There is no better place in the valley to arrive at hungry than Flatdogs (these are crocodiles FYI) Camp. I arrive after 3, but the à la...

I first saw a wild elephant 28 years ago, and was struck, more than anything, by its serenity. It was an old male, and was happy to stand...

June 2017 and I am teaching in Blantyre, in magical Malawi (see separate posts), for the term. A Friday off for Eid-al-Fitr, and Monday...

"Africa doesn't need saving!" This was a line I heard in response to a brief explanations of my plans for this website. It is a fair...

Across the North I leave Botswana as smoothly as I arrived, fortified by coffee and a deep sense of contentment. Yes, I am dog-tired, and...

(But first, 20 hours in Botswana!) Limpopo. I have loved the word since reading Kipling's Just So Stories as a boy. The Elephant's Child,...

I am not one for interfering with nature. In fact, I am in Namibia with friends in order to experience nature at its least...

Today brought home to me that it really is time to begin publishing some of the material I have gathered for this website. But first, the...