Incredible views (conditions weren’t ideal for images with the haze and it being a gloomy day). The weather in Gauteng at the start of winter can be incredibly ‘iffy’. It…
To answer the question – it all depends (by now you should be used to the fact that there is never a simple answer ). The subject of 4x4 training…
The beautiful scenery around Rhodes Village. Photo supplied by Rhodes Tourist and Information Centre. I hesitated to write an article about fishing… It is a controversial subject for some. In…
Petrol prices are set to take another hike, which is not good news for weekend jaunts. That said, we live in a country where really amazing outings can quite literally…
What makes a town/village “special” to you? For me, it’s the characters residing there, a quirky or unusual feel about it and, ideally, some nearby natural attraction. The town of…
A “Gingerlicious” (left) with dark chocolate, ginger, syrup & honey, and one of the “WOW Shakes” – no words! Imagine you’re a child again… Let’s say around eight years old.…
Clarens takeover! Picture post-WWII Italy… (and no, this article has nothing to do with current events!). A country with a crippled economy, and roads in a complete state of disrepair…
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…
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…
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…