To my American Friends, Happy Thanksgiving

This is my favorite holiday of the year. Unlike most holidays, which are about buying and giving things, this holiday is about sharing a special day with our friends and family, eating great food, watching American football, and most of all, giving thanks for all we have! My experiences over this past year have especially made me thankful for being so lucky and blessed to be born in one of the greatest countries in the world; a country where we have so much freedom, opportunity, and quality of life. I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of those in service, especially abroad in remote regions, for their unrelenting dedication to protecting our freedom, opportunities and quality of life.

I also want to express deep gratitude to all of you who joined me on some amazing adventures all across the globe and I thank you for the incredible memories. Your laughter, excitement, passion, patience and friendship help make this the greatest journey imaginable. I am very excited that I will be seeing a lot of you in Africa during 2016. May you have a wonderful day giving thanks and may next year bring you closer to your dreams, which are yet to unfold.

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14 Responses to “To my American Friends, Happy Thanksgiving”

  1. Nanciellen Davis

    Thanks, Piper. The pix are great — wonderful reminders of adventures past and hopefully future. Great holidays to all our friends here and elsewhere.

    Nanciellen

  2. Severine Blaise

    Hi Piper, many thanks for your great pics memorising a wonderful time and adventure we had together in India!
    What a fun we had there! Have a Happy Thanksgiving in the US and continue with your great work!????

    Severine

    • Piper

      You are welcome Severine. We had such a good time, I am considering another trip, but including the Tigers and other wildlife, in 2017! May you have another incredible year of travel in 2016!

    • Piper

      Thank you Caroline, may you have an incredible holidays season and wonderful New Year.

  3. Neil Nourse

    Happy Thanksgiving Piper!
    Can’t wait to share a adventure with you in February!!

    • Piper

      Hello Neil
      I am so excited for our up coming safari!! I hope we hit the migration just right. Have a wonderful holiday season and I will see you in Africa!

  4. Piper Worcester

    Can’t afford to come do safaris but LOVE your fantastic photography and live a bit vicariously through your adventures! Thanks for sharing your wonderful photography!

    • piper Mackay

      Start saving!! I know many people who saved for 10 years. Even if a photography safari is out of the budget, there are many regular tour companies that offer great group safaris in the low season at affordable rates. Everyone should experience an African safari, even without a camera!

  5. Ellen Goldblatt

    Piper – I am very grateful for the joy you brought to my life and my sister in the past year on our journeys through India and Kenya and particularly in Ithumba with the elephants. Love the image of us all with the Sadhus. I look forward to future journeys with you. Namaste, Ellen

    • Piper

      Hello Ellen
      It is aways a joy to have the both of you on my trips and I love our side adventures. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to see the both of you in 2016.