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…
I recently picked up that a friend was confused with terminology related to his 4x4. It was easy to sort out, the possible impact of the confusion could have had…
I am fortunate to have travelled the length and breadth of our country and love it. We have a lot to be proud of. There is a diversity that attracts…
Goerapan is a salt lake on the R360 between Upington and Askam in the Northern Cape Province. The Northern Cape is a much-favoured destination for adventurers, the unspoilt terrain makes…
If wanderlust catches up you may need to hit the road. Unfortunately, as schedules sometimes clash you may need to go it solo. This can seem daunting. It does take…
The term is not a favourite of mine, yet I have personally learnt a good deal from the “new normal”.Our needs are less, I am grateful for every day and…
I walk and get out more avoiding crowds, yet many times I have felt that I walked the neighbourhood and never saw anything, almost as if I walked it in…
Over the last few years, we have travelled, each road-trip being a mini adventure, yet. Travel is crucial to our existence, being a Gemini I feel the need to break…
There is a great deal to see in Johannesburg, the meetup.com group organises various trips and events for like-minded people. On joining you can specify specific interests and you will receive notifications…
Lockdown sometimes results in cabin fever and when a neighbour expressed a desire to have a picnic we decided to host a small picnic in our back garden. The only…