Diving in the Red Sea

Sea turtle swimming in the Red Sea near coral reef with scuba divers in the background.

We have recently finished a week diving in the Red Sea aboard the Ghazala Explorer. We visited the Brothers, Daedalus Reef and Elphinstone and had some great dives. Altogether I did 18 dives out of a possible 19 so the pace was fairly full on. I didn’t do a huge amount of photography during theContinueContinue reading “Diving in the Red Sea”

Birding Lake Quarun, Egypt

Little Owl perched on rocks near Lake Quarun, Egypt. Birding in Egypt.

We are in Egypt for a diving holiday but decided to have a day birdwatching from Cairo. A review of eBird hotspots suggested the best place would be Lake Quarun and we managed to track down a guide and transport from the city. We started the day early (3.40am) to get on site for dawn.ContinueContinue reading “Birding Lake Quarun, Egypt”

Birding in Morocco

Camel caravan in Morocco desert with tourists.

Last March – April we spent 13 days in Morocco six days of which were birding with Mohamed Bargache and the other half was exploring the city of Marrakesh. We booked our own accommodation and paid our guide a day rate which kept the cost down. Ourika Valley We started in the Atlas Mountains, findingContinueContinue reading “Birding in Morocco”

Moremi National Park, Botswana

Following on from the amazing Okavango Delta, we had three days in Moremi National Park. Soon after arriving we were out on our first game drive encouraged by the knowledge from our guide that Cheetahs were around. We hadn’t seen these super fast cats on this trip (or indeed ever in the wild) so theyContinueContinue reading “Moremi National Park, Botswana”

Okavango Delta, Botswana

I have been wanting to visit the Okavango Delta in Botswana since I was a child. My wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in July 2022 and this gave us the perfect excuse to finally go. After a few days in Chobe, we flew into the delta by small plane into a exclusiveContinueContinue reading “Okavango Delta, Botswana”

Chobe National Park, Botswana

Impala stands out in front of elephants in Botswana's Chobe National Park.

So if you have been following this blog for a while I guess the title of this post might come as a bit of a surprise. Yes I have decided to expand the blog beyond Scotland. My wife and I are planning to go travelling in Central and South America next year and I knowContinueContinue reading “Chobe National Park, Botswana”