A year spent camping out in the bush in Cameroon led Will Bolsover from Natural World Safaris make travel his life’s work. From tracking tigers in Siberia, to finding hidden corners of Madagascar and most recently spending 48 minutes in the Antarctic followed by 11 nights in hotel quarantine…it’s not always straightforward but it certainly sounds absolutely magical.
On this episode we talk:
Launching Will’s own travel podcast for Natural World Safaris
Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Polar Regions
From adventure through to luxury
Guiding in Francophone Africa
Starting with primates and throwing in big cats and bears
The best way to see the Galapagos
How nobody combines being a vet and a priest
How Madagascar is an unsung hero
Lisa’s low cultural references
Up close and personal with wildlife in Madagascar
Lemurs bouncing across the lawns
The haunting calls of the teddy bear creature
Needing to be patient with the weather in the Polar regions
Spending 48 minutes in Antarctica!
Following by ten days in hotel quarantine outside Heathrow
Hotel quarantine being not as bad as he worried it would be
Boling mulled wine in the kettle
Lisa finding home quarantine very difficult
Doing a lot of solo travel
Tracking tigers in Siberia
Spending a year in the Bush in Cameroon
How the standout moment was going home!
Building a football pitch
The transient periods of travel can be challenging
How leaving on a plane can access intense feelings
Balancing his work with children
Swimming with whales in Sri Lanka
And Sperm Whales in Dominica
How the community of conservationists is key
Stargazing in the middle of nowhere
The pandemic being a chance to re-set travel
Travel bans affecting everyone from high end companies to the guides on the ground in Botswana
The travel industry needing industry-specific support
Morcheeba at sunset on the ridge of the Atlas Mountains
@willbolsover
@portraitsonhumanity
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