I recently went to a gallery where a well-known photographer's work was on display. He was an incredibly humble man ,whilst signing a book that I had taken there I…
Sundays can be grand – filled with adventure, too much sun, loads of delicious grub and ending with that feeling that you need another day of weekend to recover. Other…
As a field guide, you tend to notice EVERYTHING. That’s partly because of your love of the wilderness in its entirety, and partly because there aren’t always lion, rhino and…
Many years ago I assisted in the Southern African leg of a trip known as “Long Way Down". It was a dream come true for actors Ewan McGregor and Charley…
How to make a paper aeroplane… South Africa’s approximately 1.2 million hectares of timber plantations produce between 15 and 18 million tons of timber every year. There are eleven forestry…
Cross Country Insurance Consultants have always been about travel. Our motto “Take us with you” says it all. Whilst we are quintessentially Insurance Consultants, deep in our roots, in our…
MONA COTTAGE When taking groups to Pilgrim’s Rest, I have traditionally stayed at the evergreen Royal Hotel, as it is always simpler to have everyone together. On our recent jaunt…
Panning for gold in a stream… The air is cool, and the stream even colder. The world is quiet, the only sounds are the bubbling of the water and the…
Whilst we are accustomed to the concept of luxury camping known as “glamping” lesser known is the concept of hiking without an onerous load known as “slack-packing”. You hike with…
When people discuss “The Drakensberg”, most of us think about a very specific area in Natal. However, in truth, the Drakensberg escarpment stretches for more than 1000 kilometres, from the…
When one googles “when were humans first buried”, you generally come up with the information that the oldest known burials occurred some 130,000 years ago. Burying the dead is considered…
I have numerous friends involved in tourism, they are only starting to recover from the Covid -19 lockdown. Many did not. The impact hurt many sectors but personally, the tourism…