What to do in Cape Town – what a question! I can say without hyperbole that Cape Town is one of the finest cities I’ve ever visited. I love the place. Cape Town warrants as much time as you can give it. There’s its commanding location between Table Mountain and… Continue reading
Going to Africa for the first time? Looking for a refresher course on the dos and don’ts of travel in Africa? You’ve come to the right place with these top tips for travelling in Africa. Having travelled right across Africa for more than two years, I know exactly what works… Continue reading
Sitting around the African continent like the jewels on a necklace are some truly exquisite islands. Here’s my personal guide to the top small islands in Africa to visit! Almost always unique in one way or another, some are nation states. Other are autonomous regions. Still more just happen to… Continue reading
Everyone’s different. And that’s what makes what to wear on safari – a safari kit list difficult to determine. Safari-goers need and want different things when they travel to Africa. So this is not intended as a rigid list of specific items to be bought from a store before departure…. Continue reading
Africa’s reputation can be intimidating to say the least. However, go behind the headlines and you’ll find a mesmerising continent full to brimming with sights and experiences. Heading out on safari is a no-brainer. But there’s a lot more to Africa besides. Here are what I think are the top… Continue reading
10 minute read Sierra Leone’s Turtle Islands: the ultimate digital detox, on the Africa Geographic magazine blog (click to keep reading). Continue reading
The past weeks (and actually, months) have raced by like the pages of a flipbook. Taking my freelance status to heart, it means I’ve had my fingers in a variety of different pies, and have been able to explore a little of the Balkans – a part of Europe missing… Continue reading
Does it feel odd being back in Britain, where everything is familiar and I don’t have to worry about whether the milla tank holds enough water for everyone’s needs until the next full moon*? I’ll be honest. It doesn’t. It almost feels like those five months on a tiny island… Continue reading
I get most of my news second- or third-hand from guests where I’m volunteering in Sierra Leone. I’ve seen a television set once in my four months here (the headline on the screen was ‘Trump Victory’), and heard the comforting sounds of the BBC World Service just twice, from other… Continue reading
The cotton tree (nothing to do with cotton I don’t think but it is at least a tree) seems to like the sort of sandy ground that exists between Sierra Leone’s beaches and its loamy earth and on its busy city centre roundabouts. The cotton tree in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s… Continue reading
