Geographical articles from February 2004

Geographical archives from February 2004

"It was hell. With elephants".
February 1, 2004... Dusk was closing in and the waterhole was busy. Dozens of buffalo had gathered in front of the acacia trees to drink, while the snowy peaks of Mount Kenya floated in the background. And then, out of the obscurity of a stand of tall trees,...

How Rome deforested Europe.(Prize Letter)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... I read with interest the article by David Keys on the legacy of the Romans resulting from their production of copper and lead (How Rome polluted the world, December 2003). The article focused on the widespread pollution of the environment and...

Holiday burden.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... As a tour operator working at the delivery end of responsible tourism, I applaud Geographical's excellent article 25 ways to make a difference (December 2003). However, I would like to add one more point. Around the world, many animals serve...

Absence of altriusm.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... I was shocked by the lack of altruism in A Geographical Christmas (December 2003). I understand the feature was designed to attract advertising, but it was distressing that no-one thought of the people in the parts of the world he or she had...

Father photographed.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... I read the article on RAF photo reconnaissance with great interest (Looking dawn on the land, November 2003). My father was in photo reconnaissance during the Second World War, but sadly died in 1941. You can imagine my surprise when I saw two...

Added accuracy.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... Further to the question about the accuracy of GPS (Quizzical, December 2003), it's possible to achieve an accuracy of a few millimetres with professional land-surveying equipment. There are about 30 'active stations' in the UK (two on the Isle...

Correction to correction.(letters)(Correction Notice)
February 1, 2004... A correction to Stewart West's correction to the crossword clue stating that Brunei "is surrounded by the east Malaysian sultanates of Sabah and Sarawak" Getters, December 2003). Sabah and Sarawak are states in east Malaysia, but neither is a...

Lost in the post.
February 1, 2004... Built in 1869, this ship's name literally means'short-skirt.' The fastest tea clipper ever built, she was converted for wool transportation due to her inability to follow the Suez Canal. Sailing at record speeds, the ship travelled between...

Snowflake, thought to be the world's only white gorilla, has died of skin cancer.(Spain)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Snowflake, thought to be the world's only white gorilla, has died of skin cancer. The 40-year-old male albino (80 in human years) had been a star attraction at Barcelona Zoo since his capture by a hunter in Equatorial Guinea in 1966.

Native crayfish in Northumbria are under threat from the aggressive signal crayfish.(UK)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Native crayfish in Northumbria are under threat from the aggressive signal crayfish. The North American species is larger than the native species and out-competes them. It also carries a fungal disease that has wiped out native species in most...

Gorillas, chimpanzees, orang-utans and bonobos--humans' closest living relatives--could vanish from the wild within 50 years, say experts from a UN initiative, the Great Apes Survival Project.(Global)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Gorillas, chimpanzees, orang-utans and bonobos--humans' closest living relatives--could vanish from the wild within 50 years, say experts from a UN initiative, the Great Apes Survival Project. "The clock is standing at one minute to midnight...

River Dart regeneration.(UK)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... A pioneering project to protect the River Dart is underway as part of the Cycleau EU initiative, which aims to improve and protect waterways in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Ireland and Brittany. The 6.5 million [pounds sterling] project's...

Oldest French cathedral discovered.(France)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Archaeologists in Aries, southern France, have uncovered the remains of the earliest cathedral ever discovered in the country. Provisionally dated to around 350 AD, the cathedral was unearthed in the highest part of the old city in the grounds...

Water vole on the increase in Sussex.(UK)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... UK The water vole, which is disappearing faster than any other British mammal, has received a significant boost in Sussex, where its population has leapt by more than 300 per cent thanks to an innovative project. Between 1990 end 1997,...

African ivory flooding East Asia.(Asia)
February 1, 2004... ASIA African ivory is flooding into China and Thailand, according to Save the Elephants, a wildlife-conservation organisation based in Kenya and the UK. The third in a series of reports into the ivory trade in East Asia has revealed that the...

