Ladakh travel guide
With some of the highest roads on the planet, Ladakh offers clear night skies, deep blue days and striking scenery.…
November 12, 2019
Desert National Park – Wildlife fest in desert
Desert wildlife is a study in how species survive in harsh conditions. Part of the Thar Desert ecosystem, the Desert…
August 2, 2018
Himalayan Birding – Chopta
The Himalayas are one of the best places anywhere for birdwatching, thanks to the range and rarity of birds found…
June 1, 2018
Tal Chhapar Savannah Paradise
For years Tal Chhapar sat on my list without my ever getting there. It is not on the way to…
August 13, 2017
Hoolock Gibbon – On a monkey hunt
The Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary is special in many ways. For one, it hosts India’s only ape species – the hoolock…
August 13, 2017
Ranthambhore Tiger Kill – A story in pictures
It was going to be my last safari of a short trip to Ranthambhore, the tiger park in the western…
August 2, 2017
Leopard hills of Bera
There are only a handful of places in the world where seeing a cat as elusive as a leopard is…
July 10, 2017
Date with Desert Cat
November 2016. It was my fourth trip to Desert National Park (DNP) in Jaisalmer, and my friend’s first. On earlier…
June 26, 2017
Spotting Brown bears of Slovenia
Along with Finland, Slovenia is one of the best countries in Europe for seeing brown bears. It has so many…
June 17, 2017
Glimpses from Bosnia
Bosnia is a country in the Balkans, formed in 1992 as Yugoslavia broke apart. It went through civil war until…
June 13, 2017
Iceland – my top 10
Cut to Feb 2016. I have just come back from a two-week adventure in Iceland. It was about as unplanned…
March 31, 2017
The Tiger DNA
Introduction The tiger is the largest of the big cats, recognisable by the dark vertical stripes on its reddish-orange coat…
March 24, 2017