Boots on the ground podcast

James Mwenda is a passionate conservationist currently working at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. James is one of the caretakers of the last two known northern white rhinos in existence, a character and narrator of the award-winning documentary ‘’KIFARU” and the recipient of the Paradise Foundation’s 2018 African Ranger Awards. Inspired to make a difference by witnessing extinction on a daily basi...

David chancellor’s work brings him across the world,from the tribal lands of Kenya to the sombre mountains of Scotland. His interests are mapping that jagged and bloody line where man and beast meet. He has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions, exhibited in major galleries and museums,and published worldwide. Recognized by world press photo, the Taylor wessing National portrait priz...

In this bonus episode of our series #womenintravel, I get to have a chat with Katito Sayialel, a local Maasai from Loitokitok. She has worked for 25 years studying and monitoring elephants 🐘 in Amboseli national park. Katito works for a project called Amboseli trust for elephants, an organization who since its inception in 1972 has worked towards studying elephants in Amboseli, monitoring their n...

In this episode, I am honored to have a chat with Blackman da traveler, a travel blogger who is based in London,UK. He was born and raised in the UK and he found his passion to travel and he has been backpacking across various countries since 2014. He launched his YouTube channel this year and let me say you cannot afford to miss the great content he is giving us. Next year, he is planning a 4 mon...

In this final episode of our series #womenintravel, I get to have a chat with Dorothy Lowakutuk. Dorothy works as a guest relations officer at reteti elephant sanctuary in Samburu county. Reteti elephant sanctuary is located in Namunyak conservancy and it is the first community owned elephant orphanage in Africa. The sanctuary was designed to rescue, support, and release orphaned and abandoned ele...

In this 5th episode of our series #womenintravel , I get to have a chat with Selengei. She is a conservationist. Selengei was born and raised in Kenya and her love of wildlife was inspired by her childhood there. Her mother, Joyce Poole, is a world renowned elephant scientist who has studied the communication and behavior of African elephants for over 45 years. Selengei’s parents run the non profi...

In this fourth episode of our new series #womenintravel, I get to talk to Rafaelle Abramovitz, or you can call her Rafi. She runs Naretoikenya.org whose mission is to collaborate with Maasai communities to empower Maasai women in Kenya. Their projects focus on supporting girl’s education,cultural exchange, and local economic efforts. Enjoy💚

In this third episode of our new series #womenintravel I get to chat with Sham, founder Travel 4 Purpose, a platform with a mission to simply create more smiles. It allows the traveler to have a positive impact while traveling and at the same time live their best life. Travel 4 purpose was born to encourage exploration of the road less travelled with an inbuilt consciousness. If you’re looking for...

In this second episode of our new series #womenintravel , I get to have a chat with Natasha Chapman, who is from the UK but has since been living in Tanzania. Natasha is a physical education teacher by profession having taught in the UK, Malawi,Tanzania and briefly in Honduras while volunteering. She is passionate about travel and in particular travel within the African continent. She loves experi...

In this episode and new season of the #travellocalpodcast, i talk to Sinja Stoetzner, a German girl who quit her job and moved to Kenya to travel and help other women to travel safely in Kenya. She is fascinated by finding a way on how you can make a real impact with money you spent while traveling. In her projects, she focuses on empowering local communities. Her newly launched women travel guide...

In this fourth episode of the #travellocalpodcast, I talk to Emmaculate,a field guide at the national museums of Kenya 🇰🇪 about what tourists can expect upon planning to visit this rich heritage site.

In this episode we tackle the issue of carbon emissions in relation to the way we travel and how we can do better as local tourists and as a community in reclaiming lost glory for our natural resources because mama earth 🌍 is talking and we really really need to listen!!!!

In this episode we explore a great camping destination in sagana,central Kenya. Our dear friend Felix will be answering some of the key questions I’m sure you’d want answers to as to what makes Sagana a great camping and adventure destination in Kenya.

In this episode we talk to Felix about the current affairs in the tourism industry here in Kenya and on a global scale plus how COVID 19 has affected the local people through job loss and we also get to touch on the future of sustainability.

Our aim is to empower local voices and stories in the travel world🌎