Wildlife Archives - Duff's Suitcase /wildlife/ Sat, 19 Mar 2016 09:24:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 A Botswana safari in photos /botswana-safari-photos/ /botswana-safari-photos/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:50:00 +0000 /?p=4745 A trip through national parks and wilderness areas of northern Botswana in rainy season: gliding through a channel of the Okavango Delta in a mokoro; flying above the Delta in a small helicopter above rivers and islets, water lily-studded lagoons and marshes full of birds; falling asleep in a canvas tent while lions roared outside; […]

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]]> /botswana-safari-photos/feed/ 2 On safari in Botswana /on-safari-in-botswana/ /on-safari-in-botswana/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:18:43 +0000 /?p=4732 Everything seemed to be in slow motion as we glided through the channel in a fibreglass mokoro like a knife through runny honey. The water lily-dotted water was as silvery, calm and flat as a mirror, reflecting a big sky full of rain clouds. Serenity reigned, and the stillness was punctuated by the cooing of doves […]

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]]> /on-safari-in-botswana/feed/ 4 An Amazon journey: Bolivia’s Madidi National Park /an-amazon-journey-to-bolivias-madidi-national-park/ /an-amazon-journey-to-bolivias-madidi-national-park/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:28:37 +0000 /?p=3815 “This is why it’s called a rainforest”, said our guide Orlando Queteguari Apana, as the dark clouds broke above us and rivers of rain were unleashed. We regretted not choosing to take wellington boots on the hike, as pathways through the trees quickly turned into knee-deep rivers on our two-hour walk back to the lodge. […]

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]]> /an-amazon-journey-to-bolivias-madidi-national-park/feed/ 4 10 things I loved about Kenya /10-things-loved-kenya/ /10-things-loved-kenya/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:39:23 +0000 /?p=2882 Kenya’s been on my African travel wish list for a long time. I’ve dreamed of visiting the country that’s home to vast plains teeming with game home to the greatest wildlife migration on earth, the continent’s most famous tribe, the Maasai and tropical islands laced with hundreds of years of history. My first trip to […]

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]]> /10-things-loved-kenya/feed/ 7 A Costa Rican adventure /storytellers-costa-rica/ /storytellers-costa-rica/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:50:15 +0000 /?p=2884 I’m pretty excited about my next assignment: a 10-day trip to Costa Rica with Contiki Cares! I’m joining 11 other people from around the world – the three winners of the recent #contikistorytellers competition, as well as photographers, filmmakers, bloggers and Celine Cousteau, a celebrated documentary filmmaker. The itinerary, based on a Contiki’s Costa Rica unplugged trip sounds epic – […]

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]]> /storytellers-costa-rica/feed/ 2 Overlanding Uganda: gorillas, chimps and a lot of bananas /overlanding-uganda-gorillas-chimps-and-a-lot-of-bananas/ /overlanding-uganda-gorillas-chimps-and-a-lot-of-bananas/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:32:37 +0000 http://www.duffssuitcase.com/?p=982 Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a pretty apt name for a Central African jungle that is at times so dense you can only see the head of the person a few steps in front of you. The first part of the hike was fairly easy going – a well-worn gently sloping path under giant trees took […]

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