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Travel Africa Magazine - Uganda - The rise and impact of Gorilla Tourism - November 2023

BBC Wildlife Magazine - Zimbabwe: Rhino Road Trip - February 2023

Tonic Magazine - Botswana: The Matriarch and the Mock Charge: How Farmers and Elephants = Botswanan Craft Beer - Volume 4, December 2022

Travel Africa magazine - Botswana: Fields of Dreams - July 2022

JRNY Magazine - Zimbabwe: The Elephant Express and beyond - May 2022

Sunday Telegraph - Your Twenty Favourite Destinations: Botswana - 2 January 2022

Sunday Times Travel Magazine - How to choose the perfect safari - November 2020

Travel Africa magazine - Tanzania: Life on the Southern Plains - September 2020

Wanderlust magazine - Lake District Fell Ponies: Leader of the Pack - September 2020

Wanderlust magazine - Namibia: Seven of the Best Camps and Lodges - April 2020

BBC Wildlife magazine - Zimbabwe: Pangolins in Peril - February 2020

Wanderlust Magazine - Zimbabwe: Leader of the Pack - September 2019

Travel Africa Magazine –  Spring - 2019 2 articles -  Zimbabwe: In reflective mood and Botswana: The dream night out?

Sundowner Magazine - Botswana: Every dog has its day - Spring 2019

Travel Africa magazine - Uganda: Primates and People - Spring 2018

The Independent - Lion Defenders - How Tanzania stopped 90% of hunts in a national park - 28 February 2018

The Explorer magazine - Uganda: Masking up for Mountain Gorillas - November 2017

Travel Africa magazine - Sierra Leone: Sweet Salone - Winter 2017/18

BBC Wildlife magazine: Uganda's mountain gorillas - Meetings of Minds - October 2017 (www.discoverwildlife.com)

Travel Africa magazine: All eyes on Rwanda - Autumn 2017

Travel Africa magazine - Kenya: How to be a Guide- Summer 2017

BBC Wildlife Magazine: Zambia - Doing what fits the Bill - April 2017

The Independent on Sunday - Botswana: A trunk call for elephant conservation - 14th September 2014

Wanderlust Magazine: Mozambique: Recall of the Wild - February 2016

2023

Travel Africa Magazine - Uganda - The rise and impact of Gorilla Tourism - November 2023

Travel Africa Magazine - African Parks - How do you rewild 2000 rhinos? - November 2023

Travel Africa Magazine - The Conservation Landscape Part 3 - November 2023

Travel Africa Magazine - Cape Town: Happy Days  - August - October 2023

Travel Africa Magazine - The Conservation Landscape Part 2 - August - October 2023

Travel Africa Magazine - Africa in your HomeMay - July 2023

Travel Africa Magazine - The Conservation Landscape Part 1 - May - July 2023

Daily Telegraph - Botswana: See the smaller things on a slow safari- 25 March 2023

Daily Telegraph - Botswana: Elephants are a dream for tourists - but a nightmare for local farmers - 4 March 2023

JRNY Magazine - Zanzibar: The Spirit of Stone Town - March 2023

Travel Africa Magazine - Africa Change Makers - February - April 2023

BBC Wildlife Magazine - Zimbabwe: Rhino Road Trip - February 2023

2022

Tonic Magazine - Botswana: The Matriarch and the Mock Charge: How Farmers and Elephants = Botswanan Craft Beer Volume 4, December 2022

The Independent - Tanzania travel guide: Everything you need to know - 23 November 2022

Hwange Community Rhinos - Zimbabwe: CRCI wins British Guild of Travel Writers' International Tourism Award - 22 November 2022

Travel Africa Magazine - For the love of rhinos October 2022

The Week magazine - Visiting white rhinos in Zimbabwe23 July 2022 (summarised from The Daily Telegraph)

Travel Africa magazine - Botswana: Fields of DreamsJuly 2022

The Australian (Weekend Magazine) - Zimbabwe: Return of the Rhinos - 18 July 2022 (syndicated from The Daily Telegraph)

