An arribada (Spanish for “arrival” or “arrival by sea”) is the name given to the incredible phenomenon when thousands of Olive Ridley turtles come onto a particular beach in Costa Rica to lay their eggs overnight. There can be up to 80,000 turtles in ONE NIGHT, and these turtles hatched on this same beach 10-15 years ago. When a hatchling […]
Having flown down to South Africa for a week, it made sense to make the most of it and do something else in that part of the world. I’d previously volunteered at Imire in 2019 with my son and daughter-in-law and was impressed with their volunteer programme and general ethos, so signed up for another week there. Imire is essentially […]
Imiri Rhino & Wildlife Conservation. 2026. ZimbabweRead More »
In Part 1 I mentioned our camp breakfasts, but one day I was able to surprise my friends with a breakfast in the bush, which the staff at Pungwe had laid on for us. (Thank you Michel for organising this) It was a real treat to enjoy breakfast under the trees and was a good opportunity to take a photo […]
Pungwe camp, Greater Kruger, South Africa. Part 2Read More »
Last month my partner Doug and I met up with 3 people who had been guests of mine on previous photography tours I’d organised. I’ve now retired from running big trips and had simply suggested meeting up at a small authentic safari camp that I’d been to before. Needless to say, I did end up doing all the organising but […]
Pungwe camp, Greater Kruger, South Africa. Part 1.Read More »
For a few years now I’ve wanted to see Puffins but had never made a decision to actually book a trip that would enable me to do so. I knew that there is a big puffin colony on Skomer Island, which is just off the coast of Pembrokeshire in west Wales, a mere 3 hours drive away, but there is […]
February and March are great months to get away from the English weather! This year we’ve had one of the wettest winters on record in the UK, but by complete contrast, the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica hadn’t seen one drop of rain since November. C.R has two seasons – hot & dry which to a certain extent encompasses […]
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to see the Northern Lights. I travelled to Iceland a few years ago but with no luck, and whenever they’ve been visible here in the UK I’ve always been away. At the beginning of this month my partner and I flew to Finland for 5 nights, and, WOW – they were […]
After spending a week in Barbados we made a short hop over to St. Lucia, another country neither of us had visited before. There was no seat allocation on the little airplane and the flight took just over 30 minutes. I celebrated my birthday whilst there and the staff surprised me with a decorated table and complimentary dessert. It would […]
Whilst driving from the west coast of Barbados to the east, we stopped to visit Hunte’s Gardens, which is described as “The most enchanting place on earth”. I always take such grand claims with a pinch of salt, but they are certainly beautiful and tranquil with a variety of benches and chairs dotted around where you can sit, relax, and […]
Earlier this month I spent a week in Barbados, followed by a week in St. Lucia. It was great to get away at this time of year, when the UK is often drab and damp with fewer daylight hours. We had hired a car in order to explore the island and one of the first things we did was to […]
