Travel Stories

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 …

I was strolling through the images I took this year when I noticed something that up till now remained unshared on my website. It all started this summer with the phone call of a relative, who had found a litter of hedgehogs whilst gardening. Not knowing what to do with them, he …

On how this trip originated… Africa, is enormous. The UK, China, USA, India, Japan and the rest of Europe would fit within its borders. Also, it retains 45% of the earths uncultivated land, a precious remaining asset. This makes it the world’s greatest remaining wilderness. Yet …