Arc de Triomphe to get facelift.(France)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Work began recently to restore the Arc de Triomphe. The French Centre for National Monuments is restoring the main edifice as well as its sculptures, central arch, roof terrace and ground-floor rooms in a scheme due for completion in June 2005...

One-fifth of EU employees--32 million people--are exposed to carcinogenic agents.(Europe)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... One-fifth of EU employees--32 million people--are exposed to carcinogenic agents, and two thirds of the 30,000 most commonly used chemicals in the EU haven't been subjected to full toxicological tests, says the European Agency for Safety and...

ARKive, an online Noah's Ark designed by the Wildscreen Trust that catalogues species into a comprehensive and enduring audiovisual record.(UK)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... ARKive, an online Noah's Ark designed by the Wildscreen Trust that catalogues species into a comprehensive and enduring audiovisual record, has been awarded a prestigious British Environment and Media Award for the best environmental website....

The Science Museum is currently displaying the 23 winning entries of the second climate change photography competition.(UK)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Science Museum is currently displaying the 23 winning entries of the second climate change photography competition. The images focus on the impact of both people and technology on the environment. The exhibition, which was organized by the...

The Woodland Trust needs volunteers across the UK to watch out for the first signs of spring from now until National Science Week (12 21 March).(UK)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Woodland Trust needs volunteers across the UK to watch out for the first signs of spring from now until National Science Week (12-21 March). Phenology is the study of the timing of natural events, particularly in relation to climate. This...

The Scientific Exploration Society is holding a grand reunion celebration on 28 February at University College London for members new and old, and those who have yet to join.(UK)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Scientific Exploration Society is holding a grand reunion celebration on 28 February at University College London for members new and old, and those who have yet to join. The dinner dance will allow for discussion of upcoming expeditions as...

Heinrich Barth (1821-65) A geographer, historian, archaeologist and linguist, Heinrich Barth is remembered for his valuable studies on previously unknown regions of North and Central Africa.(Late Great Geographers #40)
February 1, 2004... What was his background? Heinrich Barth was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1821, and studied history, archaeology and geography, among other subjects, in Berlin. After completing his doctorate, he travelled in the Mediterranean and across...

20 years ago today ... Geographical magazine, February 1984.
February 1, 2004... The cover story of the February 1984 issue of Geographical explored the small, multicultural South American country of Surinam, which had come to the world's attention when it underwent a military coup in 1980. The country was to go through...

A rabies epidemic in southeastern Ethiopia is threatening the long-term survival of the Ethiopian wolf, the most endangered member of the dog family in the world, according to WWF.(Ethiopia)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... A rabies epidemic in southeastern Ethiopia is threatening the long-term survival of the Ethiopian wolf, the most endangered member of the dog family in the world, according to WWF. At least 30 Ethiopian wolves have died From Else disease since...

Christian Aid is challenging young people to "Goat for it!" as part of a fundraising and teaching initiative associated with its successful goat 'recycling' programme, which 'loans' goats to poor families throughout the developing world.(Global)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Christian Aid is challenging young people to "Goat for it!" as part of a fundraising and teaching initiative associated with its successful goat 'recycling' programme, which 'loans' goats to poor families throughout the developing world. The...

February this month, BBC meteorologist Helen Willetts examines how the weather can affect our health--from the common cold and a ticklish cough to bronchitis and arthritis.(Weatherwatch with Helen Willetts)
February 1, 2004... We're three times more likely to catch a cold during the winter because of sudden drops in temperature. The body takes 6-10 hours to acclimatise to a sudden five-degree decrease in temperature. If your body temperature drops to the point that...

Illegal driftnet threat to dolphins.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... According to WWF, illegal driftnet fishing is still a major threat to dolphins and other marine wildlife in the Mediterranean, despite an EU ban on the practice from January 2002 and a 1992 UN moratorium on the use of large-scale driftnets. ...

Global population watch.(Quizzical)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The world population at the time of going to press was according to: the United Nations 6,401,438,628 the CIA 6,349,133,959 the US Bureau of the Census 6,345,601,463

When the world's oil reserves have been depleted, will the resultant 'hole' affect the rotation of the Earth?(Quizzical)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Close to a trillion barrels of oil have been extracted from the ground since drilling began. It's a huge amount, but the mass of that oil is insignificant when compared with the Earth's total mass. The crust, where all the oil is found,...

