New Beginnings
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
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Greetings for the New Year!
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
Roi
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
Ethics of Tourism
Repeated visits to the same wildlife park can be very rewarding. As we have found with the Maasai Mara. While most of what follows is about the Mara, this is just a case… Continue reading
Mothering
An adult lioness walking not twenty feet from your vehicle is an experience that gives you the feeling, “my hair stood on end”. But a mother lioness walking by with her three week old… Continue reading
Pure Magic
Some mornings are incredible. Some mornings you wake up to magic. And some mornings you get to capture that magic – or the small part of it that can be captured – on… Continue reading
Dharmambal Amma
Savitha, my friend, gave me a story. She is the great-granddaughter of this incredible woman. Daughter’s daughter’s daughter … its a rich heritage to have running through your veins. I empathise here …… Continue reading
Shades of Grey
Last evening, I put up a status message on my Facebook page asking people to please wear grey today – August, 12 – to commemorate World Elephant Day. A handful have responded by… Continue reading
Satao – a legend
Originally posted on Mark Deeble:
When I last wrote about Satao, I felt that I couldn’t use his name. I could refer to him only as a ‘magnificent tusker’ or an ‘iconic Tsavo…