Daily Telegraph - Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's new rhino 'des res' - 26 June 2022

RoundTrip Foundation - Tracking mountain gorillas in the post-pandemic era - 30 May 2022

JRNY Magazine - Zimbabwe:  The Elephant Express and beyond - May 2022

RoundTrip Foundation - Botswana: The unexpected joys of a slow safari - 28 March 2022

RoundTrip Foundation - Our dream trip - delayed...  - 24 January 2022

Travel Africa Magazine - Malawi: Deep Impact - January 2022

Travel Africa Magazine - Safaris: Attention to DetailJanuary 2022

Travel Africa Magazine - Safaris: Hides to SeekJanuary 2022

Sunday Telegraph - Your Twenty Favourite Destinations: Botswana - 2 January 2022

2021

Travel Africa magazine - Zanzibar: Backstreets- October 2021

RoundTrip Foundation - Climate Change & the Need to Support Sustainable Tourism: a Moral Dilemma?- 25 October 2021

Travel Africa Magazine - Celebrating the women protecting Africa's wildlife (World Female Ranger Day) - July 2021

Travel Africa Magazine - Rwanda: Nyungwe - Nature's embrace / Future-proofing Nyungwe - July 2021

Travel + Leisure - Meet the women working to save Africa's wildlife (World Female Ranger Day) - 23 June 2021

The Independent - Nepal: How Kathmandu got back to its chaotic best, six years after the earthquake - 25 April 2021

BBC Wildlife magazine - African Parks: Park Life - February 2021

Daily Telegraph - Nepal Wildlife: On the trail of Nepal's most fearsome predator - 30 January 2021

Travel Africa magazine - Tanzania: Saving Serengeti's Cheetahs - January 2021

Travel Africa magazine - Zimbabwe - Gonarezhou: Lightness of Touch - January 2021

Travel Africa magazine - Tusk Conservation Awards: Frontline Stars - January 2021

2020

Daily Telegraph - Zanzibar and Oman: Spices and sand dunes - where Arabia meets Africa - 7 November 2020

Sunday Times Travel Magazine - How to choose the perfect safari - November 2020

Sunday Times Travel Magazine - The crowd-free fantasy: Safari - October 2020

Travel Africa magazine - Tanzania: Life on the Southern Plains - September 2020

The Independent - World Rhino Day: Africa's rhino conservation in the time of coronavirus - 22 September 2020

Wanderlust magazine - Lake District Fell Ponies: Leader of the Pack - September 2020

Travel Africa magazine - Why Ride4Rangers matters - 14 August 2020

The Telegraph - Helping the guardians of Africa's wildlife - 7 August 2020

The Telegraph - Zambia: 'As the elephant came over, tears welled up' - 6 June 2020

Wanderlust magazine - Namibia: Seven of the Best Camps and Lodges - April 2020

BBC Wildlife magazine - Zimbabwe: Pangolins in Peril - February 2020

The Telegraph - Lake District, UK: Saddle up and fall for the Fells - 7 March 2020

The Telegraph - The anatomy of a green safari - 8 February 2020

The Times - Tanzania: Walking with the wildebeest in the Serengeti - 18 January 2020

2019

Daily Telegraph - Why Africa is the ultimate destination for a family holiday - 28 September 2019

Daily Telegraph - Sierra Leone: A natural beauty blooms again - 7 September 2019

Lonely Planet - The 'Place of Elephants: why Gonarezhou is Zimbabwe's rising star - 4 September 2019

Wanderlust Magazine - Zimbabwe: Leader of the Pack - September 2019

The Independent - Kenya: World Elephant Day - How data, technology and women have eliminated Tsavo's poaching problem - 10 August 2019

Travel Africa Magazine - Zambia: Get on Your Feet! Walking in South Luangwa - Summer 2019

The Telegraph - Hotelegraph Reviews, Zimbabwe: Nyamatusi, Chilo Gorge Lodge - July 2019

Travel Trade Gazette Luxury Magazine - South Africa: Game Changing - Summer 2019

The Telegraph - USA: The eco-resort that's taking on the government to save America's wild mustangs - 30 May 2019

