Around South Africa
Pilanesberg, an underrated game reserve?
My first trip in 2020 was to the Pilanesberg National Park and it produced sightings of birds that I have not seen before. It...
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...
Around the World
Accommodation
Cape Vulture Lodge. A new property in Hoedspruit.
The drive from the main gate to the lodge is about 15 minutes and can be utilized as a mini-game drive.
From a spiritual perspective,...
Field Guide Training
Cruises International
Celebrity X Reflection visits Mykonos
Like Santorini, tender boats were used to take the guests from the ship.
My wife being one of them.
I decided to stay on board for...
Wildlife
Maninghi Lodge. A lot to see and do.
I wondered as we drove into the grounds of Maninghi Lodge if this baboon was there to oversee my parking prowess or to check...
Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve wildlife Part1.
One of the Ugly 5, this male warthog watched as I drove by. I am glad that guides no longer refer to them as...
Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve wildlife Part 2.
A face that only a mother or another Maribu Stork could love?
Just one of the species that I saw while spending a weekend at...
The bushveld clean up crew.
“I love animals, but I can't stand the behaviour of hyenas. They live off of others' efforts.” Mitta Xinindlu.
It seems that thanks to Disney,...
Not a happy hippo? KwaMbili Safari Lodge. Thornybush.
One of my favourite African myths is that of how Hippo came to live in water. For those who do not know it, this...
Wild dogs during a drive from KwaFubesi Tented Safari Camp.
The main lodge building, seen from our game viewer as we were about to set off on what turned out to be an exciting...
A view to a kill. KwaMbili Game Lodge. Thornybush
How many lions does it take to bring down a fully grown female giraffe? Recently I had seen a pride of 27 individuals effectively...
Out of the darkness at KwaMbili Game Lodge. Thornybush
This was the final evening game drive of our stay at KwaMbili Game Lodge. Often an introspective time for me as I contemplate what...
Sightings at Senalala Safari Lodge, Klaserie Private Nature Reserve.
Just another day in Africa? I would like to believe that the game viewing at this lodge makes them unique. The waterhole at Senalala...
Up close…
I thought that I would start off the final week of October by sharing some of my favourite up-close images with you. As you...
My experience with the elephants of Thula Thula.
Returning to Thula Thula and being greeted by part of the elephant herd. The interesting part is that you do not have to look...
Welgevonden wildlife sightings.
"It was a dark and stormy night" is the often mocked and parodied line of purple prose that comes from A wrinkle in Time,...
Waterberg Wild Dog Initiative.
It was a cold and chilly afternoon as I, together with my wife and a couple of other guests, waited patiently for the dog...
Guest Writers
Kruger and the complex history of conservation and dispossession by Don...
The Travel & Things guest writer for March is Dr Don Pinnock. But let him tell you about himself in his own words...
My name...