An Escape to Magaliesberg
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…
Durban City Walking Tour
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…
Tarzan and Jane Style, Ziplining in the Drakensberg
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…
Wild and Free at KZN’s Amatikulu Nature Reserve
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…
Walking the wilderness trail in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
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 Seeking in Underberg, KZN
“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 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…
Durban to the Cape: Our 1st Anniversary Road trip, in Highlights
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…
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…
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…