MAURITIUS | Sunday, 27 Nov 2011 | Views [3241] | Comments [1]
Let me set the scene… Imagine an ancient volcanic island rising out of the sea; every face is a sheer cliff, 20 metres high, collapsing into the depths of the Indian Ocean below. Ancient layers of ash make up the crumbling cliff rocks, littered with ... Read more >
MAURITIUS | Monday, 26 Sep 2011 | Views [1385]
Hello
dearest friends and family all over the world!
It’s me!
Finally, have had the time to sit down and write this blog, apologies for
taking so long, so much has been happening here in the middle of the Indian
Ocean!
I have so
far ... Read more >
MAURITIUS | Monday, 29 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery
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MAURITIUS | Monday, 29 Aug 2011 | Views [911]
…Where the sea is gin-clear and bath-warm, the rich scent of Indian spices waft through the villages, and the gentle rustling of sugar cane fields can be faintly heard over the market din. Voices chanting, voices jeering, a multitude of colored tropical ... Read more >
ZIMBABWE | Friday, 5 Aug 2011 | Views [820]
Hello dear friends!
It is now the first week of August, I’ve been in Zim now for a good 3 ½ months but the end is drawing near! I’m leaving in 19 days for Mauritius, just his morning my work permit was finalized so it’s official!! I am off to island ... Read more >
ZIMBABWE | Thursday, 4 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery
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ZIMBABWE | Thursday, 7 Jul 2011 | Views [1354]
Hello from freezing cold Zimbabwe!
It’s been a while, sorry folks, has been almost 2 months since I
last wrote, apologies for that, just been busy and having way too much fun! ;)
Lots has been happening since we last spoke, ... Read more >
ZIMBABWE | Wednesday, 11 May 2011 | Views [860]
Hey guys here's an older blog i wrote about 2 months ago and forgot to upload!... Hello all!
So I have been in Zimbabwe for 3 weeks now and so far have got 3
jobs, made a whole load of new friends, found two new weekly hobbies, and ... Read more >
CAYMAN ISLANDS | Monday, 9 May 2011 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Friday, 22 Apr 2011 | Views [688]
It’s 4.30 am New York time. I have been sitting in JFK airport for 7 hours now, dozing on and off on a café couch to the sounds of loudspeaker announcements and air conditioning. My three month time in Grand Cayman has come and gone, it feels like I ... Read more >
CAYMAN ISLANDS | Friday, 25 Mar 2011 | Views [840]
Hello dear friends, It has been a while since I last wrote; life has been a bit hectic up until about just under a week ago. We finished the 3 week baseline population survey of the iguanas in the reserve and are now free of field work! So to celebrate ... Read more >
CAYMAN ISLANDS | Wednesday, 2 Mar 2011 | Views [626]
It’s been a great week. We haven’t been out to the field to camp for over a week now and have had a huge amount of time off which has been fantastic! Today a new volunteer arrived from the States, and another one is just about to arrive, also from the ... Read more >
CAYMAN ISLANDS | Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 | Views [1375]
Hey friends, family and anyone else reading this blog.
Have just spent the day lazing around at home, watching some tv
shows and doing some housecleaning and
laundry and all that kinda stuff after a big weekend.
I am sitting in ... Read more >
CAYMAN ISLANDS | Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011 | Views [723] | Comments [3]
Hey guys, so as of today I have been living in Grand Cayman for a month exactly… Nope ok that was weird, I just remembered I arrived on the 24th so that’s a lie… I have only been here 3 weeks, and it feels like I have been here for ages!! Anyway, the ... Read more >
CAYMAN ISLANDS | Monday, 24 Jan 2011 | Views [781]
This morning I woke to the sound of waves crashing on the
shore, and the light pitter patter of rain drops on the big tropical leaves
outside the room. I went outside to watch the sun rise for my first day of a new adventure.... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Friday, 21 Jan 2011 | Views [904]
A night in Joberg with some family friends before jetsetting off to America... Lovely people with a beautiful house just down the road from Joberg Zoo. i had time to kill this morning so I took a wander round the zoo. Everything is so cheap here! A ... Read more >
ZIMBABWE | Wednesday, 22 Dec 2010 | Views [635]
Instead of a diary of day to day events for this leg of the trip, I decided to
write an account of particular things that happened on this trip. Mostly of
course you will notice the zoological and behavioural observations that are
quite descriptive, ... Read more >
ZIMBABWE | Saturday, 27 Nov 2010 | Views [1015]
So it's been 3 days, and I am ashamed to say that I have already started taking photos of the crazy things I have seen here so far... Yesterday I bought a sim card for US$2 (the currency used in Zim now)... 5 years ago a sim card cost ZIM$10,000 the ... Read more >
ZIMBABWE | Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 | Views [564]
Have arrived in Zimbabwe, after a long 48 hours of being awake. My body clock is completely confused... An interesting 3 flights, surprisingly not a lot of sitting around, except the part where our flight to Harare was apparently inexistant according ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 11 Nov 2010 | Views [628]
11 days to go! Still in Brisbane, waiting on one last exam then Uni is OVER! Flying through Melbourne to Johannesburg on the 23rd Nov, then up to Harare, Zimbabwe. Will be in Zim for 2 months, will update you on what is going on while I am there. I ... Read more >
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