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Jodie Kimbah
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- 19th May 2009
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- 17 Jun 2009
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Zakynthos in Ionian Islands, Greece
"As well as olive oil and grapes, this lush island also offers visitors a bounty in currants and citrus fruit; and of course in rocky mountain views, epic looking cliffs and quiet, warm beachy-bays. The rocky landscape is quite famous, the island ha…"
- 12 Jun 2009
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Porto Katsiki in Ionian Islands, Greece
"This is one of the most famous beaches in Greece, at the bottom of an arc of pale cliff that seem to have the clean lines of something designed by an architect rather than a natural wonder. It rises out of the water like a wedge, narrow at the centre of…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Antisamos Beach in Ionian Islands, Greece
This pebbly, turquoise watered beach nestles into a horseshoe shaped bay just around the corner from the town of Sami. Behind the beach are cliffs, which is where people park their cars, and then green hills rising out of them – so the eye has to conten…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Lefkada (Lefkas} in Ionian Islands, Greece
Technically Lefkada isn't an island, seeing as it can be reached by road or on foot, along a narrow strip of land joined by a 50 metre long drawbridge, but it is almost an island and ticks many of the boxes the best Greek islands should, including clear,…"
- 11 Jun 2009
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Serifos in Cyclades Islands, Greece
In mythology, Serifos was the island that Danaë and her son Perseus ended up on after being set adrift by her father, Acrisius, who was warned by an oracle that his grandson would be the one to kill him. These days visitors arrive via the same natural h…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Ithaca in Ionian Islands, Greece
"This island has one of the world's largest natural harbours, rocky mountains and beautiful white pebbled and fine sandy beaches. But Ithaca is best known for being the home of Odysseus, who spent most of Homer's Odyssey making his way back to these deep…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Kythnos in Cyclades Islands, Greece
Kythnos has more than 70 beaches along its 100kms of coastline, a series of lovely crescent shaped bays of clear water and fine sands, yet it's not very popular with international visitors; the Greeks still like to come here, especially for the long week…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Sifnos in Cyclades Islands, Greece
Sifnos is on the western edge of the Cyclades, less popular with the tourists, but no less pretty, with its cosmopolitan and colourful port and green, by Cycladic standards, interior. Sifnos has the same whitewashed towns as the more popular islands, si…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Milos in Cyclades Islands, Greece
This is where she came from. The beautiful, but armless, statue of Aphrodite called the Venus de Milo now housed in the Louvre and admired by many. It was this island's location, between Crete and mainland Greece, and its mineral wealth in obsidian, fr…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Ios in Cyclades Islands, Greece
Ios rises out of the ocean on a lot of cliffs, then rises even further with its hills, the most picturesque of which are covered in whitewashed buildings cascading down them like waves, the blue domed roofs like beach balls. Cars don't do well in these …"
- 10 Jun 2009
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Abu Simbel in Egypt
These two vast temples were carved into these orange rocks in the 13th Century BC, as a lasting monument to Pharaoh Ramesses II and his Queen Nefertari, but the entire structure was moved in the 1960s into its current position on a man made hill just up …"
- 02 Jun 2007
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Gunung Leuser National Park in Indonesia
Approximately 700 different animal species live in the jungles of Gunung Leuser National Park, one of Indonesia’s largest reserves and one of these species is the endangered Sumatran Tiger. Graceful and lithe, the Sumatran Tiger is slightly smalle…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Breach: Refuge of the Sumatran Tiger in Malaysia
Between 18 and 24 rare Sumatran Tigers live in the Berbak National Park, one of the largest populations left in the wild. The region, on Sumatra’s east coast, has a forest of low growing trees and the ground is flooded and marshy for nine months of the …"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Birds of the Danube Delta in Dobrogea, Romania
3000 pelican couples, families of swans, cormorants, spoonbills and egrets galore live amongst the maze of reeds and channels of the vast Danube Delta. The water is nutrient rich by the end of its long journey and provides a safe and abundant environmen…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Orcas off Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada
Orcas (Killer Whales like the famous ocean mammal celebrity, Shamu) are the most popular residents around Vancouver Island, joined in the migrating season by humpbacks and grey whales. Agile orcas have a range of interesting behaviours, which range from…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Pelican City: Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, Canada
Pelicans are one of the world's largest bird species and one of the most interesting to watch. The sight of them working in groups to herd fish into the shallows and then scooping them up in their expandable bills is one of the main attractions of the P…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Minke Whales at the Baie Ste-Catherine in Quebec, Canada
