I never miss out on the opportunity for spontaneous adventure, to me, everything can be an adventure. Even a great sunset when driving home or walking the dog. Recently we…
Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) Their black feathers with white spots, as well as the almost luminescent blue head, are distinctive. Contrary to our past few newsletters, the Helmeted Guineafowl is…
I recently fell and hurt my knee and over lunch discussed the injury with a friend who is a sports scientist as it was causing pain in my hip. He…
The poster child for conservation used to be the elephant, and the war was for ivory. For me, the culmination of this era was the image of Richard Leakey burning…
Back in the day before the advent of high-spec 4x4s and SUVs bakkies and station wagons were marketed as commercial vehicles and the industry did not consider the segment to…
The mound at the entrance… Our articles are often about distant places. They take time, and money, to visit. Sometimes we don’t have the time, or there’s more month than…
We always advocate good environmental policies, either on a road trip or in the bush. But in many cases when at home in the city we forget about a green…
Unique angles for photography with the cheetah at Tiger Canyon. © Lorna Drew, Tiger Canyon. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, African cheetahs are estimated to number between…