I’m off on a first for me – my first trip to Botswana and Zimbabwe. Now I am travelling with Alison who as you all know has vast amounts of knowledge on all things African. As such I am in ...
When planning an educational, one of the challenges we usually face is transfer costs, so when I heard about the Madaraka Express in Kenya I was really excited. This new train, which currently operates between Nairobi and Mombasa, stops half-way, ...
By Claire Roadley I have stayed in many game reserves, having grown up in South Africa – from staying in caravans and Parks Board style rondavels to the very best in 5 star luxury lodges. I even worked for ...
An article in the inflight magazine spoke of the decline in the number of lions in Africa, a reduction of over 40% in the last 20 years alone. In the 1940’s lion numbers were estimated at about 450,000 – todays ...
I was lucky enough to find myself heading up to Garonga in September. It had been (far too many) years since my last visit – which was before the addition of sister camp, Little Garonga – so I was very ...
It had been a few years since my last visit to Northern Tanzania, an area on many people’s bucket list, and an area with names that evoke all sorts of emotions. My memories of my first visit to Tanzania, about 20 years ago, are still with me – particularly the cheetah sighting in the tall grass of the Serengeti, when the cubs got told off by their Mum, because she lost the Tommy she had just caught for their dinner, as they were otherwise occupied with some rough and tumble.
For those of you who are keeping up with our in-depth family holiday around KZN in South Africa, then welcome to the next instalment! The next stage of our itinerary was, in my mind, the one that I was a ...
Kim and Bounce Bonding – PHOTO ABOVE CREDIT: PENNY WOLHUTER Acclaimed wildlife filmmaker and photographer Kim Wolhuter is the third generation of game ranger in his family – in fact his grandfather Harry Wolhuter was the first game ranger in ...
Feeling rested and ready for a bit of activity, we met for breakfast before being shown around the rest of Machangulo Beach Lodge by Christiaan, our incredibly passionate and enthusiastic host. This show round enabled us to fully appreciate and ...
By Amanda England As I changed trains at Gatwick I looked wistfully at the signs for the airport terminal. I was at the start of my journey to Birmingham International. I found however that it was remarkably easy to travel ...