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Archives for November 2018

Death on Earth

29 November 2018 by Simon Barnes 6 Comments

David Attenborough has been accused of betraying wildlife. So let’s ask his major critic to remake the greatest of all television programmes…   Death on Earth A Natural History by George Monbiot Episode 1 GEORGE: I am now standing at the heart of the Ordovician extinction – and even here, it is ghastly. All around… [Read More]

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All one! All one! The crowned cranes are back…

28 November 2018 by Simon Barnes 3 Comments

Sacred Combe Safari III Day 8 It’s at this stage of the trip that I get all elegiac. Or if you prefer, soppy. It’s the last full day. In my little hut at Crocodile Camp I felt as if I would be staying in the heart of the Valley forever; now we were back at… [Read More]

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Another day of wild excess in the Luangwa Valley…

12 November 2018 by Simon Barnes 1 Comment

Sacred Combe Safari III Day 7 There are some days when the Valley goes mad. Chucks everything at you all at once, no thought of saving something up for a nice surprise later on. All at once, crossing the wooded savannahs of the Luangwa Valley was like crossing Liverpool Street Station during the rush hour…. [Read More]

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How I inveigled this really nice bird into my bathroom…

5 November 2018 by Simon Barnes 4 Comments

Sacred Combe Safari III Day 6 How I love my hut. On these trips I get to spend four nights in the same small hut out in the middle of the Luangwa Valley in Zambia and it’s never long before I feel a sense of ownership. True, it offers frail protection from the bush, and… [Read More]

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1 November 2018 by Simon Barnes 2 Comments

Sacred Combe Safari III What the hell day is it today? There are moments on the Sacred Combe Safaris when even the most harassed and pressured of us becomes time-rich. Sometimes these periods are close to being the best part of the trip: idle hours in a hut which has no luxury but its location:… [Read More]

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