Angus AWT#1

Overlanding: Meal Preparation Food and meal times are a big part of any overland trip; and when it’s done right, it becomes one of the highlights! It’s not just about eating, it’s one of the few times in the day where everyone comes together, slows down, and chats about the day’s adventures before another wonderful evening around the fire. With a cold beer or glass of wine, mealtimes become a really enjoyable part of the experience. Over the years, I’ve seen what works, what doesn’t, and how...

Is there Symbolism in Nature, or is it just Coincidence? Spending a lot of time in nature can change how you see things. It happens slowly, quietly, almost without you noticing. Every now and then in the early days of my adventures in Africa I would occasionally hear people talk about nature presenting things to them that somehow lined up with what was going on in their lives. To be honest, I thought it was a load of rubbish. However over the years I spent more and more time in wild places on...

Over many years of taking groups to wild places in Africa, I’ve found that the simple concept of being aware of animal comfort zones and pressure zones is one of the most import things for people to understand before they depart on one of my adventures, and it's VERY relatable to us as we have all met people who get into our pressure zone! If we imagine that every wild animal has an invisible space around it. When we stay outside that space, the animal feels relaxed and comfortable. If we...