Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Allison Olmsted covers lifestyle for active women as The Gear Diva. Earlier this week I covered the ins and outs of packing for ...

The first time I went on a safari, I brought the wrong colored clothes, forgot a good pair of binoculars, and didn’t realize how cold the mornings could be. By day two, I was borrowing an extra fleece ...

I went on my first safari—a three-week camping trip around Botswana and Zimbabwe—when I was just 11 years old. The thrill of waking to the sound of hippos grazing just outside the tent, or coming face ...