Sustainable travel swaps: 9 ways to reduce your impact
Sustainable tourism is a real buzzword at the moment, but what does it really mean? Sustainability is all about looking at the positive and negative …
Wildlife
On safari in the UK: Glamping at Port Lympne Giraffe Lodge
The golden rays of late afternoon sun are beating down onto the park’s dry, bleached grassland. A pair of zebras are reflected in the still …
Penguins, peaks and panoramas: A one-day Cape Town road trip
Penguins waddling along the beach, primary-coloured beach huts, rocky mountains and expanses of blue ocean – Cape Town has to have one of the best …
A day in the life of a safari at Naledi Game Lodge, South Africa
A safari is a real wishlist trip, and something I’d been dreaming of doing for years. But even when you’ve picked a location there are …
Rediscovering the art of patience on safari
It’s the last of our five game drives in Balule Game Reserve, just after our final coffee stop and at the end of 15 hours …
Wilderness luxury at the Great Bear Lodge, Canada
When I first heard my trip to Canada included a few days out in the remote Great Bear Rainforest, I did wonder if I was …
Land of the Grizzly Bear: Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest
Think of a rainforest and you imagine tropical heat, howling monkeys, scuttling insects and colourful birds. But a rainforest doesn’t have to be hot – …
Sailing through the jungle in Tortuguero National Park
After two long days of travel, through trains, planes, buses and boats, I had finally arrived at my first stop in Costa Rica – Tortuguero …
The Catlins: New Zealand’s deep south
The Catlins were never part of my original New Zealand itinerary. Deep in the far depths of the South Island, this coastal area is as …