The journal

Notes from the wild

763 stories, guides and dispatches from Southern and East Africa.

Tracing a Tuscan Escape to Cape Winelands: Italy-South Africa Lodging Paths

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Tracing a Tuscan Escape to Cape Winelands: Italy-South Africa Lodging Paths

6 min read

From Heathrow to Arusha: A Traveler's Chronicle of the United Kingdom to Tanzania Journey

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From Heathrow to Arusha: A Traveler's Chronicle of the United Kingdom to Tanzania Journey

6 min read

From American Cities to Okavango Delta: One Traveler's Botswana Odyssey

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From American Cities to Okavango Delta: One Traveler's Botswana Odyssey

5 min read

Gorilla Trails from Germany: Finding Rwanda's Finest Lodges After Frankfurt Flights

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Gorilla Trails from Germany: Finding Rwanda's Finest Lodges After Frankfurt Flights

6 min read

Crossing from Madrid to Miombo Woodlands: A Zambian Lodge Journey

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Crossing from Madrid to Miombo Woodlands: A Zambian Lodge Journey

6 min read

Canvas Tents and City Lights: A Singaporean's Path to Uganda's Wild Lodges

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Canvas Tents and City Lights: A Singaporean's Path to Uganda's Wild Lodges

5 min read

Samba Beats Fade into Mana Pools: One Traveler's Lodge Route from Rio

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Samba Beats Fade into Mana Pools: One Traveler's Lodge Route from Rio

6 min read

City Skies to Savannah Horizons: Charting Stays from Heathrow to Nairobi

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City Skies to Savannah Horizons: Charting Stays from Heathrow to Nairobi

6 min read

From Moscow Winters to Creole Shores: A Russian Traveler's Seychelles Lodge Guide

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From Moscow Winters to Creole Shores: A Russian Traveler's Seychelles Lodge Guide

6 min read

Elevated Vistas at Jabali Ridge: A Day-to-Night Chronicle in Rufiji Valley

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Elevated Vistas at Jabali Ridge: A Day-to-Night Chronicle in Rufiji Valley

6 min read

Canvas Retreats in the Wild: Life at Kokoko Camp Tanzania

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Canvas Retreats in the Wild: Life at Kokoko Camp Tanzania

6 min read

A Night Among Fanjove's Palms: Inside LABA's Seaside Villas on Tanzania's Coast

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A Night Among Fanjove's Palms: Inside LABA's Seaside Villas on Tanzania's Coast

6 min read

Mbali Mbali Mahale Lodge Guide: Room Types, Rates and Booking Essentials in Tanzania

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Mbali Mbali Mahale Lodge Guide: Room Types, Rates and Booking Essentials in Tanzania

6 min read

Barefoot Days on Mnemba Atoll: A Stay at Tanzania's Private Island Haven

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Barefoot Days on Mnemba Atoll: A Stay at Tanzania's Private Island Haven

5 min read

Serenity Over the Plains: A Week Immersed in Mwiba Lodge's Private Suites

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Serenity Over the Plains: A Week Immersed in Mwiba Lodge's Private Suites

5 min read

Cheetah Tracks at Dawn: Days in Namiri Plains' Exclusive Tents

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Cheetah Tracks at Dawn: Days in Namiri Plains' Exclusive Tents

5 min read

Coastal Calm at Neptune Pwani: Inside the Resort's Beachfront Rooms and Spa

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Coastal Calm at Neptune Pwani: Inside the Resort's Beachfront Rooms and Spa

6 min read

Cottages Over the Crater: Daily Life at Ngorongoro Farm House

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Cottages Over the Crater: Daily Life at Ngorongoro Farm House

6 min read

Beachside Evenings at Pongwe: A Stay Along Zanzibar's Unguja Shore

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Beachside Evenings at Pongwe: A Stay Along Zanzibar's Unguja Shore

6 min read

Tracking the Wildebeest at Olakira: A Guest's Chronicle from Migration Camp Tents

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Tracking the Wildebeest at Olakira: A Guest's Chronicle from Migration Camp Tents

6 min read

Days at Roho ya Selous: Journal from a Riverside Deck in Selous Game Reserve

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Days at Roho ya Selous: Journal from a Riverside Deck in Selous Game Reserve

6 min read

Chimpanzee Echoes from the Veranda: A Stay at Rubondo Island Camp

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Chimpanzee Echoes from the Veranda: A Stay at Rubondo Island Camp

5 min read

From Deck Chairs at Sayari: Noted Moments Tracking Elephants Across Endless Plains

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From Deck Chairs at Sayari: Noted Moments Tracking Elephants Across Endless Plains

5 min read

Highlands Afternoons: Dispatches from Ngorongoro's Elevated Cottages

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Highlands Afternoons: Dispatches from Ngorongoro's Elevated Cottages

6 min read