Forests and wildlife, gardens, mountains, rivers and the sea: encounters with the living world, taken from Wayne’s diaries.
8 diaries · Nature Diaries
7 September 2025
Ghana: Aburi. The visit to a cacao farm was fascinating, showing us how cacao is grown, the fruit harvested, and the beans fermented and dried.…
Trees & Forests
15 May 2025
Mauritius. [Name] and I arrived in Mauritius on Tuesday morning. We are staying until Sunday at Villa Harmonie on the small peninsula Îlot Fortier near…
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28 July 2017
Malaysia: Taman Negara. Wednesday was a sightseeing day for us. We left at 5.30 am and drove about 4 hours to Taman Negara, a 130…
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23 October 2016
Malaysia: Borneo. While it is always disturbing to see rainforest being cleared, it is not old growth, virgin forest (i.e. it has been logged numerous…
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10 February 2013
South Africa: Garden Route. It is always good to be back in South Africa, like coming home – and all the more so in Cape…
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8 August 2008
Canada: Vancouver. I started in Vancouver, where I interviewed Joel Bakan (author of The Corporation). I ended up having lunch and a walk along the…
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1 January 2000
South Africa: Cape Town. Towards sunset, we ceremonially dedicated a Millennium Tree, chosen to symbolise the “tree of life” and planted as a gift to…
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2 April 1999
South Africa: Hogsback. The enchantment of this forested hilltop community takes only a short while to unveil itself. This morning, as we drove from East…
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