Its a funny thing when were on the ocean we crave the bush, and when were in the bush we crave the ocean! I guess our two great passions for the sea and the land are in constant competition with each other and this creates opportunity for many adv...

Mana Pools Elephants If a magnificently beautiful area and wild dogs are not enough of an attraction to Mana Pools, the possibility of walking and spending time with fairly habituated wild elephants must surely make you want to visit this specia...

This years Sardine Run included plenty of Sardines. It is not always the case given the name of this spectacle, however our boats fish finder, the sounder showed huge schools of fish moving through at depths of between 40 to 60 meters; too deep fo...

Im here! Our boat riding the waves of False Bay towards the beautiful sunrise, the salty spray of the sea in my face full of anticipation, this feeling of accomplishment after imagining this moment over and over again for such a long time. Im here...

March 2015 After a very long 36 hour journey from Cape Town to Stewart Island in New Zealand it was not very heartening to hear the words of our taxi driver If you cant cuddle them, kill them! This was his general feeling for wildlife in New Z...

The two February 2015 expeditionsmarked the 14th year that these expeditions have been run by Apex and once again the key feature of this trip was to find as many different species of sharks as possible whilst still also enjoying any other marine ...

Chris has just returned from a month long exploration of South Georgia Island; an incredible wildlife refuge for 40 million sea birds, and a place where few people ever get to visit. The Wanderer is his first impression of time spent with the mag...

Bush Walking with John Stevens October 2014 Once you have chosen the wildlife destination you wish to visit, the next most important decision of your trip will be selecting the eco-tourism company and the guide who will guiding you on this wildl...

November 2014 Truly wild adventures are particularly difficult to have nowadays but spending time looking for desert wildlife in Kaokaland in North West Namibia is just that. This area is not a National Park, but rather a conservancy area where...

October 2014 This may sound like an odd title to a blog, but its true, this is something of a love story and about how we have reached a deeper understanding and appreciation for elephants over the last two years. I have been spending at least tw...