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48 Hours in South Luangwa (part 2)

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...

Encounters with Elephants

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...

48 Hours in South Luangwa (part 1)

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!"

"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...

A week in Limpopo, Part 2

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...

A Week in Limpopo, Part 1

(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,...

Oryx and Cake

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

Many Africas begins

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...