This was 130 kilometres of straight track/road/potholes that took 4 hours to drive. Made as comfortable as possible by Nassir the driver of the 4 […]

I love the words “Banyan Tree”. For me they conjure the image of luxury, service and tranquillity of the Far Eastern hotel chain, but also […]

A trip to Nosy Sakatia was promoted in the tourist blurb as a, ‘chance to swim with giant sea turtles’. Okay, and maybe my last […]

Today, I visited Nosy Iranja. Considered to be one of the most important nesting sites for Green Turtles and Hawksbill Turtles in the Western Indian […]

A friend of mine once said that the trouble when you get older is that, “ no one sees you anymore”. This was rich coming […]

So it was Day 3 of my time on Nosy Komba. I am on the beach on my own. I step in to that beautiful […]

International Women’s Day often catches me by surprise, when I receive kind messages of solidarity from both male and female friends, but after today the […]

I can’t account for my trepidation here, but I am two days in, and I’m nowhere near to seeing turtles. In part this is because […]

In Malagasy ‘Mora Mora’ is, ‘ slow down chill out, relax, don’t expect anything to happen on time’. So first day orientation starts at 7.30am…. […]