Bangweulu – The Place Where the Water Meets the Sky
We wake to the cry of a fish eagle, and I’m reminded of what explorer and missionary David Livingstone, is said to have remarked in the Bangweulu swamps almost 150 years ago… “it is as though the large...
View ArticleSustainable Safari
In these days of consumerism, depletion of natural resources, pollution, global warming and more, travellers have started taking stock of the environmental impact of their holidays. They’ve started...
View ArticleTracking Lions and Outlasting Hyenas in Northern Botswana – An African Oasis.
It’s 3 am. We’re suddenly awoken by the sound of something thundering towards our room. We sit bolt upright in bed, fumbling to the bedside light. Something large, very large, brushes against the...
View ArticleDestination De Hoop: Whale Watching on the Southern Tip of South Africa
As the sun goes down and the sky lights up the surface of the water in crimson, orange and yellow, we sit, sundowners in hand, looking out over seemingly the endless ocean before us. Silhouetted...
View ArticleAn Interview with Ashok Dilwali, Extraordinary Himalayan Photographer
With over 300 trips to the Himalayas over three decades resulting in work published in 25 books, landscape and nature photographer Mr. Ashok Dilwali often needs no introduction to anyone familiar with...
View ArticleFreediving, Spearfishing and Disconnecting in a Remote corner of the Caribbean
I yearn to spend time in a remote location, preferably by the ocean, away from all the daily commodities and luxuries we have grown so dependent upon. Regrettably, even addicted to it. Yet, there is...
View ArticleBook Review: On Europe’s Sacred Ground, Landscapes Are as Compelling as the...
In the late 1990s, British hiker Andrew Terrill set off with nothing but a backpack full of gear from the southern tip of Italy. His aim was simple: to walk north for 7,000 miles. Along the way, he...
View ArticleHighlander UAE: Another Side to the Emirates in the Hajar Mountains
As we navigated the steep ridges of the Hajar Mountains, the Sea of Oman stretched out far below us, shimmering in the harsh sunlight. Hiking along the western side of the rocky mountain range on a...
View ArticleEscape to Japan’s Unexplored Regions of Sacred Peaks and Breathtaking Coastlines
Japan is home to some of the most diverse and beautiful landscapes found anywhere in the world. With mountains throughout the four main islands of Japan, beautiful beaches and some of the world’s best...
View ArticleNew Zealand’s Whakaari/White Island case will change the country’s adventure...
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, University of South Australia and James Higham, Griffith University An Auckland court has found Whakaari Management Limited (WML) guilty of breaching workplace safety laws...
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