Only a few short days after the conclusion of this tour, I kicked off the month's second 10-day birding odyssey across Trinidad & Tobago. This edition was in the works for several years; my relationship with co-leader and good friend Benny began somewhere on the internet in ye olde pre-covid times and we had long been hatching itineraries to share with birders. This was his third time in T&T and I was thrilled to finally flip the switches on our ideas birthed from conversatio

This April involved two back-to-back 10-day birding tours in gorgeous Trinidad & Tobago – which also serves to explain my online absence. This year I have also taken a bit of a sabbatical regarding content for my social media platforms; this extended to almost a complete hiatus from tech for my February trip, where we kept track of our sightings around dinner each night using the traditional method of pen and spreadsheet. For these two tours, however, I returned to eBird to t

Those who have miraculously managed to keep abreast of my work in the recent past may have noticed my absence across much of the tiny corner of the internet I occupy. If it wasn't blatant enough before, my overall disdain for technology, ultra-connectivity, and trending content positively bubbled over at the turn of the year. Last December we spent a week in Guyana (more on that to come soon, I promise) during which I spent virtually zero time on social media. My visibility p

Our 10 day safari in Uganda in June 2025 was our seventh safari overall - but it was an entirely new country and environment which we were unfamiliar with. I like to do a little reading before I visit somewhere, but not too much such that I become overburdened with information and superfluous prep material. I knew that there was going to be some walking involved, some of which would be done at elevation. A glance at our itinerary told me that we'd be enjoying several boat tr

In June of this year, I co-led a photography safari with dear friend Georgina Steytler through some of my favourite locations in Kenya. As with all safaris, it was about putting ourselves in position and then making the most of the given situation. Together, myself and Georgina had truckloads of fun with our lovely group of photographers over the course of the ten day journey. I will spare the reader the horde of inside jokes and simply share ten of my favourite images from t

The glaciated ceiling of the Rwenzori mountains feeds multitudinous trickles down slopes gentle and precipitous, most of which gathers in...

From the moment one considers going on safari in Kenya, there is one name that immediately comes to mind: Masai Mara. It has been the...

This piece originally appeared on 10,000 Birds . I'm always happy to write for one of the world's most popular birding blogs; please...

The lakes of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley are legendary in their allure. Some are fed by rivers, others by springs - to access these lakes...

Nothing can reasonably prepare one to be in the presence of one of the holiest of holy mountains. Driving toward it is a unique...

There have been other times where I hadn't posted on this blog for a much longer period - but since October 2024 I had managed (on...

Safari in a City

Passing through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya was just as seamless and stress-less as it was five years ago. Our...