The Tsavo region of Kenya is often associated with a dreadful series of events immortalized in a book by John Henry Patterson (The Man-eaters of Tsavo), about two maneless man-eating …
Table Mountain
Starting as a child with my family and later with my wife and our two young boys, I spent many a summer holiday in Cape Town. For us up-country visitors, …
The orphan elephants of Ithumba, Kenya
At the foot of the Ithumba Hills in the thick green bush of Tsavo East, live 33 of the most fortunate, unfortunate young elephants in Africa. Most fortunate because they …
Strange wonderful Madagascar Part 2
At Berenty, in the south of Madagascar, the moment you step outside your room, you come face to face with the many reasons to visit Madagascar, and to shrug off …
Strange wonderful Madagascar Part 1
After a couple of visits to Madagascar I’d have to say I found it to be a truly strange and wonderful yet mildly maddening country, that is definitely not for …
Beautiful Birds of Africa Part 3
Traveling through Africa, no matter where you find yourself, you will soon learn that birds are to be found in even the most inhospitable of habitats, such as the Namib …
Beautiful Birds of Africa Part 2
Other than being pretty, or striking, or even awesome to see, birds intersect with the safari experience in several ways. Practically anywhere you go on safari, there will be a …
Beautiful Birds of Africa Part 1
For many visitors to Africa, observing and appreciating birds is an added bonus to their safari. Other than a relatively small group of serious birders, sometimes jocularly referred to as …
The Big Cats of Mashatu Botswana
Where in Africa can you go on safari and over the course of three or four days be practically assured of seeing lions, leopards and cheetahs? The Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in …
Chimpanzee trekking in Africa
As a child growing up in South Africa I had no concept of chimpanzees as wild animals. Even well into my teens – by which time I had seen and …
