'Rain Didn't Stop Owl Play' - 
I woke up early on the morning of day 3 at about 5am, the world had stopped moving and I could not hear any wind or waves. I drew back the curtains and there it was; icebergs, snow, mountains, Antarctica!!!. We were sailing between the mainland and the outlying islands. I rapidly got ready and rushed upstairs on deck.
Clem is no stranger to India, but in November 2006 she took a trip to the western side of the country to visit the areas of Sasangir National Park and Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary.
Mel Kinder and family took advantage of the children's extended October half term holiday to take a 10 day trip to Zambia. Having been to the country 12 years earlier, before the children arrived, expectations were already set high. The trip took in two popular areas - the South Luangwa and the Lower Zambezi, staying in lodges rather than remote camps due to the children being just below the age for walking safaris (which is 12). As it turns out the children matched or even surpassed the parents in terms of stamina and sometimes photography skills! Click here for the full report
Amazing. 14 hours after sitting in London at Heathrow, we were drinking a beer at Chikoko, a small bush camp in the heart of the Luangwa Valley. I am not sure why this still amazes me, I am lucky enough to have done the journey from the UK to Zambia many times, but it does. It is a really humbling experience to suddenly find yourself in a wildlife rich area which bears no resemblance to home, and yet which offers all the creature comforts you could possibly want... a bar serving ice-cold beer, a room with a view (and it really is a view), a comfortable bed, a cooling shower, and fabulous food. The view of course in this case being of a rich fertile plain with zebra, puku, impala and baboons. What a great way to begin a week-long safari....