Is it true that rubber ducks have been used to study ocean currents?(Quizzical)
February 1, 2004... It isn't just rubber ducks. Hockey gloves, training shoes and dolls' heads have all contributed to a model of ocean currents built by oceanographers Curtis Ebbesmeyer and Jim Ingraham. By looking at where these objects wash up on coasts around...

Is Spain the only country where bullfights have been staged?(Quizzical)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Bullfights would have been a common sight across Europe during the age of antiquity, but they subsequently died away from most parts. The exception, of course, is the Iberian peninsula, where what seems once to have been a ritual has become a...

Who currently owns Heligoland?(Quizzical)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Heligoland is a tiny island that lies 50 kilometres off the northern coast of Germany--to which it currently belongs--near the mouths of the Elbe and Weser rivers and the Kiel canal. Distinguished by its red sandstone cliffs, the island has...

There is a town in Bangladesh called Cox's Bazar. Who was Cox?(Quizzical)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Captain Hiram Cox was an employee of the East India Company who was despatched by his employers to a corner of what is now Bangladesh to deal with a refugee problem. Burmese expansion in the late 18th century caused many of the Arakan, or...

Devoted to conservation: scientists in Sri Lanka have drawn inspiration from history and teamed up with Buddhist monks in an attempt to spread environmental awareness and to put into practice a progressive form of forest management.
February 1, 2004... One of the best-known stories in Sri Lankan history tells of how, in the third century BC, King Devanampiya Tissa was converted to Buddhism by an Indian prince, Arahath Mahinda. Legend has it that the king was hunting when they met, and Mahinda...

The philanthropic geographer: born on a tea plantation in Ceylon, Sir Christopher Ondaatje represented Canada at the Olympics then made his fortune in publishing, before settling into life as an explorer and writer. Miranda Haines talks to him about how his love of Africa inspired him to write about Ernest Hemingway in his latest book.
February 1, 2004... Frequent visitors to the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) will need no introduction to Sir Christopher Ondaatje. Since first lecturing there in 1996, he has gone from an unknown in the UK to one of our leading philanthropists. As a travel...

The trouble with global trade.(Geographical dossier)
February 1, 2004... No-one saw Lee Kyung Hae take the penknife from his pocket. After climbing to the top of the fence surrounding the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Cancun, Mexico, the Korean farmers' leader turned to his supporters and said, "Don't...

What's going wrong? Although trade is the world's biggest distributor of wealth, the current system is widening inequalities between the wealthiest and poorest nations.(Geographical dossier)
February 1, 2004... Ever since British prime minister Lord Palmerston used 'free trade' as an excuse to prise open the Chinese opium market with a dose of gunboat diplomacy in 1842, the concept has been surrounded by controversy. Today, free trade is pilloried by...

What can we do? One solution to the global inequalities present in the current free trade model is to develop a system of social and environmental guidelines at industry level.(Geographical dossier)
February 1, 2004... To Western consumers, international trade is largely invisible. But the chances are that very time you make a cup of coffee, put on a pair of shoes or plug in your laptop computer, you are using things made by people in developing countries....

Global responsibility: fair-trade represents a step in the right direction, but the only way to make a significant, lasting difference is to reform the international trading system.(Geographical dossier)
February 1, 2004... For many of those concerned about world poverty, the fair-trade movement--while a welcome development--does little more than tinker at the edges of a fundamentally inequitable system. It does little to change the power relationship between the...

Shared earth.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... This beautiful handmade candleholder is from one of our fantastic new ranges of wooden products from India. Our brand new ranges include stylish homewares, desk accessories, boxes and games and much more. Other new products for 2004 include...

Tropical wholefoods.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... Tropical Wholefoods is a leading alternative trading company that has worked extensively with fair-trade businesses in Africa and Asia for more than ten years. It provides training in business management, food-processing systems and in the...

