Dive Day in The Seychelles

We met a wonderful family – The Lesters – on our trip. They are avid dive fans and had made arrangements to scuba at many of the ports on our trip. I joined them twice – in The Maldives and in The Seychelles (Islands). Both times were wonderful. Here’s a glimpse…

Africa, Gratitude, Fame, and The Biebs

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Featured guests:

Cherylyn Harley LeBon – Co-Chairman of the Project 21 National Advisory Board – for “Political Talk.”Pastor Drew Sams for “Spiritual Talk.”

Pastor Drew Sams for “Spiritual Talk.”

Doug French, co-founder of the Dad 2.0 Summit

Today’s radio show is inspired by this week’s “A Dad’s Point-of-View” column, Flying Home after 13 Countries, 21 Cities, in 38 Days.

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2 Minutes 2 See Kenya

I try to do videos that are not boring travelogues. That usually means PEOPLE. This is a prime example of how the very simple – video taken in one position on a ferry in Kenya – can convey the feeling of the place. In this case, a ferry from Mombasa to the mainland..

Monkey Business

Zanzibar is a pretty bleak place. Frankly, it’s depressing. But, we did have a light time at Jozani Forest when we encountered these monkeys and their “monkey business” – be sure to see the surprise ending!

What’s On Your Mind at #DadChat

What's on your mind

It’s a New Year. What’s on YOUR mind? What are your hopes, wishes, fears? What do you want for yourself, for your family, for the world? I just returned from a wonderful but sobering trip to Africa and India and I’ve been reflecting a lot about the world, my place in it, and my hopes and dreams for my boys. Let’s have an open dialogue about this and whatever is on YOUR mind Thursday, January 23 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET.

Flying Home After 13 Countries, 21 Cities, in 38 Days

Modern Abu Dhabi

                                  All photos in this column by Bruce Sallan

I am sitting on a full flight, flying home from Johannesburg, South Africa to Atlanta, Georgia on the world’s longest non-stop flight at 17 hours, give or take. We have to go through Customs in Atlanta and then another flight to Los Angeles and my adventure will be over. I just finished watching “Rush,” the movie about the Formula One racing rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. It was powerful, but the baby won: the baby that has been crying for much of this flight.

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