Tag: africa
29 Oct
Cape Town is one of the world’s great cities. The setting alone is worthy of top billing. And then you have a vibrant culinary scene,...
6 Jul
The Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in Tanzania supports the most diverse migration of grazing mammals on earth. As anyone who has witnessed this spectacular...
25 May
It is there in the eyes of a face different from ours halfway around the globe, in the fingertips of an artisan’s handshake, in the steady...
12 Sep
Big Life was co-founded by photographer Nick Brandt and award-winning conservationist Richard Bonham in September 2010. Since its inception,...
12 Sep
Many wonderful photographers have documented the African bush and its wildlife, but no one’s work, in my book, is as honest, as stunningly...
18 Dec
These are the shapes of a perfect world. Would that we didn’t have to live so close to reality. Dance even when you are sad; love even...
8 Feb
Boyd Varty is the fourth generation custodian of Londolozi, one of the preeminent wildlife reserves of Southern Africa. He is a man of huge...
25 Jan
As teenagers in a Lagos secondary school, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are leaving...
3 Nov
Chem Chem, a relatively new Tanzanian property, is composed of two camps – Chem Chem principal Lodge and Little Chem Chem. The main...
27 Sep
Go, before the insistent voice of caution ensnares you, before your fears convince you to stay put. Early travels are an education in themselves,...
19 Sep
In 1975 I stayed in Kenya’s Maasai Mara for 18 months living amongst the Maasai with all that entailed and making films. It was among...
18 Sep
Dame Daphne Sheldrick has for many years run an orphanage on the grounds of Nairobi National Park in Kenya. Her story is wonderfully inspiring...
6 Sep
Maisha Marefu Na Matamu May You Have a Long and Sweet Life A sunset cruise begins with flower petals strewn from an unfurled sail.
5 Sep
Here is my Lamu cheat sheet – Overview: While many now opt for an end to their safari in a private house in the blander Watamu or Malindi...
4 Sep
When I travel I spend a good deal of time making sense of change – the before and the after, the old and the new, the process of aging....
3 Sep
Sunrise in the mangrove channels, painted sail bowed with the morning breeze. We are out for a day of line fishing with Omar and Ali in the...
2 Sep
Epicenter of Swahili culture that mixes Arab and African aesthetics and flavors, Lamu is an island of deep history. I have been coming here for...
1 Sep
We arrived to a remarkably smoothly run burned out airport. The welcome tents have to be the most beautiful anywhere but to be expected in this...
31 Aug
It’s been a while since the Lindblad family has headed for Africa together. Justin, Jeremy and I have spent years in and out of East Africa...
25 Aug
In a week’s time I will be back in Kenya. I am traveling with family and we will spend almost three weeks split between Lamu, Nairobi...
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