I described the wilderness experience as being one of the most essential ingredients to a great safari in an earlier blog post. Over the past twenty years the popularity of African safaris have been steadily increasing. Wildlife areas vary considerably. Most reserves were created in areas of limited water or ...
December 2018 I looked out of the window of the Cessna Caravan 12-seater aircraft as it banked and descended. The aquamarine waters of Lake Tanganyika contrasted with the emerald vegetation of the fields. A couple of days ago Laurence and Alana, my two eldest children, were at university in opposite ...
One aspect of an African safari that is often overlooked is the cultural side. The primary reason for an Africa trip is usually the big game - lion, leopard, elephant and lots more of course! But over the years, I have noticed how activities that bring guests into contact with ...
I catch the daily morning flight on KLM from Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The airport terminal disappears from view within a few minutes of leaving the gate as we taxi through the mist and line up for take off. There is not much to see through the window but ...
In December we went on a short family safari in the Serengeti. So many things happened, but these images stand out most in my mind. One day we had a puncture (flat), and Laurence (16) and Alana (13) fixed it, loosening the bolts, jacking up the Land-Rover, heaving the spare ...
Living in the midst of a mountain range, there is a magnetism that draws you towards the mountains and the outdoors. The most famous hiking trail in Spain must be the Camino de Santiago (St James' Way). Although this trail passes through our doorstep (a section called the Aragonese Route), ...
This is an update on my previous post, the Way. The day after my son Laurence and I had biked to the French border, my nephew Christopher joined our party and we set off from our Pyrenean village to Santiago de Compostela: the ancient cathedral town and legendary resting place ...
My son Laurence, his cousin Christopher, and I are about to embark on a journey. Traveling for several days from one point to another, with a specific aim in mind, is deep rooted in human culture. Most, although not all, of us aspire to at least one such adventure in ...
