Cumulative effect
From clear blue waters and idyllic beaches to rolling hills and mopane forest, to Big 5 game parks and...
The Africa bug bit Phil Clisby in the early ’90s when he spent 18 months overlanding and backpacking through the continent, from Morocco to South Africa.
He has returned many times since, both independently and with his family in tow, clocking up some 26 African countries in the process. Though, admittedly, he now prefers sleeping in a bed to under a tree – or even a table, for that matter.
A former publications manager at Gecko Publishing, Phil is now a regular contributor to Travel Africa magazine and website.
From clear blue waters and idyllic beaches to rolling hills and mopane forest, to Big 5 game parks and...
If there is one thing that gives travellers sleepless nights on safari it’s the tipping conundrum: who, how and...
If you’re the sort of safari-goer that loves the solitude of being in the bush, with all the right...
Why your Tanzania itinerary should include the Usambara mountains An oasis of cool (in both senses of the word)...
On a road trip in Tanzania, Phil Clisby turned off the main drag between Arusha and Moshi and headed...
Phil Clisby gets nostalgic. After all, this is what we call the ‘Africa bug’. The alluring smell of herbs;...
Phil Clisby is guided through the mysteries of Nyika’s natural remedies “You can use this to cure nosebleeds,” Whyte...
Phil Clisby is drawn into Malawi’s football culture... I have a T-shirt from the 2010 World Cup, held in...
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Phil Clisby breaks new ground. There’s something about travel that encourages me to try new...
Your guide to everything you need to know about planning your Zambian adventure — from where to go, to...
In this new series of 12 conversations in Malawi, Phil Clisby meets an Ethiopian on his flight to Lilongwe...
Buying a home abroad has long been considered a sound long-term investment, but would you invest in land in...
The changing face of safaris over the past 20 years is epitomised by Nambiti Private Game Reserve in South...
Despite many challenges over the last 25 years, Malawi’s flagship national park is experiencing a renaissance. Phil Clisby talks...
Author and travel writer Stuart Butler, along with his Maasai friend Josphat Mako, recently concluded a trek...
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