The following morning, I was driven to a place just outside of Vakona where there is an island called “Lemur Island”. Lemur Island is a project that exists to rescue lemurs, who have been taken from the wild with the sole purposes of exploitation by the captive wildlife trade and or illegally kept captive as…
As I walk onto the next area I am greeted with a wooden sign with an arrow pointing to the left… It reads “Crocodiles this way”… I look at my guide bearing in mind this Nile crocodile is in front of me having a break and there is literally nothing to prevent it suddenly running…
Back on the road and there is a change of plan which I hadn’t anticipated. I would be heading to Mahajanga with a brief unplanned stop to the region of Vakinankaratra and then Fianarantsoa. My driver was still on the driving like a bat out of hell mission and the journey on the way to…
Showdown complete, I meet my new and improved guide Vula. Vula was incredibly understanding and equally appalled by what I had been put through. My final week in Madagascar meant my remaining itinerary was revised and tailored to my choosing. As I’d missed out on Ampijoroa National Park, we changed the final week whereby, I’d…
I head into the rainforest and as you will see from my photography, Ranomafana is nothing short of spectacular. It is picturesque and the biodiversity is incredible. If I honestly add anymore of my photography, it will mean the text is a little shorter but the photography speaks volumes. I have aimed to name as…
“This is the story of what happens when a set of animals and plants are cast away on an island for millions of years. This is how this curious wonderland came into being. Madagascar is an unrepeatable experiment, a set of animals and plants evolving in isolation for over 60 million years. We’re still trying…
This conservation park is a real gem and I can honestly say, I may never have come into contact with so many species, if I hadn’t spotted the sign at the side of the road at the start of my trip as I was whizzed past. As I continued to explore, I am introduced to…
September was a busy month for me. I had decided to make the most of the Indian summer and the small amount of freedom permitted between lockdowns allowed me to visit some of my most favourite places in the UK. One of the places planned at short notice was the Cotswolds. Famous for its quintessential…
The “West Country” is one of my favourite places in the UK, it is the epitome of old England. My most favourite place is the iconic Cheddar Gorge. My late father used to take us there regularly as kids and it is here I learned more about geology, history and the famous ciders and cheeses.…
Hampshire is another of my favourite places in the UK. October 2020, saw me take the trip from Hertfordshire down to the Southern parts of the Hampshire county to visit two specific places. First stop was the famous Sir Harold Hillier Arboretum and Gardens in Romsey. This was my last opportunity between the lockdowns to…