Accommodation/Lodges

May 19, 2008

Royal Tree Lodge, Maun, Botswana

Maun is the gateway town into what is perhaps the ultimate safari area; Botswana’s Okavango Delta. But only a couple of years ago the choice of accommodation in Maun was […]
May 8, 2008

Twyfelfontein Country Lodge & Opuwo Country Hotel

Damaraland, Namibia Not many places make your jaw drop in amazement, or make you want to utter a lazily drawn-out expletive, because no other suitable word comes to mind. But […]
May 5, 2008

Royal Malewane, Thornybush Reserve

When people mention Royal Malewane, they use the kind of hushed tones often reserved for someone held in high regard. This is because Royal Malewane seems to have effortlessly created […]
May 5, 2008

Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

“Can you come to Lake Kariba on Thursday for a week?”, said a friendly voice. “I know it’s Monday today but I have space for one more person on my […]
April 25, 2008

Luxury Train, Namibia

The Desert Express from Swakopmund to Windhoek I love the desert. It is perhaps because I was born in the dreaded ‘burbs’ of London, house after house with nobody knowing […]