The waters around Baie Ste-Catherine are home to hundreds of beluga and minke whales, who host their larger migratory cousins, humpbacks and blue whales during the migrating season between June and October. The minkes especially are known for putting …"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Wildlife of Wild Newfoundland in Newfoundland, Canada
Wild and untamed, the Avalon Peninsula is a dramatic landscape of rocky cliffs and coves formed in the battles between glaciers and hardened sea ice. Caribou, whales and puffins and other seabirds thrive in this harsh environment, and though people have…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Heron Island in Queensland, Australia
Amid the beautiful natural setting of the Great Barrier Reef, Heron Island attracts wildlife of all kinds and in every season; it's on the Humpback Whale migration path as well as the route of many migrating bird species. Birds and turtles build their n…"
- 01 Jun 2007
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Wildlife of Canada's Arctic region in Manitoba, Canada
Polar bears, arctic foxes, caribou, snowshoe hare, beluga whales, wolves, moose and seals are just some of the animals that thrive in the freezing tundra and pack ice of northern Canada and the Arctic Circle. They have adapted to the seasonal environmen…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed The Macaws of Corcvado in Costa Rica
The squawking voices of huge scarlet macaws ring out amid the clucking mating calls of the red-eyed tree frogs and the distant sounds of the big cats in the Parque Nacional Corcovado. Eight different kinds of ecosystem make up the park, including mangro…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Wildlife at the Santa Rose National Park in Nicaragua
Santa Rose National Park has a range of habitats, including estuaries, savanna, grassland and deciduous forests, providing homes for a huge diversity of animals. At last count the park had 155 different species of mammal (though around half are differen…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Humpback Whales in Madagascar in Madagascar
Between June and September Humpback whales grace the waters around Isle Sainte Marie to give birth to and raise their calves in the warm waters, and their booming, melodic calls permeate the oceans quiet. Whales surround the island and even travel throu…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Lemur Town (Berenty Lemur Reserve) in Madagascar
80% of Madagascar’s plants and animals are unique to the island making it a tropical paradise of unusual creatures and experiences. Among the most unique looking of Madagascar’s inhabitants are the lemurs, with their huge eyes and expressive faces, and …"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Mountain Gorillas in the mists of Rwanda in Ruhengeri, Rwanda
Dian Fossey was one of the many admirers of this volcanic rainforest region and its primate inhabitants, most famously the rare Mountain Gorilla. Visitors and guides track the gorillas, who roam freely though the dense jungles, to see close up how they …"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Ngorongoro Crater Wildlife Safari in Tanzania
The Ngorongoro Crater and the area surrounding it are part of a Conservation Area inside which local tribes continue their traditional lifestyles amongst thousands of wild animals. The vast crater at the conservation area's centre is the world's largest…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Skomer Island: Britain's Bird Watching Paradise in Wales, United Kingdom
Cut off from the mainland by a channel ravaged by strong currents, Skomer Island is protected from most predators and has become a vast nesting ground for a huge range of birds. There are 6,000 Puffin breeding pairs and 165,000 Manx Shearwater pairs, …"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Bald Eagles in Alaska in Alaska Northwest, United States
Bald Eagles are large and intimidating animals, with wingspans of up to seven feet, distinctive white head and tail feathers and an arrogant disposition. They’re fascinating animals to watch hunt; their keen eyesight allows them to spot prey over distan…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed The Seahorse Nursery in Recife, Brazil
The mangrove forests near Porto de Galinhas are home to a huge seahorse colony and nursery. Seahorses live amongst the mangrove roots where the water is still and they hang on to the roots with their tails during tidal movements, so they’re easy to spot…"
- 30 May 2007
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Tiger Safari in India in Lahore, Pakistan
Travel to a remote wilderness reserve in Kahna for a chance to meet with one of the world’s more famous predators. For the last few years successful tiger sightings have been on the up, however a longer tour of two weeks or so will maximize your c…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Seal Swimming in Kaikoura in South Island, New Zealand
This coastal New Zealand city offers a variety of wildlife encounters but swimming with seals is probably the most unique. Established in 1987, Seal Swim Kaikoura brings visitors to the clear, shallow waters of Kaikoura Peninsula to swim with wild New Z…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Swimming with Humpbacks in Tonga in Tonga
Jump into the sapphire waters of the South Pacific Ocean and swim with one of the most majestic and impressive creatures of the sea. Patience is the key to interacting with the humpback; mothers protecting calves might avoid your path while curious juve…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Caiman Spotting in the Amazon in Amazon River, Brazil
