Nella's Tin Trunk Podcast

As promised in my last episode, here is my interview with the lovely and intelligent Salah Sholok. Salah is a professional guide and Egyptologist who hosted my family on a wonderful 12-day trip through Egypt in November 2021. Not only did he enlighten us about all the history, treasures, art, architecture, spirituality and legends of Ancient Egpyt, but he engaged in all kinds of fascinating conver...

Egypt is  Tin Trunk's  newest destination and I am HOOKED! Each time I go, I love it more. We have wonderful people supporting us on the ground there who live up to Tin Trunk's  motto:  "the difference is that nothing's the same".  Discovering the wonders of Ancient Egypt - as well as having an authentic, stress-free  experience in modern Egypt - is a trip every world trav...

This gentleman of gentlemen is the first person I got up the courage to tell back in 2004 that I was going to start a safari business.  I was apprehensive.  He was delighted.  Colin has an unstoppable spirit with a highly contagious twinkle in his eye. The Francombe family and their stunning safari lodge, Ol Malo, is a  Tin Trunk favourite - especially for active people of all ages who want to enj...

This episode is about "sifting through the greatness" of an African safari. You will hear about the plethora of options available on safari, and see that it is #notjustgamedriving out here. What time of year is best? How long should one stay? What about kids? Did you know that choosing your camps and lodges with care helps local communities and conservation efforts and that not doing so...

Welcome to our new adventure. After helping clients plan safaris since 2004, I was encouraged - and not a little keen - to explore the many layers of living full-time in Africa, on the edge of Kenya's Great Rift Valley.  In this first episode, I outline the essence of the podcast - how it will help you sift through the greatness of the world of safaris as well as meet some of the most fascina...