Fruit Passion.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... Fruit Passion from Gerber is the first fruit juice to be recognised and marked by the Fairtrade Foundation UK. Premiums received from Fruit Passion have been used to invest in production facilities such as irrigation and warehousing at Ciego de...

Siesta.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... Fair-trade isn't only about paying fair wages--it's also about reliability over the long term. Some fair-trade companies have established trusted business relationships and personal friendships with many producers around the world. For example,...

Union Coffee Roasters.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... Union Coffee Roasters' range of exceptional, hand-roasted arabica coffees elegantly fuse the principles of fair-trade and premium quality together. Roastmasters and directors Jeremy Torz and Steven Macatonia scour the Earth to find the...

So much more divine ....(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... In 1997, the Ghanaian cocoa cooperative Kuapa Kokoo passed a resolution to start a chocolate company in the UK, and the Day Chocolate Company was born, dedicated to bringing a fair-trade chocolate choice to Britain. Today, delicious Divine...

Paper high.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... We are a small company that imports handmade paper books and photo albums from Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. All of our papers come from sustainable resources, recycled cotton, Lokta and the new elephant-dung range (depending on the elephant's...

Clipper Teas.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... Clipper is the world's first fair-trade tea company, and ten years on we're tripling our fair-trade range. You can now get green teas, instant hot chocolate, Earl Grey, English breakfast, Assam and Darjeeling, instant, roast and ground coffees,...

Green & Black's.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... Ten years ago, Green & Black's made a deal with the Maya Indian cocoa growers in southern Belize that assured the farmers a secure price for their cocoa, regardless of the world trade market prices. This cocoa is used to make Green & Black's...

One Village.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... Readers concerned about the ethics of their shopping might like to check out www.onevillage.org--the source for craft-made articles for the home (as well as some personal accessories) that all come from community organisations or craft-makers'...

British otters return to the river: during the 1960s, the use of organochlorine pesticides in farming devastated much of England's otter population. But in recent years these charismatic creatures have once again begun to flourish.
February 1, 2004... Under cover of darkness, a sinuous shape silently slips beneath the river's inky surface. A short while later it reappears--an otter, a small roach flapping weakly in its jaws. Droplets of water hang from its long whiskers, glittering in the...

A dangerous game: a growing appreciation for the intrinsic value and beauty of the natural world has seen humanity's attitudes towards wildlife undergo a radical change over the past century. This month's images from the archives of the Royal Geographical Society hark back to a less enlightened time.(Geographical Archive)(wildlife hunting)
February 1, 2004... The severed head of a lion lies at the foot of a tree, the animal's majesty robbed in an instant by a piece of lead shot. In Antarctica, two men batter a seal to death with clubs in a distressingly one-sided fight. Just two images that show how...

A key player: for more than 50 years, Dr Ian Player has been instrumental in efforts to conserve wildlife and wilderness. He tells Charles Leftwich about white rhinos and the birth of the wilderness movement.
February 1, 2004... Dr Ian Player is a paradox. With his practical and forceful approach to conservation, he's been responsible for more crucial developments in the field than perhaps anyone else. Yet the source of his dynamic driving force is a quietness, an...

My Morocco.(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... by Bruno Barbey Thames & Hudson, hb, pp192, 42 [pounds sterling] My Morocco stands as testament to the love affair photographer Bruno Barbey has had with this mystical North African country since living there as a child. The photographs...

The Adventurous Traveller.(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... by Nigel Gifford and Richard Madden Robinson, pb, pp454, 9.99 [pounds sterling] If the feature in December's Geographical whetted your appetite for adventure travel but didn't actually get you off the sofa, then perhaps Nigel Gifford and...

Words of Mercury.(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... by Patrick Leigh Fermor edited by Artemis Cooper, John Murray, hb, pp274, 20 [pounds sterling] It's appropriate that the first extract in this selection of Patrick Leigh Fermor's writings should concern getting drunk--no slur intended, but...