Travel Africa Magazine - Tanzania: The Lion Defenders of Ruaha- Spring 2019

Fifth Chukker Magazine - Rwanda- Vol 2, Issue 14

Travel Africa Magazine – Zimbabwe: In reflective mood – Winter/Spring 2019

Travel Africa Magazine – Botswana: The dream night out? – Winter/Spring 2019

Sundowner Magazine - Botswana: Every dog has its daySpring 2019

The Telegraph – Hotelegraph reviews, Zambia: Flatdogs Camp, Mapazi, Lion Camp, Tafika, Chikoko Tree Camp, Mwaleshi, Nsefu Camp, Latitude 15 - January 2019

The Telegraph – Hotelegraph reviews, Malawi: Kaya Mawa, Tongole Wilderness Lodge, Mkulumadzi, Mvuu Lodge, Mvuu Camp, Kuthengo - January 2019

The Independent – Zambia: ‘See that hyena lying fast asleep over there?’ - 10 January 2019

2018

The Independent - Zimbabwe: Experience Dynasties' Painted Wolves - 3 December 2018 

The Times - Magical Malawi: Golden beaches and the Big Five - 1 December 2018

Adventure.com - Zambia: What's it really like to be a female safari guide? - 19 November 2018

The Times - Where to see the real stars of Dynasties - 17 November 2018

Travel Africa Magazine - Blog: Zimbabwe: Aboard the Stimela Star -  30 October 2018

The Telegraph - Top Ten best places in the world to see a bear -  9 October 2018

The Times - Norway: Snap! How I photographed the Northern Lights - 6 October 2018

The Telegraph - Travel on Trial - Botswana: Picking up poo? You've got to get your hands dirty on a rhino conservation safari - 24 September, 2018

Sunday Telegraph - Ten Spectacular Safaris with a Twist - 18 September, 2018

The Telegraph - Hotelegraph Reviews, Botswana: Sanctuary Chiefs' Camp,  Skybeds, Sable Alley Camp - August 2018

The Times - Zimbabwe: All aboard for an African floating safari - 14 July, 2018

The Telegraph - Hotelegraph Reviews, Zimbabwe: Bumi Hills Safari Lodge; Camelthorn Lodge; Zambezi Sands River Camp; Victoria Falls Safari Lodge; Zambezi Expeditions; Bomani Tented Lodge; Gorges Lodge - June 2018

Sunday Telegraph - Voodoo, reed-dancing and oyster-shucking: 10 of Africa's best festivals - 27 May 2018

The Times - Zimbabwe: From Victoria Falls to the big five - all aboard the safari express - 19 May 2018

Luxury Travel Magazine (Australia) - Tanzania: Safari goes luxe on Tanzania's Southern Circuit - 24 April 2018

Travel Africa magazine - Uganda: Primates and People - Spring 2018

Lonely Planet - Mozambique: A tale of two capitals - March 2018

The Independent - Lion Defenders - How Tanzania stopped 90% of hunts in a national park - February 2018

Lonely Planet - Uganda Gorillas: Traditional encounters and a pioneering new tracking experience - February 2018

Lonely Planet - Zambia's safari surprises: Liuwa and Bangweulu - February 2018

Adventure.com - With Mugabe gone, is 2018 the year for Zimbabwe's tourism revival? - 20 February, 2018

Horizon Guides - Walking with Gorillas - January 2018

2017

The Telegraph - Hotelegraph Review, Tanzania: Jabali Ridge, Ruaha National Park - December 2017

The Telegraph - Hotelegraph Review, Tanzania: Roho ya Selous, Selous Game Reserve - December 2017

The Telegraph - Hotelegraph Review, Tanzania: Hotel Slipway, Dar es Salaam - December 2017

The Explorer magazine - Uganda: Masking up for Mountain Gorillas - November 2017

Travel Africa magazine - Sierra Leone: Sweet Salone - Winter 2017/18

BBC Wildlife magazine: Uganda's mountain gorillas - Meetings of Minds - October 2017 (www.discoverwildlife.com)

