Travels
“During my life I have been fortunate enough to do quite a bit of travelling (particularly BC ‘Before Children’), and many of my trips have involved walking and trekking of some kind. I have trekked in the Rwenzori ‘Mountains of the Moon’ in Uganda (pic above), in the Annapurna region of the Himalayas, and in the deserts of Northern Kenya. Closer to home I have walked Coast to Coast from North to South Devon and covered hundreds of miles along the South West Coast Path.
Walking in the natural world is truly a wonderful thing…”
Annapurna region, Nepal
Africa is a continent I have visited many times. In particular I have produced media for a criminal justice project in Malawi (Malawi Bail Project), a community wildlife conservancy in Tsavo, Kenya (Lumo Conservancy) and a community education project on the Kenyan coast (Etatu). In Vietnam I have worked with anti trafficking NGO Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation in Hanoi, and trekked in the Northern Mountain region.
Northern Vietnam
Trekking with Maasai guide in Northern Kenya (circa 1987)
A new chapter…
My world having become a little too ‘small’ and comfortable, and with kids having ‘flown the nest’ and grandchildren on the way, I have embarked on a new chapter - focusing on longer multi-country ‘journeys’ around the world whilst documenting lesser known projects, people and stories along the way. Journeys and experiences that should be fun to look back on in my dotage. I travel light and as ‘low carbon’ as is feasable, generally travelling by train, foot and bike.
Rupert Bedford. 2024
Journeys
Route maps, reflections and trip notes from my recent journeys.
Nairobi to Msambweni 2017
Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi 2018
Bangkok to Tokyo 2025
Make a Short Wildlife Documentary in Africa
With Rupert Bedford
A unique opportunity to join Rupert Bedford in Kenya for a 10 day small group safari experience to make your own short wildlife documentary.
Hartland Peninsula
A Walkers Paradise
A Guide to the Walking Trails of Hartland Peninsula in North Devon
