I preface this chat with Brad about the fascinating world of termites with my thoughts on safari guides and the trends I see  shaping the future of African guiding. More and more, the support of local guides is leading to engaging, well-trained men - and increasingly women although still far fewer - who can look to this as a fulfilling and rewarding career. Making sure we support the camps and lodges empowering local guides is important to Tin Trunk.   If you have listened to my other interviews with guides - or even better - been on safari and met some of them yourself - then you understand that getting to know a guide who is from that very place, knows the animals in the area like members of a family, and sincerely engages about it all with you, is as big a part of your trip as the animals, the light, and the landscape.  Brad is definitely one of these guides. Enjoy our conversation! (And if you think bugs are boring, think again!)

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