A Weekend in KZN’s Garden, at Solitude
I have a tree. It is my tree and its towering, bright green and happy. It’s a yellowwood tree and it’s as old as I am, connected to me, like its roots are to the ground where it stands guard…
A Crab’s Life at Beachwood Mangroves Reserve
If there existed a place where crabs are king, the Beachwood Mangroves Reserve in Durban North is that kingdom. I’d read little titbits of mentionings of this protected wild spot in Durbs, where the mangroves and their wildlife stayed hidden….
Three is company on a Zinkwazi Beach Weekend
“Let’s spend the weekend away at the beach!” Could a husband say any sweeter words to a wife? I think not. These words came to me, in this case, in the form of a text message on a lagging Thursday…
A Chobe Safari… on Twitter
This past week, I’ve had Botswana brain. Even more so than usual. It’s all because of the #ThisIsChobe Twitter Safari. My travel daydreaming has been fuelled and encouraged dreamily by Stuart Parker and his #ThisIsChobe Twitter campaign.The idea behind the…
Not Quite Roughing it at Jaci’s Tree Lodge, Madikwe
Tree house life is a wonderful life. Especially when it’s paired with game drives, sundowners in the bush and wild encounters. With the birds, squirrels and owls as neighbours we reveled in a bit of luxury safari time in the…
Saying “I Do” in Kruger
The African bush is part of us and part of our story. It was just natural that we got married and celebrated our love in it. “It’s just so ‘you guys!’” Countless friends and family members said these words to…
Off Road Picnic on the Rocks, in the Valley of 1000 Hills
If you had to ask me to name my “Happy Place” I couldn’t name just one, but I can tell you that I was in it today. It involved a little valley in the Valley of 1000 Hills, a 4×4…
South Africa’s Favourite Beaches
Beach days in South Africa epitomise summer. They’re dappled with the makings of barefoot memories and ruled by sunshine. Just the way we like them. For locals and visitors alike, time spent by the ocean is dedicated to the simple…
Getting Engaged on Safari
The idyllic setting was picked, the perfect proposal went down and we celebrated in our favourite way- with an African holiday. It started out so innocently. Then our trip to Botswana sneakily turned into one of the most memorable and…
5 Reasons Chicks Dig Rhino River Lodge
The alarm goes off. It’s dark. Its 5am. We don’t kick, scream and curse it. Not this time, because that alarm is waking us up to head out on our early game drive. Now that’s a reason worth waking up…