Travel Stories

This is a trip report of our 2022 Starling reizen journey to Mongolia, looking for Snow leopard and Pallas cat, with some added magic of autumn bird migration… I guided a group of seven enthusiasts who all wanted to see the grey ghost in the wild, and were eager to spend time in …

In respect of my friend Jean Marie, I wrote this in French. Essayez d'être ce que vous manquez à ceux qui sont décédés... En 2011, j'étais en vacances en Norvège quand j'ai rencontré le Français le plus sympathique: Jean Marie. Après une journée de photographie ensemble, nous …

A few weeks ago, Starling reizen organised its first trip dedicated to seeing both Pallas's cat, Saiga antelope and Snow Leopard in the wild. More specifically, the wild Mongolian steppes and Altai mountain ranges. Safe to say we -consisting of Billy, Rik, Sam, Iwan, PJ and …

A long time ago, when I was cute and little, my dad used to take me out in the forest every weekend. He was a hunter, with a profound knowledge of big mammals and their ecology. The type of hunter that uses his binoculars way more than he uses his rifle. I did not follow in his …

Hi All, I felt bad about not posting for a very long time, so it is now time to set things straight. Fatherhood, work, and moving into a new house, kinda filled my agenda during the last year. I though I would share some of the most memorable images from that period... I guess …

Last week I visited family in Sintra, close to Lisbon (Portugal) Apart from visiting (flooded) Lisbon itself we spent quite some time in the NP of Sintra - Cascais. Here you find a super wet Mediterranean forest landscape, unique in the world. It reminded me a lot of the beauty …