Campfire storytelling is woven into the very fabric of Londolozi’s nearly 100-year history. The flickering flames have always been at the heart of our Londolozi camps, symbolising the warmth and connection they bring.
Boyd Varty, a true Londolozi original, was raised amidst the tales of raconteurs, trackers, and guides, absorbing the art of storytelling from a very young age. He understands the alchemy of telling a coded tale that resonates deep within the heart of the listener. This ancient oral tradition has a way of structuring awareness and making meaning of the world.
Many of you will remember the ” Podcast from the Wilderness,” where Boyd decided to head out to an old treehouse on the banks of the Sand River here at Londolozi during the “COVID Lockdown of 2020” to spend 40 days and 40 nights alone in the wilderness. Each day he shared a short recording of his day with the world at large, as a way to reflect and share his journey with people who may have been isolated all over the globe. Feeling helpless as so many of us did during that time, he wanted to do something in service to our shared humanity to, in some small way, let people, wherever they may be, stay connected to the voice of nature.
Now he’s back with his latest podcast… Story Hunter
This season of the Track Your Life Podcast, he returns to the wild with journalistic intent and a propensity for creative license. He travelled to campfires everywhere to meet those who have lived close to the wild, particularly the First Nation people, the Bushmen.
His journey takes him to some wild places and home again to Londolozi fires…
Join him, as we invite YOU, our Londolozi global family, to go Story Hunting!!
I loved your story, Boyd … I listened to it with my eyes closed! Story telling is a very special part of life, and recording the stories should not be left too long as many of us tend to do, so well done doing this at only 40! I do believe that embracing nature is the very essesnce of a happy life, and that art in its various forms helps achieve that …. and, by the way, science and art are complementary, often being different sides of the same coin … go well and enjoy ‘bouncing’ into a wonderful future!!
Downloaded for my LONG trip to SA. Hoping to see both of you in … three weeks!
Thank you for highlighting the new Story Hunter series on Boyd Varty’s Track Your Life podcast! Boyd’s entries run deep and wide, with humor, humanity, and wisdom.
Your family’s work has bettered my life and helped me reconnect with all living things.
Thank you, thank you.
Boyd Varty is a true story teller. He has a calm and interesting way of telling the story he wants to convey to people. Fantastic and really good to hear his calm way of life. Each person comes to a place in their life where they must know choose which way to go, and get it on track. You have done just that by being alone for a while and making your own decision, to do what is created in you to do.
I am just finishing the Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life. Next up will be Cathedral of the Wild. Boyd’s stories are very captivating.
I am already loving this new season. I was cry-laughing hysterically during the buffalo story. I can’t wait to listen to the rest.