Last year on 5th November I waved goodbye to Ushuaia aboard the Ocean Endeavour. For the first time in my life I was Antarctica bound as...

I’ve always thought Disney’s portrayal of Pumba in “The Lion King” is the epitome of a warthog. Working as a field guide I am fortunate...

There are few countries that will overload your senses and pull at your heartstrings in quite the way India does. The colours, the food,...

Nepal, home to the world's highest mountain, offers endless trekking opportunities. On my first visit to Nepal I trekked to Everest...

Famous throughout South America for it's skiing in the winter, Bariloche is a hiker's paradise for the rest of the year. Surrounded by...

Lake Titicaca sits at an altitude of 3800 meters between Bolivia and Peru. It has the largest surface area of any lake in South America...

Say the word 'Bolivia' and my mind immediately conjures up images of pristine salt flats and sparkling lagoons full of pink flamingos. A...

Nestled in the heart of Chile's lake district lies Pucon. The town sits on the shore of lake Lago Villarrica and is dwarfed by the snow...

As a child I watched a documentary of an orca propelling itself onto a beach in order to catch a seal pup. After this epic feat the orca...

Kaziranga, Assam India, is home to two thirds of the world's Greater One-horned rhinos. This fact alone had us travelling on a train for...

Perched on a mountain side overlooking Khangchendzonga (8598m), Darjeeling is neatly tucked between Nepal and Bhutan. Darjeeling is world...

Top things to do in Kathmandu in a couple of days.

The Augrabies Falls National Park or “place of the Great Noise” is a 55,000 hectare protected area surrounding the Orange River. The...

Elephants are by far my favourite animal. They are the reason I left England and my family behind and moved to the African bush to work...

African rock pythons can reach a length of five to six metres. Although they are not venomous they can deliver a nasty bite and hold...

Thanks to some recent rain the Waterberg is lush, green, the rivers full and the dams overflowing. Last week the Marataba section of the...

Baboons are often over looked by the experienced safari goer. Their antics and stealing ways around human habitation have given them a...

The Wild Coast of South Africa boasts incredible scenery, solitude and the villages along the way give an insight into the lives of the...

It was late afternoon and I had been catching glimpses of a mother leopard and her three cubs in the long reeds for about 20 minutes. My...

As we near the end of the dry season in the Waterberg many of the watering holes have dried up. Consequently animals are forced along the...