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…
A car is something that we take for granted today, and many people think that Henry Ford invented the first car. The Germans claim that Benz, Daimler and Maybach must…
As a destination, Cape Town offers both local and international tourists some of the best attractions in the world. Table Mountain, spectacular beaches, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, the Boulders Beach…
The sign which greets you as you enter the town of Pella. South Africans, as a rule, LOVE to travel. Perhaps it is something passed down in our DNA from…
So I was walking home from a meeting at the local community centre when I bumped into a group of neighbours chatting on the pavement. It is a 4x4 country,…
A honey badger out on patrol for food… Few animals in the bushveld have a reputation as fearsome as that of the honey badger (Mellivora capensis). Also known as the…