The Telegraph - Hotelegraph Review, Rwanda: Virunga Lodge, Volcanoes National Park - October 2017

The Telegraph - Hotelegraph Review, Rwanda: Ruzizi Tented Lodge, Akagera National Park - October 2017

The Telegraph - Hotelegraph Review, Uganda: Bwindi Lodge, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - October 2017

The Telegraph - Hotelegraph Review, Uganda: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - October 2017

The Telegraph - Hotelegraph Review, Uganda: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - October 2017

The Independent - Sierra Leone Marathon: How running is rebooting tourism in the country torn apart by Ebola - 28 September 2017

National Geographic Traveller - Sierra Leone: Running for their lives - 26th September 2017

Travel Africa magazine: All eyes on Rwanda - Autumn 2017

London Evening Standard - Sierra Leone: Running for the worthiest cause - 11 September 2017

Luxury Travel Magazine (Australia) - Safari with a conscience: exploring the ethics of animal encounters - August 2017 (Spring edition)

The Independent - Kenya: How to go to Safari Guide School in Kenya - 24 July 2017

Rough Guides - 6 Reasons you need to visit Sierra Leone - 19 July 2017

Travel Africa magazine - Kenya: How to be a Guide - Summer 2017

London Evening Standard - Kenya: Walking with the Lion Kings - 23 June 2017

The Times - Rwanda's Renaissance: great apes, volcanoes and luxury - 13 May 2017

The Telegraph - Hotelegraph Review, Kenya: Serian 'The Original', Mara North Conservancy - 24 April 2017

BBC Wildlife Magazine: Zambia - Doing what fits the Bill - April 2017

The Independent - Uganda: Learning to Track Mountain Gorillas - 21 March 2017

The Independent - Trekking the Simien Mountains: Inside Ethiopia's Endangered World Heritage Site - 9 January 2017

The Times - The Cool Safari Guide - 17 December 2016

2016

Discover Greater Anglia magazine: Constable Country - Winter 2016

World Traveller Magazine - Patagonia: Big Cat Diary - November 2016

Lonely Planet - Malawi's wildlife renaissance - October 2016

The Independent - World Rhino Day in Kenya: New hope for one of the planet's most endangered species - 22 September 2016

Travel Africa magazine - Liwonde, Malawi: Exploring Middle Earth - Autumn 2016

Travel Africa magazine - Bangweulu, Zambia: A watery wonderland - Autumn 2016

London Evening Standard - Walking with rhinos in Kenya's Laikipia County - 19 September 2016

Rough Guides: - 10 Reasons to see more of Rwanda than just the Gorillas - 15 September 2016

Travel Africa magazine - Blog: Malawi - How to translocate an elephant - 16 August 2016

Travel Africa magazine - Blog: Zimbabwe - Hwange's new pride - 16 August 2016

Rough Guides - Off the Tourist Trail: The best little-visited African National Parks - 16 August 2016

The Independent - Safari in Malawi: watching 500 endangered elephants rehomed - 12 August 2016

The Independent - Cecil The Lion's Legacy: Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park one year on - 28 June 2016

Rough Guides - Aiming High: 6 of Africa's most epic mountains - June 2016

Travel Africa magazine - Liuwa, Zambia: Anything but Plain - Summer 2016

DK Eyewitness Travel - Top Ten Safaris in Africa - May 2016

Evening Standard - Nepal: Raising the roof of the world - 25 April 2016

RoundTrip - Life Beyond Safaris - Zimbabwe and Zambia - March 2016

RoundTrip - The Bigger Picture: Gorillas and Communities - March 2016

Wanderlust Magazine: Mozambique: Recall of the Wild - February 2016

Skylife (Turkish Airlines in-flight magazine) - Nepal: More than mountains - February 2016

Sunday Telegraph - On the hunt for pumas in Patagonia - 31 January 2016

Travel Africa Magazine: Mozambique: Go to Gorongosa - Winter 2015/16

 

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Older articles can be seen on the Archives page

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