In South Africa, there are many cities, towns and dorps that are more than a century old. I personally love the sense of history, but one has to ask the…
Minimalism is a powerful art form that emerged post World War 2 and gained popularity in the 1960s. The principle of “less is more” involves the stripping down of composition…
Young elephant spraying soil to cool down on a hot day. Elephants are strange creatures, aren’t they? What with their slurpy trunks, their huge ears that look as though they…
Water lilies on the Chobe River – golden in the last rays of the sun. The last couple of columns have been about wilderness. Which ultimately begs the question: why…
A growing trend worldwide is that of everyday carry or EDC. People photograph the useful items that they consistently carry against backgrounds and then upload them to social media. The…
I recently observed two people jump-starting a vehicle with a flat battery and noticed a few mistakes. When I offered to help they noted that they had it under control…
The state of the African Wilderness during the pandemic… “Nature has the power to heal because it is where we are from, it is where we belong, and it belongs…
Experience comes from mistakes made and lessons learnt. I would like to share some of the lessons I have learned in the hope that they may make your camping experiences…
I did a few walking races before lockdown to assist the local branch of Run/Walk for life. They get points for the number of entrants and compete against other branches.…
One could replace an item when it no longer serves its intended purpose but many factors come into play. My first tent was a canvas tent with heavy steel poles…
No one wants to get ill on holiday! The pandemic has been with us for almost two years. In the early days, travel was curtailed, we now have the opportunity…
When I started off-roading few vehicles had any form of traction control, and the technique of approaching an obstacle was somewhat different. One had to read the obstacle carefully and…