Tips for those trekking to Everest Base Camp
I was sitting at dinner in Chitwan with a few friends, one of who had just came back from a trek to Everest Base Camp (EBC) and decided I wanted to do that too.
How to train your elephant*
*Just in case you’ve recently acquired a wild elephant and need to train it, this post has nothing to do with training an elephant.
For the past fortnight I’ve been volunteering in Sauraha, the town on the outskirt of the famous Chitwan National Park, with an elephant called Punam.
Nepal: A few images of Lake Fewa, Pokhara and its surrounds
Kathmandu: the city of a gazillion temples
I’ve been fortunate enough to visit a number of countries that I’ve loved (and one or two that I’ve strongly disliked); but there are few places I’ve been to that I’ve thought: “yep, I could really spend a lot of time here.”
India: words aren’t yet invented to describe this place.
I’ve had a number of long train trips or peaceful Hindu ceremonies to think about how to do this post and I’m not quite sure how to write it, India is a place you need to experience to understand.
Uganda: Tracking Mountain Gorillas and Lake Bunyonyi
There’s nothing quite like coming face-to-face with a 200kg, hairy mountain gorilla that could kill you with a swipe of its hand.
Today I fed a giraffe
More specifically, this giraffe.
David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Nairobi
Lessons learnt climbing Mt Kilimanjaro: how not to climb the mountain
I want to preface this post by saying that I am seriously proud of myself for making it 5895m to the highest point in Africa. It was without a doubt, mentally and physically the hardest thing I’ve ever done; but it could have been a lot easier had I read the trekking info before climbing.
Wildlife Watching 