still never beat trips<br />
taken with a partner.<br />
Still, being on a six-week vacation with my boyfriend at the<br />
end of last year was an interesting experience. With work,<br />
sometimes you’re on a set itinerary. Game drive at 6:00am.<br />
Interview with the conservation manager at 8:00am. Breakfast<br />
at 9:00am. Walking around the property’s greenhouse at<br />
10:00am. Chat to the community leader shortly after. When<br />
it’s clear that it’s a vacation, however, everything is up in the<br />
air. During a stopover at The Cliff in Lake Nakuru National<br />
Park, for instance, they offered to come and raise the flaps of<br />
our tent early in the morning so we could catch the sunrise.<br />
My boyfriend wanted to sleep in, but since I’m so used to<br />
being on the go when I travel, I wanted to see the sun rise<br />
over the lake. How else would I describe it if I were to later<br />
write about it? I of course won that one, and he thanked<br />
me for it, but there have been instances where I’ve needed<br />
reminders to slow down.<br />
Traveling with him vs for work also has its advantages, such<br />
as offering a fresh perspective when I might be starting to get<br />
a little jaded. Case in point, I was fast asleep one time during<br />
a game drive while he was losing his mind about seeing a<br />
pair of rhinos up close. Thing is, I’ve been on so many game<br />
drives for work that I’m no longer as excited about certain<br />
animals as I used to be, but being reminded about how sweet<br />
you have it can be just the jolt you need.<br />
Whether you’re traveling for work or with your partner this<br />
February, we wish you a lovely trip! Meanwhile, come with<br />
us across Africa to Senegal, Ethiopia, Lamu and Sao Tome &<br />
Principe...<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
ELEWANA LODO<br />
SPRINGS LODGE,<br />
LAIKIPIA<br />
Wendy Watta<br />
@WattaOnTheGo<br />
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