Ghost Town
Phil Clisby journeys into the Namib Desert to discover what is left of Kolmanskop. Photographs by Christoph Hilger. As we neared the derelict diamond-mining town of Kolmanskop, the road became more of...
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Phil Clisby continues his African odyssey. It’s June 1993, and he is making his way around Zimbabwe, from the Eastern Highlands to the Victoria Falls We’re standing at the side of the road, thumbs in...
View ArticleTravel Africa Extra launched
Over the nearly twenty years since we started Travel Africa magazine, one of my biggest frustrations has been not having enough space to run all the features we have wanted to. Although we try our best...
View ArticleLet’s get this show on the road
Phil Clisby recounts a recent(ish) self-drive trip around Namibia, accompanied by his soon-to-be-wife and two-year-old son. In part one, he journeys from Windhoek to Sossusvlei via Erongo and...
View ArticleDriven to attraction
In part two of Phil Clisby’s self-drive trip around Namibia, he and his family travel to the NamibRand, Fish River Canyon and the Quiver Tree Forest, with a bit of horseplay in-between We were on the...
View ArticleThe month of dune
Phil Clisby recalls a hair-raising escapade through the Western Sahara into Mauritania in 1992 We’d been in the desert for five days, with no idea how long we would be here for. We – that’s our old...
View ArticleThe real thing
Phil Clisby continues the tale of his early ‘90s adventure through the world’s most exciting continent. This time he journeys from Maii to Burkina Faso, in search of the Africa of his imagination As we...
View ArticleAccra or bust
It’s November 1992. Phil Clisby picks up the tale of his African odyssey, as he embarks on a day-long train journey from Burkina Faso into the Ivory Coast, on a strict deadline to reach Ghana. What...
View ArticleA walk on the wild side
Phil Clisby travels through Nigeria as he continues his early ’90s overland escapade across Africa, and gets rather more than he bargained for in the Yankari National Park Just after entering Nigeria...
View ArticleOur appreciation for Africa
Working on this, our 20th anniversary issue, got us thinking about the origins of Travel Africa and the travel context at the time. Our heads were too full of dreams to pay much attention to the...
View ArticleOn the trail of Tutankhamun (Part 1: The golden child)
Fuelled by his son’s obsession with Egypt’s boy king, Phil Clisby and his family travel to the land of the Nile and the pyramids earlier this year As we leave the confines of our hotel, a wizened old...
View ArticleOn the trail of Tutankhamun (Part 2: Tomb raider)
Phil Clisby and his family continue their journey through Egypt towards Luxor and the resting place of King Tut, taking in a couple more temples along the way We leave Aswan aboard a felucca, the...
View ArticleTravel resolutions
What do you want from your travels in 2018? Craig Rix shares his ideas for a year of adventure… I’m one of those people that uses the occasion of a new year to put a marker in the sand and reflect on...
View ArticleOn the flipper side
Phil Clisby reflects on the changing nature of the wilderness experience in Africa Without doubt visiting Africa has changed over the last 20 years. But then so have I. When I first arrived on the...
View ArticleThe African Queen
It’s January 1993 as Phil Clisby continues his travels through Africa. This time he journeys across the wilds of Uganda, his personal jewel in the crown I’m not sure what it was in particular, but...
View ArticleInto the lions’ den: Why I joined Travel Africa magazine
This month, we welcome our new marketing manager, Callum Hornigold. Here, Callum tells his story of how a chance meeting in Korea, Hite beers and a passion for nature as a child led him to join the...
View ArticleThe month of dune
Phil Clisby recalls a hair-raising escapade through the Western Sahara into Mauritania in 1992 We’d been in the desert for five days, with no idea how long we would be here for. We – that’s our old...
View ArticleFun and games
Phil Clisby continues the tale of his travels through Africa in the early ’90s. This time he’s by a lake, in a crater and on the beach, in Kenya and Tanzania. Photo credit Martin Kelly. Leaving Uganda...
View ArticleCherish the moments
Are hippos carnivorous? Over New Year at Nyamandlovu pan in Hwange we watched a kudu cow take to the water to evade wild dogs. A crocodile immediately struck, but was chased off swiftly by two hippos...
View ArticleMeet our new editor: Laura Griffith-Jones
I’ve been hooked on travel since my first big adventure to Botswana’s spectacular Okavango Delta at the age of 13. Since then, I’ve taken every opportunity to see the world, journeying throughout...
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