For some time I have been fortunate to be able to travel to many places in the world to seek out and study the succulents that I am passionate about. In the travel diaries you will be able to follow me on a day by day excursion through some of the beautiful places that I have visited and to see some of the plants that have been found. This project is ongoing and will be take some time to complete, so although the diaries reflect past travel destinations I will write a day by day update in each destination as time permits That way you will have to keep visiting the site to see the latest instalment updates.

Yemen 1973 to 1976

This is not really a plant expedition as the whole reason for being in Yemen was to help build the ...

Madagascar February 1989

Myself and Beryl set out upon our first visit to Madagascar not really knowing what to expect. I had already ...

Madagascar 2004

Its Monday 1st November and here we go again on a trip to Madagascar. This time I am going with ...

South Africa November 2007

November 2007 and myself and Beryl are of to South Africa for 3 weeks holiday. This is not really a ...

Socotra 2008

At last we are going to Socotra , thought I would never get there. Having lived in Yemen for 3 ...

Madagascar 2010

Its Wednesday 10th of February and myself and Leo Vanderhoeven are of to Madagascar again. We follow the usual route ...

South Africa 2012

February 2012 and myself, Leo vander Hoeven, Jaap Keizer and Rikus vanVeldhuisen are of to South Africa for 3 and ...

Ethiopia November 2013

It is November 2013 and I am off to Ethiopia for another plant hunting expedition. I had been in Ethiopia ...

Zimbabwe November 2015

It is Monday 23rd November and I am about to embark on a plant hunting trip to Zimbabwe. I am ...

South Africa and Namibia 2017

November 2017 and Beryl and myself are of to South Africa to meet up with Rikus vanVeldhuisen and Jaap Keizer ...

Madagascar November 2018

It is November 2018 and we are about to embark on our latest adventure in Madagascar, this time I will ...

Tanzania November 2022

Not since the last trip to Madagascar in 2018 have I been able to undertake another plant hunting trip not ...