Have you ever trekked Australia’s Outback? How about South America’s rainforests? Have you seen a bear in the wild? Well, if these are some of the items on your bucket list than perhaps a stroll through San Francisco Zoo’s Outback Walkabout, encounters with some amazing South American animals and getting up close with bears in…
After sending the last of the elephants to a sanctuary the San Francisco Zoo has now turned the old Pachyderm Building into an educational exhibit hall. During my visit in the spring of 2014 the exhibit was ‘The Scoop on Poop’. I know you’re probably thinking, ‘disgusting! Who wants to learn about poop?!’ but this is a…
“Where am I, Africa?”, I thought to myself as I entered San Francisco Zoo’s Africa Region. Ahead of me was a sprawling, 3 acre, savanna with beautiful oryx grazing alongside zebra, duiker, zudu and even ostrich and crowned cranes. Standing guard, with hunched shoulders and permanent scowl, perched on a massive nest was the marabou stork. Then…
When I set out to visit the Santa Barbara Zoo I had now idea of the interesting animals I’d meet or the wealth of knowledge I’d find. Join me as I take you around the zoo’s last half (first half – From Chatty Swans to the California Trails at the Santa Barbara Zoo) as the Forest’s…
With the crowds of the San Diego Zoo and its vast expanse behind me I was excited to visit a smaller, quieter and more intimate zoo. I was more than pleased with the sweet and charming Santa Barbara Zoo. To learn more about the zoo visit my Santa Barbara Zoo post and see what there is to do…
When I decided to visit a new friend and fellow travel blogger in Santa Barbara while on the west coast I knew I had to visit the Santa Barbara Zoo after hearing her rave review about how quaint it was. When many of us think about zoos on the west coast we immediately think of…
San Diego Zoo offers such a vast assortment of amazing animals to spend your day enjoying, like frolicking giraffes to panda love. Be sure to get out early to see as much as you can or pace yourself, relax and savour watching your favourite animal for hours. And believe me, if the San Diego Zoo was my…
Lady of the Zoos 