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January 12, 2023

Botswana Experiences

Travel Africa Magazine featured my 6-page spread about the best experiences to add into your Botswana safari. Think, horseriding, cycling, quadbiking, catching a tiger fish from a houseboat, learning to […]
February 16, 2021

CHEETAH RETURN AFTER A CENTURY

First cheetah to set foot in Zambia's Bangweulu Wetlands in almost a century.
December 21, 2020

Richtersveld National Park and World Heritage Site

Explore the crazy landscapes and endemic plants of the remote Richtersveld with travel writer Carrie Hampton.
October 12, 2020

VERGELEGEN historic cape estate with wine, food and new environmental tour

Until now, only the historic heart of Vergelegen is open to visitors. But now the environmental tour takes you further than any visitor has gone before!
January 22, 2019

LIVING WITH WILDLIFE

IN KAZA TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA Ever heard of KAZA? Let me enlighten you to the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area; the world’s largest cross border conservation area, almost twice the […]
November 9, 2018
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Don’t Follow Me into Namibia Sand Dunes – a fool and her story

You can follow me anywhere now that I’ve visited over 200 safari lodges, but back when I was a mere Africa travel novice, you would have been and idiot to […]
July 26, 2018

Tanzania’s Top 5 Must-See Safari Destinations

When it comes to choosing a prime location for an African safari, there’s no better choice than Tanzania. Here’s our Top 5 Tanzania Safari Must-See’s covering the best range of locations, […]
July 18, 2018

MY KISS WITH NELSON MANDELA

I will never forget my big fat kiss with Nelson Mandela. Here’s how it came about…… I was assisting a very poor school close to Cape Town to raise funds […]
January 19, 2018

TURTLES & ELEPHANTS IN MOZAMBIQUE

African animals recognise no boundaries, apart from the territories they claim for themselves and the fences that bind them. That’s why Transfrontier Conservation Areas are so essential to the unhindered […]
August 12, 2017

World Elephant Day

In homage to World Elephant Day (12 August 2017)  here are some previously unpublished photos of elephants by the brilliant photographer Roy Terlien, who happens to live around the corner from me. […]