Conservation through education – sustainable & conscious living
Five days in and I'm beginning to get used to life in the wild. I love getting out of bed, putting on my African attire, scraping my hair back and being ready for the busy day ahead in no more than three minutes, racing up the mudslide eager to get to the forest lodge. Very…
So yesterday we did lots of hikes through beaches, forests, mountains and lakes, to view possible places that we can film time lapses for our documentaries. It was absolutely stunning! I have never been anywhere so peaceful and pure, these places really make you feel calm and relaxed, and realise that there are few things…
Well what an African adventure it has been already! I'll keep it brief as there's so much to fit in but questions are welcome! So trust me to be stuck on an 11-hour flight with a Scotsman and his rowdy girlfriend getting absolutely paralytic. They drunk so much that the cabin crew refused to give…
Continue reading ➞ Respect for Bear Grylls & the malted milk life.
As I stopped for petrol in a mad dash for work this morning, I walked past the newspaper stands and noticed the image of one of my favourite childhood actors glaring back at me with the words "Robin Williams dies in 'apparent suicide'". With sleep still in my eyes during this 7am fuel stop, I…
Sharks. They’re one of the most debated animals on the planet. You either love them or you hate them, but even if you hate them it’s more likely that you’re actually scared of them and the stories surrounding the species. I believe that they are put in a negative light by the media world. I…
Elephants. The largest land animals on this earth, but known more commonly as the 'gentle giants' of this world. As a keen wildlife enthusiast, past volunteer at a South African game reserve and a journalism student in utter adoration of elephants, I was (and still am) completely outraged after hearing that the Kruger National Park…
Coming to the end of my Journalism degree I’m constantly being told that I need to look for a serious job. In the modern media world that most likely means working for free and starting at the very bottom, and until today I definitely didn’t feel ready for that. I’m still completely unsure of exactly…
According to Jess 