Ethiopia, 2007 Trip Report
Ethiopia is spectacular. The scenery is stunning, the people are among the friendliest I have ever met although they are some of the poorest. In parts of the country most people t
Gujarat & Agra, 2007
I had planned to make my second trip to India at the end of 2006. But thanks to the double incompetence of Charles de Gaulle airport (which like the rest of the country grinds to a
Palmari, Brazil, 2006
The Western Amazon – Palmari I visited Brazil for the first time in October 2006, when I spent five days in the Western Amazon, near the border with Colombia. The Palmari lod
Thailand: Khao Yai, 2006
I visited Khao Yai again in September 2006 during a weekend stopover in Thailand. The park, which is only two hours from downtown Bangkok, seemed better than I remembered from 200
Qinling Mountains Trip Report, 2005
My first trip to China in October 2005 remains a highlight of my travels. I stopped en route from Australia to a new job in Paris. I’d been so swept up in organising the m
Sabah and Sarawak, 2004
I spent a month mammal watching in S.E. Asia during the early part of the rainy season in September 2004. There were plenty of animals to see, though wherever I went people would t
Southern Thailand, 2004
I spent a month mammal watching in S.E. Asia during the early part of the rainy season in September 2004. There were plenty of animals to see, though wherever I went people would t
Peninsula Malaysia, 2004
I spent a month mammal watching in S.E. Asia during the early part of the rainy season in September 2004. There were plenty of animals to see, though wherever I went people would t