Part of my travel planning job at Tin Trunk involves talking to people about the daunting aspects of a trip to Africa. It's far. It's in the news for the wrong reasons much of the time. There are animals here much bigger than us and others who can catch and eat prey much bigger than us. In this podcast, I discuss all of this and why much of it can be avoided or is often misrepresented. Have a listen and see why Africa is worth standing at the edge of your comfort zone.

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Joy Juma loved camping and being in the African wilderness when she was a young girl. Early on, she decided to work in conservation and has been involved with many different projects over her career. Today, Joy is a key member of the Zeitz Foundation, founded by Jochen Zeitz in 2008 and headquartered at his stunning retreat, Segera, in Kenya. Joy manages many projects for the Foundation, including wildlife conservation, the (mostly female!) anti-poaching unit, local schools, and community enterprises aimed at empowering women in particular. Most recently she is involved in a collaboration with a few other lodges in the Laikipia region of Kenya to expand the roaming rangelands for Rhinos. We sat down together at Segera to chat about all of this. Enjoy our conversation!

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Mike Jackson and his wife Sarah are beloved members of our family. Mike has been travelling in Africa since the 1980s - before, during and after his distinguished career in the British Army as Chief of the General Staff. There is hardly an area he hasn't visited and our conversation here at home in Kenya touches on where he has been, what he loves and why, as well as his thoughts on how Africa has changed over the years. Please enjoy.

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Robert Lochiam is one of those guides who I know I need to interview after just a few hours together. I was excited to visit a new lodge in an important area for conservation in Kenya and Robert, who goes by his surname, Lochiam, showed us just how vital the area is to the "Super Tuskers": the elephants around Amboseli National Park at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro whose tusks often drag on the ground, and to all the other animals coexisting beside them. In our chat by the pool at the new Angama lodge, you will hear of how a rhino led the charge (pun intended!) on his career as a guide, and how his passion for helping preserve wild spaces for Africa's animals only grows stronger the more he knows - which is already a lot! Enjoy!

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This is the first of a series of podcasts centered on the theme of bush pilots flying around Africa. I begin with my own story of becoming a pilot and hope this is inspirational for anyone tempted to take to the skies. Africa from the air is a journey in itself. Whether you are in command or a passenger on safari, being up there, looking down on elephants, bamboo forests, waterfalls or pastoralists and their herds - and getting from A to B easily and safely - is the making of indelible moments. Enjoy!

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Imagine steep hillside roads, narrow such that cars often have to give way for the oncoming traffic. People everywhere on both sides of the road: lorries, cars, safari landcruisers. We are talking about a crowded scenario on the Rwandan roads in the area where the Mountain Gorillas dwell. Now imagine a bicycle. No gears, and - I think but am not at all sure - brakes. The men riding the bikes freewheel down the road - down the middle of the road - at the speed of light - from the higher forest area to the market towns below. They are right in the thick of this traffic of cars and people and they are carrying sacks of potatoes weighing around 250 kilograms each. Yep, kg, not lbs. At the source of this daredevilry is a potato field and the harvested potatoes and their non-helmet wearing carriers are setting off, one after the other in intervals such that they don't run into one another if one person is flying downhill faster than another. Never mind the cars, lorries and motorbikes coming the other direction though! My chat with Fabien was borne of a fascination about these wild rides and, as often happens, ended up covering a lot more than that. Special guests on the conversation are Gervais Twamugize, our guide who translated the conversation for me and James Hutchings, my husband who has worked in agriculture for over 30 years in Africa and has some interesting questions for Fabien too. Enjoy our conversations!

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Christmas on Safari is the perfect way to make the holiday about time together, about sharing beauty and awe and magic with those you love. In this short episode, I speak about what it is like to be on safari over Christmas, and tell a Samburu story about the creation of the stars. Happy Christmas Everyone!

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When Diana Sutter is not in Northern California, you are safe to bet she is in Africa. Diana has seen more of Africa than most - including safari guides. She has visited the kinds of off-the-beaten places many of us who live here full-time still dream of visiting. She is passionate about the continent, the animals, and the people - evident not only in her stunning photography but also in her support for conservation and community. Oh, and she is also the person who convinced me to come to Africa 19 years ago, so there's that too! Please enjoy my chat with Diana on what it means to be here every year and the power of slow-safari.

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