“Namib” is of Nama origin meaning “open place”. Indeed, it is a vast, open place considering that the desert extends along the east coasts of Angola, Namibia and South Africa – a distance of about 2,000… Continue reading
The hunting of Cecil, the lion, brought a lot of publicity to the wildlife of Africa. Reams were written and bits and bytes overflowed on the Internet. Outrage, defence, abuse, sorrow … The… Continue reading
Statutory Warnings :- (a) if you have not yet read Amish Tripathi‘s books, you may not want to read on. I know I hate to have a story unfolded till I have read… Continue reading
Hello friends. We apologise for the earlier post notice on Namibia. It was a bit of a mess up there! But the post will come soon! Thank-you for your patience. Please keep reading… Continue reading
We had three days and three nights to meet a friend, do a photo workshop and kickstart our year end (2014) vacation in South Africa (where else?!?). We have done numerous wildlife workshops… Continue reading
We downsized our home recently. And we needed to reduce “stuff”. While we had a garage sale, gifted away bed linen and donated clothes, I had not done anything towards reducing my books,… Continue reading
2015 began beautifully. And it continues to shower surprises. We got an email from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust that they had been approached by National Geographic to do a story on Roi. They… Continue reading
Some years begin quietly. And some years begin with amazing experiences. We ushered in 2015 in Durban, South Africa. This has been a special place for us since we lived there a few years… Continue reading
Social media in the last 10 days or so has been flooded with New Year Greetings. Not just Christmas Greetings or Seasons Greetings, but New Year Greetings. It occurred to me that the… Continue reading
The elephant funeral (our earlier post “Mourning” ) was a completely heartbreaking experience. Our first act on getting home that day, was to call The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi to report the tragedy.… Continue reading
