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It’s a Question of Coffee
25 February 2020
With the full knowledge that he probably wouldn’t sleep for a week, Mike took one for this blog and sought out the secretive nuances of the perfect cup of coffee during a recent visit to Africa’s coffee capital, Kigali.
In Memory of Those Loved and Lost
19 November 2019
One of our regular contributors, Mike Boyd, took up the challenge of sharing his experience of a recent visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, a place of remembrance, learning and hope. Genocide is never spontaneous. It is an intentional act of multiple murder, aimed at destroying the presence of the victim group.
The 22 Stars that Stole the Show
13 September 2016
Steve travelled to Kwita Izina, the 12th annual naming ceremony for newborn gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, and tells us about his visit to the beautiful country and his experience at this very special event.
A Ugandan Safari: Part Two
17 February 2016
YOU CAN LOSE SOME FATS A word of advice: next time your safari itinerary reads ‘the chimpanzee population is quite mobile but the walk is enchanting’ turn around and run like hell. This chapter of our Ugandan safari features two Adolfs. Why in this lovely country splattered with colonial nomenclature is this a common name?...
A Ugandan Safari: Part One
9 February 2016
GOOD CALL, PTOLEMY Around 1800 years ago the Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer and astrologer Ptolemy drew on his map of Africa, in what today is known as Uganda, Lunae Montes, or as we now call them, Mountains of the Moon. Kate and I recently travelled to Uganda on a chimpanzee quest but secretly I was...
The Hour My Heart Stopped
6 January 2016
The thought had never crossed my mind; it had never appeared on my bucket list; it was not a ‘big wildlife tick’ I was yearning for; and yet suddenly two weeks after my wedding I found myself dusting off my hiking boots and preparing myself for what was sold as “a trip of a lifetime”...
The Chimps, the Pelly and Me
7 December 2015
Greystoke Mahale lodge is world famous – mainly for its close proximity to wild chimpanzee groups which one can track and spend time with in the Mahale Mountains, but also for its quirky design and mind-blowing location. Set on the white sandy beaches of the gin clear waters of Lake Tanganyika, this lodge certainly lived...