Very little gives me more pleasure than walking in Africa's landscapes. As Kierkegaard said: above all do not lose your desire to walk.

I co-founded ecoafrica.com, a website dedicated to promoting eco-travel in Africa in the mid-1990s and although I am an engineer and IT professional, I have spend recent years educating myself in matters environmental. This interest in conservation culminated in an MPhil in Environmental Management qualification. My new interest, informed by the looming energy crisis, is renewable energy.

Leisure time is spent reading (non-fiction) voraciously, hiking, sea kayaking and windsurfing.

ecoAfrica Travel - eco-travel in Africa

Recent reviews by Ralph Pina The Great Walk in Tsavo Walking in Coast-Tsavo, Kenya The Great Walk is a walking safari that follows the courses of the Tsavo and Galana rivers as they traverse Kenya's Tsavo West and East National Parks. One ... The Otter and Whale Walking Trails Walking in Eastern Cape, South Africa Situated as it is where Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet, the South African coast is diverse, sometimes wild and always spectacular. Both these trails ... Cederberg Wilderness Area Walks Walking in Western Cape, South Africa Do you need to lose yourself for a few days? Obtain one of the few daily permits and set off on a path into this vast mountain wilderness to sleep under the stars ... Eden to Addo Mega-hike Walking in Knysna, South Africa Last year I was fortunate enough to participate in the inaugural Eden to Addo Mega-hike, a 400km, 17-day epic that crosses seven mountain groupings, many ... Walking trails in the Kruger National Park Walking in Northern Transvaal, South Africa My partner Marion and I have done a number of wilderness walking trails in Kruger National Park over the years. It’s almost an annual thing, an addictive ...

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