Blyde River – the most spectacular canyon you’ve never heard of
byI’d never even heard of the Blyde River Canyon, let alone realised it was in fact the third largest in the world, after the Grand…
Africa
Dar Amane – Graskop’s hidden heaven
bySometimes a place can bring me to tears. It’s happened on a few occasions and taken me a bit by surprise considering I’m not…
Microlighting the Blyde River Canyon
byThere was one experience, above all others, that I was looking forward to the most on our latest South Africa trip. It wasn’t the…
I Rocha – an Atlas Mountains guest house
byI was floating in the pool, my vision full of rocky desert peaks glowing in the sun against an achingly beautiful blue sky. If the…
A vintage day out on the Franschhoek Wine Tram
byI’m getting ripened berries. I’m getting tones of dark chocolate. I’m getting flavours of mature oak. Actually I wasn’t getting anything as I had…
Ulusaba – where everybody knows your name
byUlusaba literally means ‘place of little fear’ in the local Shangaan language, and whilst this is certainly true, after our visit we like to…
Ulusaba’s BIG Five – and I’m not talking about animals
byLicking the chocolate sauce from around his chops and swigging the remnants of his champagne, Hubbie scampered back to our bush vehicle and deposited…
How to survive South African self drive
byWhy does it always happen to us? My heart sank as the traffic policeman pulled us over whilst we attempted to negotiate our way out…
Rhino Tracking at Mkhaya Game Reserve in Swaziland
byWe spent the last moments of day hunkered down in bed, watching some incredibly cute bush babies cavorting in the nearby trees. A special moment…
Riding into battle in Ouarzazate
byWe sat astride our trusty steeds, praying our nerve would hold and the day be victorious. I subconsciously adjusted my helmet for the fourth…
Discover Tunisia – a destination with flavour
byTunisia is fast becoming a popular year-round alternative to the traditional European holiday, and with UNESCO World Heritage Sites, endless desert and over 700…
Can luxury and dung beetles really be bed buddies?
byWe just had to stay at the Addo Dung Beetle Guest Farm. With a name like that and being a stone’s throw away from…