Jacqui Ikin

I recently re-watched The Bone Collector, starring Denzel Washington - great movie, by the way. At different points in the film, a peregrine falcon makes an appearance. The peregrine falcon…

I guess it’s possible to slackpack with other pets, but it’s an unlikely option… I’ve never heard of someone taking their tortoise, goldfish or bearded dragon along on the trail.…

In this article, we explore a few steps to take to keep you safe. Whist “slackpacking” is not a long, daunting hike, things can still go wrong – the weather…

Once you have your pack, shoes and stick for slackpacking, there are a number of other considerations you will likely wish to explore… Because your main luggage is transported between…

The term “slackpacking” is a relatively modern concept - a multi-day walking trail where you hike each day, but your main luggage is transported between overnight stops. Interestingly, the term…

Arrival on Sunday. In Spanish, camino literally means road, path, track or way. Yet the word has come to mean something far greater than simply a route from one place…

Yacouba Sawadogo (Credit: EKokou / Wikimedia Commons) Occasionally, I come across such an interesting concept that I think to myself “our readers would just LOVE to hear about that”. This…

All good things must come to an end, but before we bid farewell to the Midlands, I wanted to highlight just a few more little places that are well worth…

Today, we interrupt the Midlands series to look at a topical issue which is currently making headlines. Many people, me included, immediately think of elephants trampling villagers, man-eating lions, and…

One of the most fascinating aspects of South Africa is its people and the extraordinary characters it has produced. Time and again, this country has given rise to larger-than-life personalities…

Howick Falls We are blessed with an extraordinary diversity of landscapes. From the stark beauty of the desert to the life-giving waterways of the delta; from vast savannahs teeming with…