Chasing butterflies
Biologists make the best travel buddies. They’ll probably be excited about obscure and wonderful things you haven’t heard about before, and most will be happy to tell you all about…
Read moreAutumn in Woodstock
This year I had the pleasure of visiting my family in NY state during foliage season. I think I might have missed the brightest of the reds by a week…
Read moreMountain genetics part 2: Reaching the summit
My friends and I, along with an inflatable elephant called Paula, climbed Kilimanjaro and fundraised for Tsavo Trust – an elephant conservation project. Thank you very much to everyone who supported us! https://www.justgiving.com/elephant-trek/…
Read moreKilimanjaro dreamscapes
Kilimanjaro has long had a personal and spiritual significance for the people who climbed it. For me, the snows of Kilimanjaro called to me through the pages of books. And…
Read moreThe hare, the tortoise and the mountain
My friends and I, along with an inflatable elephant called Paula, climbed Kilimanjaro and fundraised for Tsavo Trust – an elephant conservation project. Our fundraising page will remain open for a few…
Read moreAdventures in mountain genetics
My friends and I are climbing Kilimanjaro and fundraising for Tsavo Trust – an elephant conservation project. If you’d like to support us, please check out and share our fundraising…
Read moreLions, elephants and other Uganda wildlife
This post comes many months after I returned from Uganda, and as such it is a strange post to write. I want to put up the last few of my…
Read moreThe magical, magnificent mountain gorillas
I would like to thank the David Attenborough 1001 gorillas campaign for inspiring me to finally write this blog post. It has 7 days left on IndieGoGo – if you…
Read moreChimps (and other primates)
For a week I had the great pleasure of visiting different national parks around Uganda, courtesy of the wonderful Pearl of Africa Tours, who organised my trip. The first destination…
Read moreEntebbe
After the week of teaching, and before my tour was about to start, I had a few days to myself. The original plan was to go to Kampala, but my…
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