The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is not something that I have ever seen in huge numbers… Until Chobe. On the Chobe flood plains, they gather in huge flocks. The also…
Drought is an innocuous little word. Consisting of one syllable, it is defined as “a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time (usually a season or more), resulting…
The word “Symbiosis” is derived from the Greek word for ‘living together’. It essentially refers to a long-term interaction between different biological organisms. Basically, it means that there is some…
These are terms we often use when talking about off-road driving as they are key to one moving forward or even backward. The grip on the terrain is critical. However,…
I will forever be the gal chasing sunrises and sunsets. Primarily for their pure beauty, but also because there is something about them that screams “holiday”. So, whether you actually…
Our first trip worked out well although it was largely unplanned and in hindsight, we overdid the mileage covering more than 900 km in a day. But we made some…
This is one of those articles where the pictures paint a thousand words… Enjoy! A lion doing lion things… i.e. nothing! Whilst there are many available definitions of a “Biodiversity…
If you look at the direct flight path of AirLink’s Joburg to Kasane route, you will notice that it is a straight line over the landscape of Botswana. The flight…
Note that although this is a sensitive subject, there are no graphic details, only interesting facts. There are many mysteries and legends surrounding wildlife. Some are based on truth, others…
Well, we were sitting at a local rugby club when the subject of our next trip came up, we had done some seriously long trips ( over 5000 km ) which…
Well, another braai with the topic going off-road. To begin, the group wanted to know about regulating tour operators, and I took them through initiatives launched many years ago in…
In southern Africa we have our own little wolf - the Black-Backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas). Whilst a lion’s roar, or a hyaena’s whoop are decidedly calls of the savannah that…