10 ways to know when you’re on an expedition
Ever woken up, momentarily lost your bearings and forgotten where you are? Here's 10 ways to know when you're on an expedition..
When to blog and when to stop
It would be both foolhardy, misguided and a bit daft to believe that running this website was a selfless endeavor. That blogging about the 'things I get up to' were so noteworthy..
Friday Photo: Rain in the Amazon
We visited the Amazon in the dry season. Every day the water levels in the lakes and rivers would drop several inches, as daytime temperatures soared to the high thirties..
A small corner of the Amazon
If I were to say the word ‘rainforest’ what normally springs to mind is an endless expanse of untamed wilderness..
Is there anything left to explore?
November saw one of the expedition and fieldwork highlights of the year, the annual Explore weekend at the Royal Geographical Society. .
12 Things I’ll miss about South Africa
My time in South Africa is rapidly drawing to a close, tomorrow I fly home to a chilly but festive England. Here's 12 things I'll miss about the rainbow nation..
On Fences: A uniquely South African approach to conservation
I dream of wide open spaces, the wild places. Africa, I had imagined, would have more than it's fair share of these..
The Invisible Amazon: Photos from remote camera traps
Whilst working in the Amazon this summer, I was privileged to be surrounded by a staggering array of wildlife. Caiman cruised the depths..
11 things I’ve learnt whilst living in South Africa
Living and working at Umphafa Reserve has been a steep learning curve, and great fun. Here's a few tips I've picked up since I arrived..
The Ghost of Arabia
Despite it being an unusually warm day for October, it remains difficult to sit comfortably in a Derbyshire village and plan a desert expedition..
Goodbye Milkround
As an ambitious young undergraduate, I quickly signed up to Milkround on the promise of employment and prospects. A helpful summary of all the graduate jobs I should be applying for..
9 Things I’ll miss about living in the rainforest
For some reason, whenever I land back at London Heathrow it's always raining. Four days before I'd been trekking through dense rainforest, leaving behind me a science camp that had been home for the past month..