Meeting the people of Jordan
This is a renewal of a previous post – I have been reflecting a lot recently about the people we meet on our travels and I wanted to re-share this post… I knew very little about Jordan before we visited, and I…
Category Travels
The Little Things In Life
Regular followers of Taraji Blue will know that I have an obsession with macro photography – especially insects. That’s why, on our recent trip to the Kalahari desert, I took time out from spotting big cats and focussed…
The day we got caught in a buffalo stampede and lived to tell the tale
We were on our own this time. Aside from the little red car that had become our home for 14 hours a day for the past week, we had no protection. There was no Maasai guide to teach us the…
Conservation in practice in Africa…where to go to meet the experts
If you fancy doing more than observing animals, and wish to find out more about the blood, sweat and tears involved in protecting African Wildlife, then we can recommend the following… We have adopted orphan elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi. As foster…
What do the locals in Africa think of the wildlife?
Whilst on safari we purposefully speak a lot to our rangers and safari guides who adore the animals. It’s more than a job to them – they love and protect the animals. You can see it in the way they…
What animal interaction can I expect on an African Safari?
Interaction is limited – and should be for your safety. Although, saying that, there are several times when I have felt that I have made a connection with the animals. It’s hard to describe – it’s a sense of staring…
New photos added from the Isle of Lewis
We have recently updated our Scottish online photo gallery with images taken in the Isle of Lewis. Despite being told how stunningly beautiful Lewis is, I did not expect much from the island. I was, however, blown away by…
Rhino poaching in Kruger National Park…it has to stop.
When departing the gates of Kruger National Park we heard the shocking news on the radio that 8 Rhino carcasses had been found in Kruger National Park the day previous. Three were found in the Pretoriuskop area section and the other five…
Walk
I often forget I’ve only been to New York once, back in 2005 on the way back to the UK from a West Coast road trip. This image sums the place up to me – walk, go, go, do it…
Spring Has Sprung
The onset of spring and the lighter evenings was the perfect excuse to dust off the macro lens and hit the meadows to see what emerging plants and insects we could find. The overcast Bank Holiday weather created a wonderful bokkeh…