Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22In Africa, learning to distinguish between those situations you can alter and those you cannot is a coronary-saving skill. (This is the latter.) At last, a startlingly young South African ... Ten minutes later, we land on Benguerra Island, the location ...

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:41Philippine rebels under the leadership of Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence on 12 June and began attacking Spanish forces throughout the archipelago. US forces arrived to besiege Manila and tensions immediately increased between the ... Andrew ...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:14The only science-y book I remember reading as a child was Alfred Russel Wallace's engaging The Malay Archipelago, a book that strongly influenced my career choice and inspired my lifelong passion for the flora and fauna of the South Pacific. (I still ...