Day by day highlights from our Botswana self-drive camping trip 2017: Planet Baobab, Kubu Island and Khama Rhino Sanctuary. (29-31 July 2017) *Catch up on an overview of our trip and highlights from day 1 to 5 in the blog…
Day by day highlights from our Botswana self-drive camping trip 2017: Dizhana Camp and Mokoro excursion in Khwai, Moremi. (27-28 July 2017) *Catch up on an overview of our trip and highlights from day 1 to 5 in the blog…
Day by day highlights from our Botswana self-drive camping trip 2017: Linyanti and Savuti, Chobe National Park. (25-26 July 2017) *Catch up on an overview of our trip and highlights from day 1 to 5 in the blog series Part 1, Part…
Day by day highlights from our Botswana self-drive camping trip 2017: Ihaha Camp, Chobe National Park. (21-24 July 2017) *Catch up on an overview of our trip and highlights from Day 1 and 2 in the blog series Part 1…
Day by day highlights from our Botswana self-drive camping trip 2017: Nata and Elephant Sands. (19-21 July 2017) Day 1: Johannesburg – Nata, Botswana A 4am wakeup call is only okay when the reason for it is a holiday. On…
3400kms travelled. 4 happy campers. 2 reliable and cherished 4x4s. 12 nights camping in Botswana. 850 photos. And a suitcase full of memories taken home. We ended each day, clambering into our rooftop tents, with dusty feet, shining eyes and…
My Instagram pictures have made some of my favourite KwaZulu-Natal and Durban based memories immortal. I like that. While we’re blissfully off living and loving life, Instagram tells our story though pictures… without us even noticing. I recently browsed through…
Our dogs go away with us for our anniversary. Don’t yours? It was our 3rd wedding anniversary, and in our true getaway-spirited style, we celebrated it in our favourite way. We escaped to somewhere lovely, with our dogs of course….
A getaway to Durban is quick and easy… and always a good idea. Durban (and its KZN surrounds) has my heart. During our 4 giddy years living in Durbs we got to know her well. As Joburgers’ by birth and…
They were brothers, so we were told. Bigger than any other cheetahs I’ve seen before, but then again the few others I’ve seen were far in the distance, teasing us by skulking in the bushes, almost out of sight. These…
Our morning alarm clocks went off. It was a Saturday. But we didn’t mind. We were going hiking. Since moving to Hartbeespoort a few months ago, I’ve been called to by the mountains that surround us in the area. These…
I’m a big fan of celebrating special occasions with a getaway. Our most recent reason (or excuse) to get away was our 2 year wedding anniversary. We found our idea of hideaway perfection in a private little wooden cottage on…
A family long weekend away in Mpumalanga made way for a sneaky Kruger Park day trip as part of it. What a wonderful way to spend a day. My happy place! I have a few and add to my list…
The need to get out of town was strong. So we searched and found a quick getaway spot; in a stone cottage on a hill in the Magaliesberg countryside. Doggie-friendly too of course. It was just right. The city was…
BEING A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN CITY IS SOMETHING TO BE EMBRACED. WHY SHOULD ONLY VISITORS TO DURBAN HAVE ALL THE FUN ANYWAY? As 2015 came sprinting to an end, my colleagues (read work friends) at WildWeb and I slowed down…
We took to the treetops and ziplined through the Blue Grotto Forest in the Drakensberg It was a misty, drizzly morning in the mountains. We were not hiking into their heights though. We had a date to meet a different…
Three activities made up our day’s outing at one of KwaZulu Natal’s most naturally splendid nature reserves. We canoed, swam in the sea and bush walked. It was our kind of triathlon. I value experiences over things. Give me a…
Pet-friendly travel is our favourite type of local travel. And we’ve got the best waggly tailed travel buddy to share it with. Here’s how we do it. This is Moose, the Travelling Mouse. At least that’s our nickname for him….
It was more than just a walk in the park. The 3 day Short iMfolozi Wilderness Trail was an experience that freed our souls and connected us to the African bush. We can’t describe the feeling of surrendering to the iMfolozi…
“Snow’s coming to KwaZulu Natal” they said! So we went snow hunting in Underberg and it found us! We don’t usually need an excuse for a spontaneous weekend away, but this time we had a good one. Whisperings amongst weather…
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…
“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…
Well imagine that. I’ve been nominated for a Liebster Award. So I guess, in a way, I’m a REAL travel blogger now. Whoohoo! 😉 A big thanks to Stuart Parker from Capturing Africa Journeys (also the heart and soul behind…
It’s been a little over a year since our Kruger Park bush wedding and all its wonderfulness. So in our true wanderlust character, we took that as an excuse for another adventure and planned a trip around our 1st wedding…
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…
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…
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….
“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…
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…
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…
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…
The folks at South African Online Creatives got in touch with me via the magic of Twitter and we got chatting. They have featured lil’ ol’ me in an interview on their blog. We spoke digital marketing, travel blogging and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sometimes , I armchair travel through Pinterest. There are so many travel focused pinners sharing dreamy destination and travel experiences through images on this online pinboard. Here’s my travel board on my Pinterest profile where I share some of my…
The mighty Otter Trail is near the top of the wish lists for most us who own an adventurous heart. The 42-km hike traces the incredible Eastern Cape coastline from Storms River Mouth to Natures Valley in the Tsitsikamma National…