Zambia Safari & Lake Malawi with Green Safaris What an incredible experience. Probably one of the very best educational trips that I have been on! Zambia safari and Lake Malawi with Green Safaris...

Rwanda: the country of a thousand hills. How do you ignore the genocide where 1,000,000 Rwandans where brutally killed over 100 days, more than 20 years ago? You can’t. . . You shouldn’t. . . It...

I had a wonderful 3-week research trip to Madagascar. And my overwhelming enthusiasm is tinged with mixed emotions… There are so many positive things to say about a Madagascar safari holiday. The...

Here is a photo blog of a few of my amateur shots from a recent safari to Victoria Falls and Hwange in Zimbabwe. I think it’s useful to show how close you can get to the wildlife. And also the...

Like any job, mine has its upsides and downsides. A Botswana safari in the Okavango Delta at the start of one of the best floods in recent years was definitely one of the upsides! Ker & Downey, a...

Stay on Lake Malawi I flew from Johannesburg to Lilongwe and the tiny airport was awash with tourists queuing for the immigration officials. Luckily Robin Pope Safaris had arranged a “fixer”...

My recent Uganda safari tour by Mari Jacobs I was looking forward to my Educational Uganda safari tour for years. In fact I was chomping at the bit due to a two year delay because of Covid. But it...

Personal Mozambique Ocean Experience: I am not a diver, but I love to snorkel. Most of South Africa’s waters are too cold for brightly coloured tropical fish species, except for KwaZulu Natal....

I am filled with excitement that I can finally experience, and tick off my bucket list, one of the world’s most luxurious rail travel experiences: Rovos Rail. My journey started off slowly with...