A place of awe-inspiring vistas and history: Hannah and Jamie share their experience of Namibia
As you may know by now, we kick off every month with a blog featuring an experience from our current brochure “Experience“. This month, almost a year…
11 year-old Alejandro shares his Botswana adventures
Last month, a guest of Journeys by Design named Alejandro, 11 years old and adventurer by trade, was good enough to answer some interview questions after the…
Hamar fly-camp: a first for Ethiopia
A very quick note highlighting An Expedition through one of Africa’s last great frontiers, a short travel round-up piece by Maria Shollenbarger, published last week in the FT’s…
Project Flip Flopi: Sally Kirby speaks with Ben Morison
Yesterday I had a chance to catch up with Ben Morison, project leader of the Flip flopi project, which is due to set sail from Lamu in…
The Okavango Delta as seen through the technicoloured eyes of Departures Magazine
‘At 3 a.m. I am awakened by a motorcycle gang revving their Harleys. Or so I imagine.’ If anything’s going to make the reader of Marcia DeSanctis’s…
Mandela Day: 67 minutes and counting
An annual international day held in honour of Nelson Mandela, and first celebrated on his birthday on July 18th 2009, Mandela Day was made official by the…
Meeting the one and only Lale Biwa
I’ve heard and written a lot about Lale Biwa. He and Journeys by Design and Will Jones go back a long time. One of Ethiopia’s leading English…
A snapshot of life in Somaliland
I feel that Somaliland doesn’t get as much airtime as other countries we represent. This may be due to the fact that, while Will Jones has been,…
The more than incredible story of Laye Dieng
You may or may not have noticed three things, all of which are more or less covered in this blog: Whenever someone new comes, I write a…
Abu Camp, Duba Explorers camp & Eretsha and Royal Chundu: an experience like no other
It’s always lovely speaking to returning guests about their experiences, and I was delighted to catch up with Jeff Hall, recently returned from a trip with his partner Melissa to Botswana. Jeff had…
The Borana Conservancy experience: conservation at its best – thanks to you
In our brochure, Experience, which is set out as a calendar, we highlight Borana Ranch in Kenya for the month of July. I stayed at Borana Lodge…
Wellness and wellbeing: a taster from Sally Kirby
Over the last few years, I’ve been curiously exploring all things wellness and wellbeing related. A fascinating journey which is introducing me to teachers and traditional healers…