Having left Zambia behind me at the busy and noisy border town of Nakonde, I was happy to push my bicycle into Tanzania, another country I’ve never been to before. Feeling comfortable in my new shoes (I bought a pair off a guy the evening before after realizing that my shoes had fallen off my … Continue reading Tanzania Cycling Tour, 23.04. – 19.05.2025
I first read about the famous miombo woodlands of Mutinondo Wilderness in the Southern African Birdfinder years ago while living in South Africa. The site retained a somewhat mythical appeal to me, having only birded in miombo once before, in Zimbabwe. Miombo, and the many special birds to be found within it, always had a … Continue reading Mutinondo Wilderness, Zambia, 17. – 22.04.2025
To me, Botswana is the home of a flurry of mouthwatering birds attracted to the Okavango Delta, majestic riverine woodlands, and the expansive Kalahari desert. Despite living in neighbouring South Africa for eleven years, I had never been there. When Miguel, a colleague and friend working in Gaborone, invited me to visit I saw a … Continue reading Botswana Tour, 29.03. – 10.04.2025
While my fourth university semester was extremely busy with studies, it was also the best time I've had at university so far. My courses were in person, which made the study environment much more interactive and motivating, and I spent a lot of time with my friends, from studying together to going out at night … Continue reading South-East Europe cycling tour, 05. – 27.07.2022
The last few months that I lived in Sri Lanka were filled with uncertainty due to COVID-19, and this had particularly large impacts on the end of my school life. One of the best moments in this challenging time though was that we had an in-person graduation, which my classmates and I appreciated as a … Continue reading Sri Lanka Cycling Tour, 25.06. – 06.07.2020
My Zone Is Birding 