Cairo to Nubia: the Source of Arab Music.(Sound Recording Review)
February 1, 2004... Various artists Playing time: 73:00 (Rough Guide, 9.99 [pounds sterling]) Cairo to Nubia celebrates the cultural dominance of this region in terms of its musical output, aided as it is by its large film industry. It features some of the...

Venezuela.(Sound Recording Review)
February 1, 2004... Various artists Playing time: 73:00 (Rough Guide, 9.99 [pounds sterling]) This infectious compilation, described as "a kaleidoscope of sounds," covers 19 of the main currents of sound from the country's hundreds of distinctive musical...

Landscape: the World's Top Photographers and the Stories behind their Images.(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... by Terry Hope, RotoVision, hb, pp116, 24.99 [pounds sterling] In this extraordinary collection, award-winning journalist Terry Hope has gathered together images from some of today's most acclaimed landscape photographers, including Yann...

Calcutta: a Cultural and Literary History.(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... by Krishna Dutta Signal Books, pb, pp256, 12 [pounds sterling] Part of a series, Krishna Dutta's Calcutta is a detailed guide to the city that tries to dispel old cliches. Born and raised in Calcutta, Dutta is well placed to do this, and...

The Alhambra.(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Robert Irwin, Profile Books, hb, pp192, 15.99 [pounds sterling] By the time you reach page 99 of Robert Irwin's wonderful book The Alhambra, he is already explicitly drawing conclusions. "It is strange that the building should give so much...

The Making of the English Landscape.(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... by WG Hoskins First published in 1955. Most recent edition published by Penguin, hb, pp328, 11.99 [pounds sterling] Thirty years ago, a pound could buy seven pints of brown-and-mild or Hoskins in paperback. Recklessly, I blew the quid on...

Gardens of the world.(Editorial)
February 1, 2004... Our gardens, with their patchworks of native and introduced species, have a truly international fragrance to them, thanks to the efforts of the legions of plant explorers who've scoured the world for interesting new varieties. Consequently,...

Senior research grants for 2004.(In society: a round-up of news, views and events taking place at the RGS-IBG this month)(Royal Geographical Society)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Thanks to the kind generosity of the Fleming family, the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is proud to announce a new annual award, the Peter Fleming Award A sum of 9,000 [pounds sterling] is available for a geographical research project...

Teachers swot up on ICT skills.(In society: a round-up of news, views and events taking place at the RGS-IBG this month)
February 1, 2004... In November, 200 teachers came to a special training day that showcased the Society's new seminar facilities to the education community. Entitled 'Exploring place in geography using ICT', the event was part of the ICT advice programme that the...

Society events in February.(Calendar)
February 1, 2004... For further details, please contact the Events Office on 020 7591 3100 (unless otherwise stated) or see full listings at www.rgs.org/events At the Society 2 February, 6.30pm BRAZILIAN INDIANS IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM Former...

Geographical travel.(Thailand)
February 1, 2004... This month we present a special report on wildlife-watching holidays that explores the way in which they've evolved and their impacts on both the environment and the people who take them. We then set off to investigate the wildlife-watching...

Australian rail link opens.(travel news)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... A railway extension between Alice Springs and Darwin will open in Australia this month, connecting the Northern Territory's capital to the south of the country for the first time. Once labelled the "line that led to nowhere," the...

Eco-hotel blooms.(Travel Update)(Bath, England)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The World Heritage-listed city of Bath has its first eco-hotel, Bloomfield House. Set in a restored Grade II-listed Georgian building on the outskirts of the city, the hotel will provide environmentally sound bed and breakfast and seminar...

Free entry.(Travel Update)(Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust centres)
February 1, 2004... The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust is celebrating World Wetlands Day by giving free entry to its nine centres across the UK on 1 and 2 February. * Info: wwt.org.uk

Adventure show.(Travel Update)(Adventure Travel and Sports Show)
February 1, 2004... The UK's largest adventure-travel show will be held at Olympia in London from 16 to 18 January. The Adventure Travel and Sports Show will feature more than 250 exhibitors and 100 free talks. Veteran adventurers and travel professionals will...

