Recent content by Kento!

Gotta get the kids to 'merica for some gun training... We're looking at going back maybe 5 years or so from now.

Well, it's not done yet. I've been focusing on presentations to my students about the trip. I will do it as time allows...

Yes, I'm sure that is a factor. She is also a doctor with surgical experience. Very steady hands and excellent focus, as well as an ability to control the adrenaline. ;)

Good advice. I tend to procrastinate. I took my wife to the range once several years ago in North Carolina. We started with .22 rifles and worked our way up to an AR15 and .357 magnum. At the range by the lodge (in SA) she took 2 practice shots with each of the two rifles she used (a...

Thank you, everyone, for your encouraging words! We have returned to Japan and have some amazing memories. Wheat a spectacular trip! I will write a report, but don't look for it too soon. I'll be busy catching up for a bit. I will also be posting up little bits of info I learned in other...

I forgot to mention that while I haven't posted much, I have been reading posts almost daily and really appreciate all of the great info and advice everyone has shared here. What a great community!

Well, we are finishing our packing and the kids can't get to sleep. ;) About 16 hours until our first (of 3) flights to Africa! :D (Nagoya to Hong Kong to Johannesburg to Victoria Falls.) A few days later, we'll meet my parents and my sister's family for a 10-day hunt / photo safari in...

Hey, bulldogmark, great trip report. Thank you. I have a question... My family will be going to Zimbabwe and South Africa in a few weeks and are filling up our excess luggage space/weight with clothes and school supplies to donate. What would you say are the most needed items based on your...

Thanks! :)

Good info. We'll be taking Malarone. My wife is a doctor and even she said we should talk to another doctor who specializes in African travel-related medicine. He agreed that Malarone was best for us. (It IS expensive, though.) I'll also be treating our clothes with permethrin (thanks for the...

Thanks for relating your experience. The translation thing is a pain and an added expense, but could be worth the time / hassle saved. I will do that. Thanks for the links. Kento

We will be leaving in about 30 days to Zimbabwe / South Africa. :D My 2 kids will be traveling with my wife and me. Here's the twist - they have Japanese passports and Japanese-language documentation (I'm American). On the Japanese-language website from the SA gov't, there doesn't seem to be...

Thank you very much for the heads-up.

I love that big guy coming out of the corner. Also, the photo behind. The shield and spear are nice, too. And is that a dueling pistol on the table?

I love those warthog tusk mounts. Where were those done?