Read more Devil hunting 23 Feb 2024 “I am not leaving until I have seen a Tasmanian Devil” said Jon... Read more
Read more A lazy bear and a fishing cat 25 Sep 2023 We had no idea Sri Lanka had such an amazing array of... Read more
Read more Komodo NP 20 Jul 2023 For most people if you mention Komodo they automatically think... Read more
Read more Orangutans 6 Jul 2023 We had booked a boat in Kalimantan to try to see orangutans in... Read more
Read more Wildlife in Iceland 11 Jun 2023 Iceland has almost become synonymous with puffins and the... Read more
Read more Southern Africa 25 Sep 2019 Just before leaving Africa we needed to finish up some leave,... Read more
Read more Western Usambara Mountains 30 Jan 2019 Our last trip with the company car… the lease has run out, and... Read more
Read more The hunt for the red wolf 16 Jan 2019 There are 37 canid species in the world, and the Ethiopian... Read more
Read more Biggest aquarium in the world 28 Nov 2018 Where do you think you can find the biggest aquarium in the... Read more
Read more Mahale handshake 4 Oct 2018 When grooming, the chimpanzees in Mahale NP clasp their hands... Read more
Read more Loliondo 25 Sep 2018 We’re not quite sure who told us about Klein’s camp or when.... Read more
Read more Selous Siwandu 29 Aug 2018 This was supposed to be a trip we would do with Jude’s parents,... Read more
Read more Exploring a new area and revisiting an old classic 29 Jun 2018 We always enjoy exploring new places, but sometimes it is also... Read more
Read more Monkey Mania 23 Jun 2018 The Udzungwas are part of the Eastern Arc of mountains that run... Read more
Read more Gorillas and volcanoes in the DRC 4 May 2018 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Africa’s second... Read more
Read more Secret reviewers 28 Feb 2018 We don’t need much of an excuse to go on safari, and when all... Read more
Read more Another xmas and new year’s eve in Tanzania 4 Jan 2018 We love spending the xmas period where we live. And with two... Read more
Read more Whalesharks guaranteed… 14 Dec 2017 Come to Mafia we said, come in December we said, whalesharks... Read more
Read more Jongomero 23 Nov 2017 Ruaha NP is one of our favourite national parks in Tanzania,... Read more
Read more Whaleshark rescue 10 Nov 2017 Months ago Birgit, a friend and fellow diver from the Dar es... Read more
Read more Roho ya Selous 31 Oct 2017 From Dar es Salaam it is only a 45-minute flight to the Selous,... Read more
Read more The wild west of Tanzania 13 Sep 2017 Katavi National Park. Remote. Wild. Unspoilt. Pure. Rarely... Read more
Read more Tourist veggies in Madagascar 30 Aug 2017 A biodiversity hotspot, country of lemurs and chameleons, and... Read more
Read more The grass is greener on the other side 28 Jul 2017 It was that time of the year, and we were keen to see some of... Read more
Read more The retreat 18 Jul 2017 We had been to the Selous a few times, but always to the same... Read more
Read more Making the most of our car and driver 30 Jun 2017 Thursday evening we were loading the car. Tents, mattresses,... Read more
Read more Ndutu Plains calving 23 Feb 2017 The migration of the hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and... Read more
Read more Drama in the bush 30 Jan 2017 We visited the Selous again, our third trip there –... Read more
Read more Back on the bike 18 Dec 2016 Not a day goes by without us either talking about, researching,... Read more
Read more Whalesharks 12 Dec 2016 Apparently whalesharks hang around in Tanzania’s waters... Read more
Read more Turtle hatchlings 4 Dec 2016 “There’s a turtle hatching on south beach tomorrow in case... Read more
Read more A terrible night sleep 13 Nov 2016 A quick camping trip to Saadani for a weekend resulted in a... Read more
Read more Serengeti NP 25 Oct 2016 When friends or family announce a visit it is always exciting.... Read more
Read more A different safari 18 Sep 2016 We went out at night, torches ready, socks over trousers (to... Read more
Read more Back to Kenya 30 Aug 2016 We were invited to a wedding in Kenya and flew across, using... Read more
