We are all familiar with the spectacle of lions on the prowl somewhere on the great plains of Africa. Maybe on the same wildlife television series we have seen other pack animals hunting together, chasing their prey, tiring them out and then going in for the kill.
When visiting the tropics there are a few things you should have with you, no matter the length of stay or the type of vacation you are on.
To start the list, and following on from an earlier post in the health section, is a decent water bottle. There are millions of types to choose from on the market but my favourite type now is one which is a clear plastic (so you can see if there is anything in your water that shouldn’t be there), it has a measuring scale on the side (good for making up mixtures of rehydration solution or measuring water to cook with) and a large opening on the top (to make it easier to fill from any source)….. but can I find an image of this bottle anywhere…. NO. The search goes on, or I’ll photograph mine. Anyway, mine is a litre which is good for a short walk. Read the rest of this entry »
So, you’ve read all my posts, watched the Discovery Channel, hammered the internet for ideas and it’s all brought out the explorer in you that’s been buried away for years. What now? There are several ways to visit the jungle/rainforest/tropics. I’ll start the theme going now and then will go into each topic a lot more in depth as time goes on. There are hundreds of tour agencies affiliated with lodges or guides that live in the jungles. It isn’t difficult to walk into a travel agency or book a trip online that is all tailor made and requires no extra effort on your behalf. Just pack a few basic items (again to be covered later) in a bag, get to the airport and that’s pretty much it.
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The average person has a whole list of reasons why not to visit the jungle. They have seen programs on man eating beasts from around the world on the Discovery Channel. They have heard of exotic sounding diseases like Ebola, Lassa, Yellow fever and Malaria. They fear the swarms of nasty, stinging, blood thirsty insects that await them as soon as they step foot of the plane. But not many people sit around discussing one of the more common killers to be found in the tropics. One that can strike you down quicker than snake venom or a dose of Malaria. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: amazon, congo, dehydration, expeditions, jungle, rainforest
During my time in Zambia, Africa, I had the fortune to work on a crocodile farm. This farm wasn’t the usual ‘for skins and meat’ kind of farm, it was a place where crocodiles that were giving the locals trouble were released after capture. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Adventure, environment, Nature, protection
