A writer with a deep appreciation for wildlife, conservation and a profound case of travel bug fever
A few years ago I journeyed to the northernmost accessible town on the planet: Longyearbyen located on the island of Spitsbergen – the largest of the Svalbard islands – a territory of Norway. It’s a tiny town of less than 1,000 people. With daily flights from Norway, it is located just a couple hundred miles … Continue reading Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway
Grand Bahama is a laid-back island where sun, sand and scuba diving is the primary attraction. One of our adventures included scuba diving with sharks. A trained diver, dressed in a chainmail shark suit descends to the bottom of the ocean (less than 60 feet) with a bucket of fish. Sharks come from all directions … Continue reading Scuba Diving with Sharks in Grand Bahama
The dry golden grasses swayed elegantly in the breeze, stretching for miles as far as the eye could see. The air was hot and dusty as we scanned the horizon looking for telltale signs of animal movement among the grasses. At times the Serengeti National Park seemed to burst at the seams with wildlife—herds of zebra, cape … Continue reading Seeing, and Saving, Serengeti National Park
“Crocodiles are everywhere — keep your hands and feet in the canoes,” warned Paul Grobler, a safari guide with 17 years of experience leading trips down the Zambezi River. “You must also beware of hippos.” The safety briefing is intense and thorough before embarking on a canoe excursion of Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park. Although … Continue reading Zambian Safari: Paddling the Zambezi
The army of elephants stood stiffly, alert and imposing, their powerful gray silhouettes facing our open-air Land Cruiser. It was our second night on safari, and the sky was dark and foreboding as we drove alongside Botswana’s Khwai River, a tributary that feeds into the Okavango Delta, on the northern border of the Moremi Game … Continue reading On Safari: The Wilds of Botswana