Read more Mikumi NP 24 Aug 2016 When asking around we were told the drive to Mikumi NP is... Read more
Read more Ruaha NP 12 Aug 2016 Ruaha NP is the largest national park in East Africa after the... Read more
Read more Our first taste of freedom in Tanzania 8 Aug 2016 Before we were allowed to drive ourselves in Tanzania, we had... Read more
Read more Selous – Lake Mwanze 28 Jun 2016 Most of the national parks are quite far away from Dar, meaning... Read more
Read more Kwaheri Kenya (goodbye Kenya) 20 Jun 2016 We wanted to share a weekend away with our best friends as our... Read more
Read more Secret valley 2 Jun 2016 Gerald invites us to join him for a weekend of camping with... Read more
Read more The Ark 4 May 2016 We decided to go back to the Ark in the Aberdare NP. It was our... Read more
Read more Buffalo chase 30 Apr 2016 The Laikipia plateau is probably our favourite area in Kenya.... Read more
Read more 40 in style 20 Apr 2016 It was Jon’s turn to celebrate the big 4 zero and we managed to... Read more
Read more Camping in your own back yard 15 Apr 2016 Who hasn’t camped in their own back yard as a kid? Isn’t it... Read more
Read more Fishing Lodge 4 Mar 2016 It’s a popular place this Fishing Lodge in the Aberdares NP, we... Read more
Read more The Jackson’s 5 2 Feb 2016 Have you heard of an aardvark? No? An aardwolf then? Also not?... Read more
Read more Crater Lake and Elsamere 27 Jan 2016 We had never been to Crater Lake or visited Elsamere, so with... Read more
Read more Lake Baringo 21 Jan 2016 A long time ago Jude and Kat drove up to Lake Baringo, but Jon... Read more
Read more Solio 11 Jan 2016 This private conservancy is the world’s first rhino sanctuary.... Read more
Read more Tsavo West 16 Dec 2015 We weren’t sure if we were going to get the long weekend for... Read more
Read more South Africa 7 Nov 2015 Jon had to go to Cape Town for work and we decided to use the... Read more
Read more The great migration 10 Aug 2015 With eager anticipation Jude’s sister and her family arrived in... Read more
Read more Glamping with horses 9 Jun 2015 A few weeks before the long weekend we each had to fill in a... Read more
Read more African kangaroos 30 May 2015 We had planned to run with the Swaras on Saturday and compete... Read more
Read more Kakamega Forest 10 May 2015 It’s 333km to Kakamega Forest, Kenya’s only remaining... Read more
Read more Ol Pejeta 30 Apr 2015 For us it was a last minute decision to go to Ol Pejeta for the... Read more
Read more Rwanda 13 Apr 2015 Easter was another 4-day break on the calendar, so we decided... Read more
Read more Tsavo East and Amboseli NP 19 Jan 2015 Kenya is blessed with a large number of national parks and we... Read more
Read more New Year’s in the Mara 11 Jan 2015 Taking only one day off (Friday) meant another 4-day holiday,... Read more
Read more Umani Springs 29 Dec 2014 After only a few months in Kenya we decided to adopt. Most of... Read more
Read more Mt Suswa 8 Dec 2014 Kat had signed up for an overland trip from Nairobi to Vic... Read more
Read more Volunteer doctors working in our new home 23 Nov 2014 We had only moved into our new home 7 days before our first... Read more
Read more A hot water bottle and a leopard 20 Oct 2014 One of our first trips out of Nairobi took us to the Aberdares... Read more
Read more Exploring Thai national parks 2 Apr 2013 Elephants, tigers, tapirs, gaur, gibbon, sambar deer, mouse... Read more
Read more Taman Negara 9 Mar 2013 The Lonely Planet describes Kuala Tahan as a tourist trap and... Read more
Read more The zoo (our backyard) 8 Aug 2011 Our backyard comes alive every day (well, mostly at night... Read more
Read more Shark Bay 8 Apr 2010 This time we decided to go north to Shark Bay for the Easter... Read more
Read more Easter weekend at Quaalup (Fitzgerald NP) 14 Apr 2009 Easter means a 4-day long weekend, so we decide to join Paul,... Read more
Read more Kangaroo Island 11 Nov 2008 We went to Kangaroo Island (KI) with Stuart & Jayne and... Read more