A Lille guidance.(Travel Update)(to Lille, France)
February 1, 2004... Bradt has published a new mini guide to Lille (RRP 9.95 [pounds sterling]),the European Capital of Culture 2004 It has been written by the radio presenter and award-winning author Laurence Philips. * Info: wwv.bradttravelguides.com

North Leeds provincial pack.(travel news)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Leeds has been named the UK's best 'visitor city' in the recently published Good Britain Guide: 2004, which noted the city's "good optimistic feel." The Royal Armouries, Leeds' biggest museum, was also named specialist museum of the year. ...

Beach threat.(travel news)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Meanwhile, some of Britain's beaches are under threat, thanks to poor management against sea erosion and climate change. "In recent years, we have noted sand being lost from lots of popular beaches," writes Alisdair Aird in the Good Britain...

Not so inclusive.(Tourism Concern)(all inclusive holidays)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... It's a comfort to know that when I write for Geographical, readers are perhaps less likely to be people who take 'all-inclusive' holidays. I can't be sure, of course. So, because many of us usually book holidays around now, I thought I would...

Canada: think Canada, and chances are you'll think snow, rugged mountains and more snow. But increasingly, visitors to this vast nation are starting to appreciate the human element, discovering that Canada has a cultural landscape as rich and varied as its physical one. Jo Bourne profiles this diverse nation.(21st-Century Countries)
February 1, 2004... Second only to Russia in size, Canada spans 5,514 kilometres from east to west and ranges from Arctic tundra in the north to desert in the south. Mountain ranges, great wilderness forests and fertile prairie grasslands make up much of its...

Maple-leaf microcosm: the vast and diverse province of Quebec offers visitors the very best of Canada, with a culture, landscape and heritage among the most impressive the world has to offer.(21st-Century Countries--Canada)
February 1, 2004... Explorer Jacques Cartier was seeking the Northwest Passage to China when he set off from France in 1534. After 20 days at sea, he sighted Newfoundland, then proceeded around the Gulf of St Lawrence and into Chaleur Bay, landing on the Gaspe...

Close encounters of the wild kind: with the wildlife-watching industry growing apace, Christian Amodeo examines the rise of the ethical safari and finds out how to get the most out of your responsible wildlife-watching experience.(Wildlife-Watching Special)
February 1, 2004... Stood upright on the noisy, loose moraine of a vast, barren glacial valley in daylight, wearing a brightly coloured jacket, I knew I was breaking several golden rules of wildlife watching. Worse still there was no cover to speak of--Svalbard...

Tanzania Safari Specialists Ltd.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... Boasting no famous names, southern Tanzania may seem like the poor relation of safari destinations. But nothing could be further from the truth; Ruaha, Mikumi and Katavi national parks are three of Tanzania's four largest parks. Situated in the...

Nyanja Safaris.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... Non-profit eco-safaris to Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana and Namibia. We offer tailor-made safaris that are eco-sensitive to the local environment, widelife and people, with profits being returned to local conservation education and...

South American Experience.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... South America has some truly awe-inspiring places to visit and is what this organisation does best. South American Experience has been successfully booking holidays for more than 16 years. Now also booking the Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas)...

Greenforce.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... If you're concerned about the environment and want to help preserve biodiversity, you can make a difference when you join a Greenforce Expedition. Greenforce runs a series of four-week and 10-week marine and terrestrial expeditions in the...

Borneo Travel.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... Both BorneoTravel.com and Sumatra and Beyond are locally owned companies. They specialise in expeditions and multi-adventure and wildlife tours for individuals and groups. Both have programmes specifically designed to maximise the chances of...

FSC Overseas.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... FSC Overseas trips are for people who are instinctively curious about the natural world and want to broaden minds as well as horizons. Our study tours are led by experts and in 2004, destinations near and far include South America, Namibia,...

Zambezi Safari.(Geographical Promotion)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... There's more to Africa's natural history than meets the average eye. Consider some of our less traditional venues through a small selection of seasonal bush camps and lodges in the Luangwa Valley, the lower Zambezi, Matusadona, Mana Pools, the...