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Cherry Tree Cottage. A Lodge-styled hide away in leafy Linden.
Our final night in Linden was spent at this guest house on 9th Street.
It was strange to be sleeping in a property in our...
Around Africa
Go African Adventures teams up with Travel and Things
A FIRST IN 2020!
Travel & Things will be teaming up with Sarah Dorey of Go African Adventures to bring readers this awesome Botswana self-drive...
Faces in the crowd.The people of Rwanda.
Hail, hail the gang's all here. Could this be the Kigali chapter of Hells Angels out on a Sunday ride? Not at all! It...
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Accommodation
Lions to the left of me…
One drop at a time.
Now and again, I publish a post that is light on words and lets the images make the adage "A...
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Wildlife
Lions to the left of me…
One drop at a time.
Now and again, I publish a post that is light on words and lets the images make the adage "A...
Wildlife sightings at the luxury Sun Destinations properties.
One of the most iconic sights in the bush. An African Fish Eagle.
This is just one of many species I have been fortunate enough...
Kingfisher Villa. Mabula
This is the welcome my wife and I would like when arriving at a lodge.
Unfortunately, this youngster was NOT in attendance when we parked...
A bit of safari fun…
Those who know me know that this is how I like to tell a story.
So why should this post be any different? Nothing rushed...
Milima Big 5 Safari Lodge. Where it is NOT only about the Big 5.
Not so long ago, the rhythm of a game drive was fairly predictable. Guests climbed aboard with cameras and expectations, guides took the wheel,...
Umkumbe Safari Lodge, Riverside. King of the jungle?
Lions are often described as the most social of the big cats, and nowhere is this more evident than within the intricate, sometimes messy,...
Milima Big 5 Safari Lodge shares a performing pachyderm.
We are all entitled to an 'off' day once in a while.
What might start as uncomplicated and stress-free can quickly devolve into something that...
Abelana Game Reserve. On the wild side.
Our accommodation at River Lodge.
The bed was incredibly comfortable, and the linen and pillows were hard to leave behind when heading out on either...
The Legend of the Big 5 Christmas Party. Revisited.
I originally published this post in 2024. Recently, a reader asked permission to republish it on an East Rand site that he hosted.
To be...
Turning a Buffalo encounter into an educational experience.
This post features what I consider to be the most dangerous animal on the African continent.
That is not others who would rank on a...
Predators
They tend to hunt under the cover of darkness, but that is often not the case.
Ambush hunters or opportunistic predators, each has its own...
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