Guy MavorDec 17, 20185 min48 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...
Guy MavorDec 14, 20188 minEncounters with ElephantsI 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...
Guy MavorOct 26, 201811 min48 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...
Guy MavorOct 25, 20183 min"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...
Guy MavorAug 23, 201811 minA week in Limpopo, Part 2Across 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...
Guy MavorAug 19, 201811 minA 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,...
Guy MavorJul 23, 201812 minOryx and CakeI am not one for interfering with nature. In fact, I am in Namibia with friends in order to experience nature at its least...
Guy MavorJul 18, 20184 minMany Africas beginsToday 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...