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114 SAFARI

We knew what it meant when the phone rang at 1
a.m. in our hotel room in Zimbabwe. The hippos
were outside. “Don’t go outside. Wait for me,” the
hotel security guard told me. We had run into
him earlier that evening and he offered to call our
room if the hippos showed up.

120 ICELAND’S NORTHERN LIGHTS

“Ping” goes my phone in the middle of the night.
I jump out of bed, sprint to the window and scan
the horizon. As much as I try and will myself to
see something, there is … nothing. At 2 am,
someone had triggered a false alarm on a tracker
app for the northern lights over Akureyri.

SharonWhitley Larsen

Sharon Whitley Larsen’s work has appeared in many major publications, in-
cluding Reader’s Digest (and 19 international issues), Chicken Soup for the
Soul books, and Los Angeles Times Magazine. She’s the author of British
Travel Tidbits (2017) and Travel Tidbits (2018), published by Sanbun Pub-
lishers in New Delhi. Sharon also had a two-year travel column “Travel Tid-
bits” in the Union Jack newspaper. Her favorite topic is travel (favorite
destination London).

Tom Gable

Tom Gable has been writing about wine and travel since 1972 when he was
business editor of the San Diego Evening Tribune and had a weekly syndicated
wine column in more than 400 newspapers. He wrote for The Wine Spectator
and lifestyle and airline publications before moving into a career in public re-
lations. While in PR, he continued as the wine columnist for San Diego Maga-
zine for more than 35 years and a freelance travel writer. After retiring in
March 2023, he now writes wine and travel features for magazines and news-
papers, and blogs at (www.sdwineguru.com).

Anne Kruegeruncie

Anne Krueger worked at the San Diego Union-Tribune for 27 years, where she
won numerous awards for her journalism. She is now retired and enjoys travel-
ing around the world.