Working with our travel partners, Antilophia Travel, in December 2019 I guided a fantastic family of 6 to Mexico City and the Yucatan Peninsula. My first four days were spent reconnoitring the entire trip which proved to be absolutely invaluable when picking up potential problems as well as defining areas where value could be [...]
I thoroughly enjoyed my recent trip the Republic of Congo and the Central Africa Republic. Just to be clear, those are different from the Democratic Republic, the one no one wants to go near. After an easy flight from Paris I arrived in Brazzaville early evening and was immediately struck by how little traffic there [...]
The experience of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro (19,340ft) is really a story of two halves. One half is the 20 hour summit day from Barafu Camp (15,239ft) to the summit and back down to Mweka Camp at 10,000ft. The other half is everything else involved in the entire experience from planning and preparation, your training [...]
In July of this year, I was really pleased to be invited to contribute towards the growing podcast The Travelers Blueprint. Bob DiMenna and Elliot Shibley host this exciting show where they discuss anything and everything associated with travel coordination and experiences, adventure, environmentalism and conservation efforts. I hope you enjoy listening ... SoundCloud [...]
We are so glad to have been able to help out a good friend. Adam’s binoculars were successfully returned to him to continue their adventure for a further 20 years and more… once again the after sales service of the Swarovski team were put to the test and passed with flying colours. Adam’s story [...]
When researching a large family week long Brazilian safari in November, we found the options are limited to either a private concession or areas where the masses go, which from previous experience is Puerto Joffre. Puerto Joffre is very busy as everyone is restricted to the waterways and sightings are more two dimensional as you [...]
Ethiopia is an incredible destination fast becoming one of the worlds must see destinations, sitting high on most people’s bucket list. The Stone Churches of Lalibela, Simian Highlands, Danakil Depression and the ancient tribes of the Omo region all make for a luxury safari steeped in wildlife, history and culture quite unique from any [...]
A short while ago I was contacted by a good friend whom on hearing of my appointment as a brand ambassador for Swarovski Optic had decided it was time to do something about the sad state of his own, very dear binoculars. He sent me some pictures and told me the story of his [...]
Happy Holidays to one and all, As we race towards the end of the year I’ve been looking back at the past 12 months, and have selected 12 pictures which tell my story of 2018. It has been an inspiring and exciting year. Wishing you and your families good health and a fantastic 2019. [...]
