Somalian Crisis We sometimes forget how lucky we are. How much we have and how much we actually should be grateful for. There are people in the world that have so much less, and we just don’t give back often enough. The famine crisis that has been top of the news for the last couple [...]
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One of Africa’s deadliest mammals – the hippo!
Learn about this African safari icon There was a bit of focus on the Hippo last week – with Lise’s visit to Hippo Hollow and then also finding out about the almost human hippo, Jessica. I thought it might be worthwhile to delve a bit into these huge animals and see what interesting things I [...]
Photo of the Week: Tame Hippos on Safari
A must before your Safari If you haven’t yet heard the remarkable story of Jessica the Hippo – then you are missing out! A visit to her sanctuary is a must if you find yourself with some time before your Kruger Safari begins and you are staying in the Hoedspruit area. Have a look at [...]
On your way to the Kruger Park?
Stop over at Hippo Hollow before your Safari One of the best things about work in the tourism industry in Africa is that we have the opportunity to see many, if not most, of the places we recommend daily for clients. This gives us a huge advantage as we are able to create perfect vacations for our clients. [...]
On Safari – with a difference
It was wonderful to be out on a Safari again! I must be honest it has been a little while since the African bushveld has passed my senses – there is so much to see and do in South Africa, it is often hard to fit it all in! We can’t be away from it [...]
Photo of the Week: Sunset on Safari
I am so thrilled – I am up in the highveld again and about to head off on Safari. It has been a while since I have been and it always evokes a sense of excitement. No safari is ever the same, you never know what you are going to come across in the [...]
Massive Whale Sharks – Mozambique
With that feeling of summer in the air – (normally Cape Town winters are wet and grey, so all this sunshine is totally unusual) – I can’t get away from the water! Mozambique has also been in the news a bit this week with President Armando Guebuza reflecting on the role of tourism in eliminating [...]
Have you ever met Mandela?
Have you ever had the privilege of meeting Nelson Mandela? I have – it was brief, I didn’t get to say a lot, I was mesmerized, I was speechless – there is SUCH an aura surrounding this man! It’s very hard to quantify and describe and I guess; only those lucky enough to have had [...]
Photo of the Week: Madagascar
With winter well underway in Southern Africa I needed to be reminded of what the sun feels like……I love this soft evening light looking onto Nosy Iranja in Madagascar. I can feel the sand in my toes and the sun rays on my back. Lovely way to start what is meant to be a sunny winter weekend in [...]
Madagascar and the Green Turtles
Our African shores are vast and like our wonderful land, hold many treasures. We are so lucky living here, exposed to all this from a young age. I travelled recently to the magical island of Madagascar. Wow – what a spot! Completely unique, there can’t be anywhere in the world like it. I wasn’t able to get [...]
Rhino Poaching – Are we winning the war?
There is so much in the news at the moment with regards to Rhino Poaching. It’s hard to work out if we are winning the war or losing it, but there certainly are many people involved in fighting this terrible trade. I was in a book store over the weekend in Cape Town and there, on [...]
Photo of the Week: Lion Cubs
There has been a fair focus on Lions this week with the release of “The Last Lions” movie trailor featuring Ma di Tau. They are also one of the huge reasons people travel to Africa, to see these amazing creatures in their wild, natural habitat. Part of the Big 5 (Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo & Rhino) group [...]
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