Global Travel Writers: Articles http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/ Global Travel Writers en Global Travel Writers: Articles http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/EXT:tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/ Global Travel Writers TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:50:00 -0400 The Asiatic Lion - saved http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/safaris/article/the-asiatic-lion-saved/ India's Sasan Gir National Park India's Sasan Gir National Park is the last remaining lair of the impressive (OK, maybe even majestic) Asiatic Lion. With the 2010 census indicating that lion numbers had risen to over 400 - up from just 177 ten years ago - the species appears to have been saved. Now, the Indian government has just announced plans to expand the already huge Sasan Gir Park. See image preview: http://www.photographersdirect.com/simmons/search.asp?lb=13356

]]> Graham Simmons India Gujarat Eco-tourism Destination Travel Nature and Wildlife Safaris By: Graham Simmons Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:51:00 -0500 Aground off the Pilbara coast http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/safaris/article/aground-off-the-pilbara-coast/ Long distance cruising onboard a yacht can be a leisurely, personally satisfying lifestyle. Until... Living onboard a cruising yacht is a remarkably satisfying experience, offering the rare opportunity to be totally self-supporting. Daily life revolves around keeping the ship safe, the complex essential systems operating and the yacht moving towards its destination. Oh, and there’s plenty of sundowners on arrival, usually beneath an unashamedly scarlet sky as the sun disappears over the horizon. Arriving at an anchorage late afternoon, its not unusual to run into cruising buddies who we may not have seen for months, but who immediately invite us to join them on the beach to share a cold beer or two as soon as our anchor is down and secure.

But there is a frustratingly accurate saying amongst these same yachties: there are those who have run aground and those who soon will. As I found out just a few months into our Australian circumnavigation.....

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]]> Fiona Harper Australia Western Australia Adventure Travel Cruising Eco-tourism Islands Nature and Wildlife Photo Essays Safaris By: Fiona Harper Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:07:00 -0400 Sand Through the Fraser Island Hourglass http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/safaris/article/sand-through-the-fraser-island-hourglass/ Like sand through the hourglass, these are the days of our long-suffering feet. Eschewing the need... Like sand through the hourglass, these are the days of our long-suffering feet. Eschewing the need for a 4WD to explore Fraser Island, Fiona Harper decides to explore by foot instead, walking the sand trails that crisscross the worlds largest sand island.


Traversing over 100km of walking trails that pass through forests, along beaches and through the lakes district, the Fraser Island Great Walk can be undertaken in short day walks or on an extended overnight trek.

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]]> Fiona Harper Australia Queensland Adventure Travel Beach Holidays Destination Travel Eco-tourism Family Holidays Islands Nature and Wildlife By: Fiona Harper Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:35:00 -0500 Wild About India http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/safaris/article/wild-about-india/ Hunting regally striped felines has long been banned in India but that doesn’t stop enthusiastic...           Hunting for regally striped felines has long been banned in India but that doesn’t stop enthusiastic camera clutching tourists from actively ‘shooting’ tigers on wildlife safaris.

While majestic Bengal Tigers are at the top of every nature lover’s list, India has more than 450 national parks and sanctuaries where a menagerie of magnificent mammals can be seen.

Some 500 different species of mammals inhabit the protected forests of India.  The Asian lion of Gir, the white tiger of Rewa, the wild ass of Kutch, the golden langur of Assam, the barasingha of Kanha, the Indian elephant and the gaur and the sambar are all trophy animals that eager visitors often see amid the cover of juniper and thicket.

An illustrated feature on the wildlife of India can be written on assignment from 1000 to 2000 words, depending upon editorial requirements. 

 

 

 

]]> India Thomas E King Adventure Travel Safaris Nature and Wildlife Eco-tourism By: Thomas E King Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:08:00 -0400 The Mushrooming of Africa http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/safaris/article/the-mushrooming-of-africa/ The son of Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda reminisces about his days growing up at "The...                                                                                                                                                                                African history was made at “Mushroom House” in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park. The holiday getaway of Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda and his cabinet ministers, this was also the site of the secret meeting in 1976 between the ANC’s Oliver Tambo and South Africa’s Oppenheimer team of white industrialists – a meeting that drove the very first wedge through the wall of apartheid.

In early 2007, Mushroom House (with additional chalets and facilities) opened as the luxury Mushroom Safari Lodge. Kaunda’s son Kaweche Kaunda revisits Mushroom Lodge, and reminisces about the turbulent days of his childhood in this nature-blessed corner of Zambia.          

]]> Graham Simmons Zambia Adventure Travel Cultural Travel Eco-tourism Nature and Wildlife Resorts & Retreats Safaris Personalities Socially Aware Travel By: Graham Simmons Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:51:00 -0400 Phinda Bush Skills Adventure http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/safaris/article/phinda-bush-skills-adventure/ Tricia Welsh finds that a four-day ‘bush skills’ adventure on Phinda Private Game Reserve in South...    Everyone on a wildlife safari knows the first rule is to never get out of the vehicle. So what are we doing walking stealthily through the undergrowth like combat soldiers – behind indeed an armed tracker and specialist ranger?

With a program that also includes such ‘hands-on’ experiences as rifle skills training, rhino-darting, sleeping out under the stars and tracking leopard with telemetry, Tricia Welsh finds that an innovative four-day ‘bush skills’ adventure on Phinda Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa can somewhat spoil it for regular safaris .    

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]]> Tricia Welsh South Africa Adventure Travel Destination Travel Eco-tourism Nature and Wildlife Safaris By: Tricia Welsh Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:51:00 -0400