Man-eaters of Eden December 20, 2007
Posted by Clarissa Hughes in : Animals, Books , 1 comment so far
When I first learned of Robert R. Frump’s book called the “Man-eaters of Eden” I have to confess I groaned inwardly. Thinking of the Hollywood version of the man-eaters of Tsavo (Michael Douglas in the Ghosts of Darkness) I didn’t want to hear more demonizing of a perfectly natural phenomenon – predators eating prey.
I was pleasantly surprised. Robert Frump not only tackles the issue without hysteria but does so in good journalistic fashion – attempting to get all sides of the story.
The thing about African wilderness trails November 10, 2007
Posted by Ralph Pina in : Safari, ecotourism , 5comments
Walking on a wilderness trail is the only way to feel the pulse of the African “bush”. That is what I believe anyway. I have experienced my fair share of the African safari concept: vehicle-based photographic safaris, 
game drives and stays in high-end and exotic game lodges, and even canoe safaris down the wild Lower Zambezi. But none of this compares to following a game trail on foot: listening for a warning call, watching the reactions of the tracker, sniffing the breeze, or simply existing in your immediate sphere. Nothing compares - except perhaps for the canoe safari. (more…)
Impressions of the Great Walk in Tsavo July 25, 2007
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Tsavo. A place of ghosts….. Read my personal take on the Great Walk in Tsavo.
The photo at right was taken on the Galana River. A peaceful scene…
In the Company of Man Eaters July 16, 2007
Posted by Clarissa Hughes in : News, Safari , 1 comment so far
Conjure up a marriage between “Out of Africa” style camping and hunter-gatherer game tracking and you get the Great Walk. Taking place in Kenya’s largest national park, Tsavo, the walk covers a comfortable 153 kms in 12 days.
Situated in south eastern Kenya Tsavo is approximately 12,000 km2 and was designated in 1948 by the colonial government. Divided into East and West the boundary between the two sections of the park is formed by the Mombasa-Nairobi highway and the railway line that connects hinterland to the coast.
Great Walk in Tsavo National Park: Google Earth track and photos July 14, 2007
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Well, I’m back from the Great Walk of Africa. It was truly one of those “experiences of a lifetime”. But Clarissa will write a descriptive piece about the Great Walk. I have, as promised, prepared a Google Earth track of the Great Walk (it downloads an eventual 2.2MB target kmz file). Also our photos are here and here. Enjoy.
Great Walk in Tsavo National Park June 3, 2007
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Tomorrow I leave on the Great Walk of Africa, traversing 200km of West and East National Parks in Kenya. Can’t wait. We follow the Tsavo and Galana rivers across this great African wilderness. The place has a fascinating and infamous colonial history, mostly revolving around the legendary “man-eaters” of Tsavo who preyed on the labourers who built the Lunatic Express railway that runs north-south across the park.
I have built a preliminary map of the route (its a gross approximation) but will be taking my GPS to log the track and publish on Google Earth and Google Maps.
Update: Impressions of the Great Walk
Got to go…
