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Africa revisited, past wanderings through the beautiful continent
Travelling for work and for pleasure, I’ve been lucky to have had the opportunity to visit several African countries: north, south, east and west. Some of the most extraordinary cultures, peoples,...
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Into the wild, Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve
Perhaps its the optimist in me, but I probably should have known better. The four days, three nights, food and transport included, deal I’d got from a travel agency in downtown Nairobi was just too...
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Lions of the Maasai Mara, caring parents and killing machines
Day two of my Maasai Mara adventure was only a few hours old and I’d already learned that pretty much everything that moves here is lunch for a larger, faster, smarter, more vicious creature. The...
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Lions of the Maasai Mara, alarming and amorous
One of the more surprising things about the Maasai Mara National Reserve, is the sheer numbers of lions that are thriving here. We saw many young and baby lions, but there were an awful lot of their...
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Lions of the Maasai Mara…The Yawn
We sat quietly in our jeep, watching animals cautiously approach a water hole, next to which was this lioness. As we looked on she suddenly yawned, giving us all a memorable demonstration of just how...
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Let sleeping cheetahs lie…and keep African Buffalo at a safe distance
They are sleek and dignified, yet as the fastest land animal on the planet, they are also the Maasai Mara’s most specialised killing machines. Their evolutionary adaptation is sublime. Cheetah’s are...
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A farewell, the glorious Maasai Mara
It was only four days, but time in the Maasai Mara seems to go in slow motion – especially the nights. The daily routine – up at dawn, out for a drive to spot animals, return for food and a few hour’s...
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