I had my first article published in She magazine in 1974 and have been writing regularly for travel magazines and newspapers ever since. Here are some of my favourite pieces, mostly from Africa Geographic magazine for which I wrote a regular column called ‘Africa then and now’ building on my experiences in the 1970s and 80s.

Awards:

• Best guide book (Madagascar) British Guild of Travel Writers, 2000
• Africa Geographic’s Travel Writer of the Year award, 2002 – read article
• Best Overseas Feature, British Guild of Travel Writers, 2002 – read article

Jump to country: Congo, Ethiopia, Greece, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia, Peru, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Zanzibar.

Africa

Congo

• An Act of Kindness (1976) Africa Geographic, Jul 2004

Ethiopia

• A World of Black and White Africa Geographic, Jun 2005
• Careless Talk Africa Geographic, December 2003
• Signposts to Lalibela Africa Geographic, Sep 2003

Kenya

• Francis Africa Geographic, Sep 2005
• Safari Surprise Africa Geographic, May 2005
• Taxi in Nairobi Africa Geographic, May 2004

Lesotho

• Bridge Africa Geographic, Oct 2004

Madagascar

• Street Children Africa Geographic, Feb 2006
• The Perfect Companion (my kind of safari) Travel Africa, Winter 2005
• The Desecration Africa Geographic, Nov 2005
• Take a Hike Africa Geographic, Aug 2005
• Please Write Me a Letter! Africa Geographic, Apr 2005
• The Road Less Travelled Africa Geographic, Dec 2004
• Exorcism Africa Geographic, Nov 2004
• Lost in the Jungle Africa Geographic, Jun 2004
• The Elephant’s Foot Africa Geographic, Feb 2004
• Turning of the Bones New Encounters, South Africa, 2003
• The Story of Bedo Winner, Africa Geographic Travel-writing Comp 2002
• Antananarivo Unpublished

Namibia

• The Heart of the City The Independent on Sunday, Apr 2008

Rwanda

• The Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda Travel Africa, Winter 2001/2

Seychelles

• Drifting (Aldabra) Odyssey, Winter 2007/8

South Africa

• Cape Town, 1974 Unpublished

Sudan

• The Eye of the Beholder Africa Geographic, Jul 2005
• A World of Black and White Africa Geographic, Jun 2005

Swaziland

• Nothing to Declare Africa Geographic, Oct 2005

Tanzania

• A Family Affair Africa Geographic, Oct 2003

Zanzibar

• Ahmed Africa Geographic, Apr 2005

Europe

Greece

• The Mani Peninsula Wanderlust, Oct/Nov 1998

Russia

• Hope and Glory Wanderlust, Jan 2000

United Kingdom

• The Jurassic Coast Bus The Observer, Mar 2008
• Have Bus Pass, Will Travel The Observer Apr 2008

South America

Peru

• What Became of the Incas? Wanderlust Supp, Aug 2006
• The Cordillera Blanca – Wet Season Wanderlust, Jul 2006
• I Give Up Traveller, Winter 2005

Other Articles

• Confessions of a Tour Guide BBC Wildlife, Nov 2010
• Travel Secrets: you’re never too old to hitchhike The Observer, Oct 2007
• The Best Decade for Travel: the glorious seventies Wanderlust, Sep 2007
• The Road Less Travelled The Independent on Sunday, Apr 2006
• Taking the Risk Traveller, no 13