A day in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve
A day spent in KZN’s wilderness fills the heart, and the camera memory card. In the spring of 2014 Graham and I got our first wild-taste of KwaZulu Natal’s pride and joy game reserve: Hluhluwe Imfolozi. We spent a glorious…
On our Bicycles at Shongweni Dam
“Your bike is discovery; your bike is freedom. It doesn’t matter where you are, when you’re on the saddle, you’re taken away.” ― Doug Donaldson I’ve said it before. I am no cyclist. I have respect and balance-envy for those who…
Sundowners with the Barn Swallows
Between October and March, a gorgeous spectacle happens in KZN: thousands of barn swallows swooping and feasting at sunset. Here’s what it’s like to view their murmurations from Mount Moreland. “The swallows like to have a perpetual summer and they’re here…
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…
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…