The first of my travel lessons this past year was in cultural tourism. I also increased the number of destinations which opened my eyes to other…

Fig trees were here when dinosaurs first roamed the planet. Ficus is a genus of some 850 species that exist world wide. Scientists have been studying…

True wilderness is mysterious. As I walk to my tent on stilts, I take in the smells of camphor, green leaf volatiles and something foetid perhaps…

For cheetahs, most hunts end in failure—and the difference between success and failure often comes down to experience Blackened stalks of grass crunched beneath the tires…

Loisaba’s newest canvas roofs are tucked into the curved ridge of an escarpment, overlooking Lodo Springs The male camels are working. We rode two of them…

Emburara is a must for anyone visiting Bwindi National Park. It is found in Mbarara, a hilly district in Western Uganda that is found within three…

‘Kidepo is indeed blessed with tremendous beauty, and even in inclement weather, when the storm clouds hang low over the jagged Lomej hills and the…

In Buganda, there’s a proverb that goes, “Okutambula kulaba, okudda kunyumya”-Traveling opens your mind to the unknown, turning you into a story teller on your way…

“I’m one hundred and nine years old”, claimed Meshuko Ole Mapii, who has more children and grand-children than he can name. The old man was sat…

‘One of the most important yet least protected populations of the endangered Grevy’s zebra is found in Laisamis – at least 4% of the national population’…