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Julian Brookstein
Oct 28, 20223 min read
Hwange on Fire!
My Final safari for the dry season saw my guest and me seeing fifty one different lions in seven days
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Julian Brookstein
Oct 2, 20222 min read
Walking with the Kings and Queens of Sinamatella, Hwange
We see a lioness looking at us from about thirty metres, low to the ground, tail whipping from side to side.
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Julian Brookstein
Apr 26, 20222 min read
Hyenas of Camp Chitubu
An on-foot encounter with the hyenas of Camp Chitubu feasting on an elephant carcass.
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Julian Brookstein
Sep 23, 20196 min read
Meeting The Lions Of Zambezi National Park
She lunges forward with a grunt and the rumbling gets louder. I quickly say “DON’T MOVE”, we stand for a tense second.
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Julian Brookstein
Sep 19, 20181 min read
Bush Stories from Zimbabwe
Catch up on all my storytelling in one place!
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Julian Brookstein
Aug 28, 20146 min read
Day and Lewis, the "Boys"
I turn and look at my two guests with a huge grin on my face. If you don’t feel ALIVE now…you never will!
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Julian Brookstein
Aug 28, 20148 min read
Lions on foot
All is quiet for a minute, then we hear a lion roar a couple of hundred metres in. I turn round to my guests with a huge smile “we going in
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Julian Brookstein
Aug 28, 20147 min read
Its all about the wind….
Those elephant bulls have just allowed us to be a part of their group for a magical few minutes.
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Julian Brookstein
Aug 28, 20145 min read
Every now and then
The second pride male appeared with his head held high as he scanned for where this “lion” he could hear was
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Julian Brookstein
Jun 2, 20135 min read
Daniel, Day and Lewis, the lion brothers
When a lion roars that close to you, the sound comes from EVERYWHERE!
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Julian Brookstein
Nov 9, 20123 min read
The real spotted cat!
There it was - a Cheetah standing on the bollard, the dust from the vehicle that had just passed still settling!
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Julian Brookstein
Oct 17, 20122 min read
An amazing evening with the pride
It is an incredible feeling to be that close to feeding lions in an open vehicle. The noise of them fighting and growling goes right through
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Julian Brookstein
Oct 16, 20127 min read
Becoming a Zimbabwean Professional Guide
In this post, I go into detail on the extensive training every Zimbabwean Professional Guide has to undergo before passing qualifying.
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Julian Brookstein
Aug 17, 20126 min read
Memories of training
Paddy then said words that I have never forgotten:
“Sit still and enjoy what is about to happen".
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Julian Brookstein
Aug 2, 20122 min read
A day to remember
Every now and then you have a day to remember, I had one recently... a pangolin encounter!
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Julian Brookstein
Jul 13, 20122 min read
Adrenalin pumping encounter with a wild lioness on foot….
Lioness encounter on foot. It is the sound of bone and flesh being broken and cut. I call my guests close in and tell them to listen.
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