African Wildlife Safari Photography: Ten Tips for Capturing Wildlife in AfricaAfrican wildlife safaris offer a unique opportunity for wildlife enthusiasts and photographers alike to witness the majestic beauty of the continent's fauna in their natural habitats....
Top-Ten Safety Tips for a Secure African Safari Experience Embarking on an African safari is an experience of a lifetime, offering the opportunity to witness stunning wildlife and explore captivating landscapes. However, it's essential to prioritize safety during...
Tippu Tip-African Slave Trader Imagine, a white-walled three-story house in the middle of Stone Town, Zanzibar. A six-foot-tall man, with broad shoulders and a bright white kanzu, is standing on the flat roof in the early evening twilight. He holds a fine porcelain...
Ten Must-Have Items for Your Safari Adventure Packing List African safaris are unparalleled adventures, offering the opportunity to witness magnificent wildlife, breathtaking landscapes, and immerse oneself in the natural beauty of the continent. Whether you're...
The Anglo-Zanzibar War. The Shorest War in History A Ten Minute ReadThe story starts when Zanzibar was a hub for ivory, cloves, and allegedly the largest slave market in the world; at its peak, there are estimates that over 50,000 slaves were traded per year from...
African Novels: Where Are They All? A Blog by Steve Braker 8 minute ReadAs a writer, I find myself in a unique place; a writer who writes action thrillers set in Africa, when I set out some twenty years ago, I thought I was onto a winner. However, the average...
Which Country should you Choose for Your First African Safari? Your first African Safari can be daunting. The country, the weather, the food, and the language are all vastly different. Below I have highlighted my best tips for choosing the right country to get...
Great Top Tips for an African Safari combined with a beach holiday. Six Minute Read. Why should you take my advice? Well, I am an author that has lived in Africa for well over twenty years. I came in 2000 with my four young children, and I forged a life here. I...
Top Tips for the Best African Safari Vehicle Why should you listen to my advice? My name is Steve Baker and I have lived in East Africa since 2000. I have traveled the length and breadth of Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda, and even popped into Somalia on occasion. I...
My top ten tips for that once-in-a-lifetime safari. Why should you take this advice? I am Steve Braker and I have lived in East Africa for the last twenty years. I am an avid safari-goer and have taken my wife and four children on many different adventures across...
A lot of you have been asking me for more history emails about East Africa. This is a pet subject of mine, so I am happy to oblige. Kongowea Market Mombasa-A blog by Steve Braker Action Thriller Author Not far from where I live is a large market called Kongowea....
Live and Work in Africa-My Story. Thinking of a Change? Around 1998-99 I was struggling in the UK. I just was not satisfied with what I had managed to achieve, and I wanted more excitement and challenges in my life. At the time, I lived in Muswell Hill in North...
As I sit in my office, come living room, looking out at the dark thunderclouds hovering above the ocean. I am sure as the evening arrives and the earth cools, the clouds will roll in and we will get another tropical rainstorm. This has been a constant in my life...
It’s raining here in Mombasa, which is a double-edged sword. We desperately need the much needed rain as we have been having a drought for almost six years, but the rain always brings flooding and disease. The denizens of the slums around Mombasa suffer, as they...
A Leopard Attacks the Village Where I live in Mombasa is not exactly in the bush. However, we do get reminders from time to time that it is very close. The clever, thieving vervets that come and invade my house, stealing anything they can lay their hands on is one....
