2019-10-01 Wanderlust

TRAVEL SECRETS

98 wanderlust.co.ukOctober 2019

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Carryyour

cameraonyou

JonathanScott,zoologist,

wildlifephotographer,

andco-presenterofBBC

television’sBigCatDiary

Mywife,Angie,andIalwaystravel

withmyColumbiacamerajacket

featuringnumerouszip-uppockets.

Weneverputequipmentinthe

airplane’shold–imagestabilised

lensesarefragileandcaneasily

takeaknockeveninaPelicancase

• andcanbestolen.Thejacket
  holdsfourcamerabodiesandthree
  lenses.Simplycarryitoverthe
  shoulder.Securitymighttake
  asecondlookbutneversay“no”
  andnordotheairlines.Itgivesus
  addedsecurityandanadditional
  15‰20kgofequipmentfree(wetake
  aCanonEF600mmtelephotoand
  CanonEF200‰400mmzoomwith
  builtinx1.4extenderinaLowepro
  rucksackashandluggage).
  bigcatpeople.com

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Dressappropriately

forthedesert

AliceMorrison,adventurer

Youneedtomakesure

youarecoveredagainst

theextremeheat.Shorts

andavestareyourworstpossible

choice.IlovemyCraghoppersKiwi

ProIItrousers(craghoppers.com)

becausetheyhaveabuilt

insolarshieldandUPF50+and

IteamthemupwiththeAdventure

lllong-sleevedshirt,whichisalso

sunprotectedwithaninbuiltinsect

repellent.Importantlytheseclothes

arealsoculturallyacceptable

whereasnakedarmsandlegsare

not.Takeathincottonscarfaround

2mlongthatyoucanwindround

yourheadandneckanddousein

watertokeepyourselfcool.Finally,

don’tforgettheminutethesun

goes,thedesertcools:Ialwayshave

adownjacketwithme.TheVenta

LitefromCraghoppersischeap,light

andwearsreallywell.Iworeallthis

kitforthreemonthsona1,500km

walkacrossthedesert.

Alice’slatestbookMy1,001Nights:

Tales&AdventuresfromMorocco

(Simon&Schuster)isoutnow.

114

Alwaystravelwith

anotebookand

waterproofpen

SarahCameronand

BenBox,editors

ofthecelebrated

SouthAmerican

Handbook(FootprintTravelGuides)

Duringmorethan 30 yearsoftravel

writing,themeansofrecording

informationandsendingithome

havechangedimmeasurably.Long

gonearethehoursofqueuingin

publicphoneožicesorhuntingdown

afaxmachine.Nowweusethelatest,

lightesthandhelddeviceorlaptop

andthemobilewiththegreatest

range.Butstillwenevertravelwithout

atrusty,ring-bound,pocket-sized

notebookandawaterproofpen

GEAR

Atripcangoverywrongifyouhaven’tpackedtheright

gear.Thisadvicefromtheproswillensureyou’refully

preparedforyourjourneyintotheunknown.

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Packasparepair

ofbinoculars

MichaelaStrachan,

TVpresenter

Binocularsarea

packingessential,

especiallyifyou’re

over 45 andyour

eyesightisnotas

goodasitusedto

be!Andpackaspare

pairaspersonally,

Ihatesharingmy

binocs.Packabird

bookforwherever

you’retravellingto;

Imuchpreferthat

toanapp.Ifyou’re

travellinganywhere

intheUK,itdoesn’t

matterifit’swinter,

summer,autumnor

spring,alwayspack

somethermals!I’ve

deinitelylearntthat

overtheyearsof

ilmingthe...Watches.

Anddeinitelypack

asenseofhumour,

plentyofpatience,

lotsoftoleranceanda

packetofadaptability!

Get into gear

(left) Travel with a spare pair of binocs;

(below) handy Craghoppers gear

Alamy

Ready, set, travel

Carry your camera

on you instead of

packing it; take a

Lowepro rucksack

as hand luggage