Caimans are South American alligators and no less intimidating than any other kind of alligator. Caiman spotting has become one of the not-to-miss Amazon activities (along with piranha fishing). You wait till dusk when the caimans are most active then …"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Turtles in Bahia in Mexico
Loggerhead and Green Sea Turtles return to the coast in this region to lay their eggs on the same beaches where they hatched as tiny, 50 gram babies. Both of these types of turtle are endangered and a program has been created to help maintain the area f…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Golden Eagles in Scotland in Scotland, United Kingdom
One of Britain's most exciting animals, Golden Eagles have excellent vision, sharp tearing claws and beaks, and intimidating wingspans. They’re also a birdwatchers dream, just not that easy to find. The Ardnamurchan Natural History Centre uses a combin…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed South Luangwa's Hippos and More in Northern Zambia, Zambia
Concentrated around the Luangwa river, this is one of the best places to see a range of different game animals. The park is remote and animals gather naturally around the waterway's valleys creating a density of African wildlife seen in few other reserv…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Kampung Kuantan Fireflies in Malaysia
Take an evening canoe trip down the Selangor river and the canopy of stars over head will seem larger and will blink more than you’re used to… That’s because they won’t be stars over head but one of the worlds largest colonies of fireflies. The synchr…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Etosha National Park in Namibia
A quarter of this National Park is covered by a vast salt plain, part of the Kalahari Basin. During the rainy season from March to November, the basin fills and attracts an amazing array of wading birds, including flocks of thousands of flamingos. In-e…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Biodiversity of the Okavango River Delta in NW Botswana, Botswana
The Okavango River flows through the Kalahari Desert, until it reaches a certain point along its route, then splits into a maze of channels, lagoons and islands, like that of a river delta. On the other side, at only three percent of its original size, …"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed South Africa's Elusive Rhino in Kwazulu, South Africa
Though the second largest animal in Africa, after the elephant, rhinoceroses are one of the hardest of the big game animals to get close to. Their personalities are abrupt, tempers short and they have their signature horn, which make it difficult to get…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed The Penguins of Nugget Point in South Island, New Zealand
Nugget Point is home to a diverse range of marine and bird life which changes seasonally due its use as a breeding colony for a variety of species. It’s best known for its penguins, with six different species co-habituating in the area, yellow-eyed peng…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed New Zealand's Rarest Birds in North Island, New Zealand
Kokakos or blue wattled crows are among the rare birds who make their home on Kapiti Island, others include saddlebacks, the 50cms tall flightless takahe and stitch birds. Kokakos most striking features are their voices, their calls and songs are known …"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Madikwe Wild Dogs in NW South Africa, South Africa
Wild Dogs have proven to be some of the most difficult animals to relocate to Game Reserves, partly because they find it difficult to compete with other predators, and because of this they are becoming increasingly rare. One of the few successful Wild D…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Whale Watching in Plettenberg Bay in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Known best as one of the few places to see the rare Southern Right Whale, Plettenberg Bay is where many whales come to calve. Southern Right Whales usually come in close to the shore here between August and November, but Bryde’s Whales, Killer Whales an…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Bird Island, South Africa in Western Cape, South Africa
Bird Island is a popular breeding spot for a wide variety of sea birds, particularly the unusual Cape Gannets, who are represented on the island by about 6000 breeding pairs. There are also the unfortunately named Jackass penguins, terns and cormorants …"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed Maputaland's Turtle Hatching Season in Kwazulu, South Africa
Every year turtles return, sometimes travelling thousands of kilometres, to the warm watered beaches in this region to lay their eggs near the spot they had hatched. Once they’ve arrived on the beach, the nesting is a slow process and most turtles lay…"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed The Leopards of Sabi Sands in Northern Transvaal, South Africa
If you want to see leopards doing what leopards do, which is running, hunting in the long grass and lounging around in trees looking like boss of everything they survey, then this is one of the best places in the world to visit. Though a private game …"
Jodie Kimbah reviewed The Great Sardine Migration in Kwazulu, South Africa
Though not as large in size as the wildebeests whose journey across the Serengeti has become known as 'The Great Migration', the annual passage of billions of sardines up South Africa’s east coast is almost as spectacular. As well as the shimmering sh…"
