The first time we went on safari, we (my husband and I) stayed in Little Governors camp for the full week but for this trip we stayed at two camps. For the first 3 nights we were in Governors Il Moran camp, which is on the banks of the Mara river and has easy access to the reserve. We always do a fly in safari as the journey takes hours by road. It's a wonderful set up, with the restaurant and tents all overlooking the hippo filled river. As with a lot of camps in the area, i

After staying in the Masai Mara at the Governors Il Moran camp, we flew to another of their camps in the North of Kenya's Laikipia plateau. I'll be honest, calling it a camp is doing where we stayed a huge disservice. We stayed at Mugie House, a beautiful stone building with individual cottages throughout the grounds. Think four poster beds, a fireplace lit as part of your turndown service, and the opportunity to encounter wonderful wildife on your walk to the main house. The

What happened in June - part 1. Well, Summer didn’t happen, that’s for sure! What a whirlwind of a month though. We were in Orkney at the...

There are some incredible sea bird colonies across the UK and whilst l haven't visited them I wanted to share my experience on the ones I have visited. Feel free to have a look at my page on puffins to find out more about these comical little birds. Hope you enjoy this little summary and I'd love to hear about your favourite places. Lunga - Treshnish Isles, Inner Hebrides I visited Lunga for the first time in 1997, would you believe. I didn't return until 2018 on an incredi

Well, Storm Erik you’ve got a lot to answer for! As the storm hurtled towards the UK coastline, we had to hastily rearrange our travel...

So it was early 2018 that we decided that a family trip to Carrbridge for New Year would be a great idea! After securing the perfect...

Let me just start this blog by saying we have had an awesome weekend in Aviemore. We’ve not been up since the “Beast from the East” in...