After one false start, when the weather was too bad to make the crossing to Little Tobago, we set off on a day trip from Castara with Ali Baba Tours.
Reasons to Visit Gorgora, Ethiopia
Whilst spending a few days in Gondar, we took the opportunity to take a day trip to Gorgora, Ethiopia. This little-visited resort on the north shore of...
Everything you didn’t know about Hummingbirds!
I have written about our encounters with Trinidad and Tobago's incredible hummingbirds, both at the Asa Wright Nature Centre and at Yerette. This post is full of mind-blowing...
Yerette, Home of the Hummingbird, Trinidad
Even though we had seen hummingbirds up close at the Asa Wright Nature Centre in Trinidad, we didn't want to miss the opportunity to see more and, more importantly, to...
Caroni Swamp and Bird Sanctuary, Trinidad
When I saw the large group of tiny, uniformed school children waiting to join the same boat tour of the Caroni Swamp and Bird Sanctuary as us, I have to say my heart sank. ...
Pointe-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust, Trinidad
The Pointe-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust, situated just north of San Fernando, Trinidad, is unique in the western hemisphere in that it's located within the grounds of the Petrotrin...
Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
From the moment the lady at the Asa Wright Centre in Trinidad picked up the phone and responded to my enquiry as to whether we...
Kollam – the southern approach to Kerala’s backwaters
Our reason for including Kollam in our itinerary was so that we could travel from there by ferry to our next stop, Alleppey. In the event, we had missed the last boat of the season by a...
