Branching Out: Connect With Each Other (and Your Destination) by Staying in a Tent or Treehouse
“Is it by any chance your honeymoon?” Lindsay asked as we walked down the path to our tent. “No,” I laughingly replied. “We’ve been married for 16 years. The honeymoon is long over.” “I ask because we put you in our honeymoon tent,” she said with a smile. This brought a smile to our faces as well. Everything about this luxury tent at The Hide , a safari camp located in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, was perfect. The outdoor bathtub. The view from our patio. The seed pods neatly adorning our fresh towels. After spending four days in Victoria Falls without our luggage, wearing the same clothes day after day, I was on the verge of a meltdown. I was tired of washing my socks and underwear out in the sink every night. But just before leaving Vic Falls we finally got our luggage. I skeptically thought we would never see our stuff again, but the people of Zimbabwe are honest, hardworking people. The staff at the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge went out of their way ...