When Hollywood producers of the most recent Tarzan blockbuster wanted to film in an achingly exotic land, full of dense equatorial jungle, fast flowing … View Post A night at the Tassi Camp, ensconced in the wildest depths of Gabon's Loango NP is a must to truly appreciate "Africa's last Eden." View Post
Recently habituated, Loango’s lowland gorillas are a rare and little known opportunity to visit these amazing creatures. View Post Equatorial jungle, Lowland gorillas, forest elephants, white sandy beaches and 'surfing' hippos. Gabon's Loango NP is my definition of luxury travel. View Post
Built to escape the marauding Fon warriors of the 16th century, today the stilt village of Ganvie, in the middle of Lake Nokoue, still … View Post A deadly female guard of "Amazons" once protected the Dahomey King's Palaces. Visiting today is all a lot easier... View Post
The annual Voodoo Festival held across Benin on 10th January is a spectacle of religion, mysticism and animal sacrifice. View Post Traversing the Karakoram Highway, navigating the snow capped peaks... View Post
A myriad of costumes and theatrics, the final day of the Nguon Festival is an immersive theatre of tribal symbolism. View Post Descending through the jungle on day three was a befittingly slow and challenging farewell to "Mongo ma Ndemi." View Post