Bain’s Kloof Pass is a wonderful route to get to Tulbagh from Cape Town. At 02h38 am on Sunday 11th June, an earthquake hit Johannesburg. Whilst it lasted approximately 30…
India has the largest cow population in the world. Producing milk, providing labour and being a source of religious inspiration, cattle have always played a prominent role in the Hindu…
I have a full toolbox for trips but that and recovery equipment take up a good deal of space. I have opted for some “mini” stuff that sits in the…
In the last week of March, Ian Georgeson (our CEO) flew to Delhi, India for the start of a phenomenal adventure. The trip had been a long time in the planning…
So on the invitation, we set out to the “Landy Fest” a gathering of Land Rover owners held at Rust de Winter near Dinokeng north of Pretoria. It is a…
The Bethulie Guest Farm – a true gem!! Bethulie is an unassuming little sheep and cattle farming dorp in the Free State. A hidden gem in a vast landscape, it…
Recently around the fire, the subject of 4x4 equipment came up. The newer entrants to the “lifestyle” strongly favoured winches because they look “cool” and are so useful. Yet given…
Where the Northern Cape, the Eastern Cape and the Free State meet, there lies a great body of water. In fact, the line dividing the Eastern Cape and the Free…
“The full African moon poured down its light from the blue sky into the wide, lonely plain. The dry, sandy earth, with its coating of stunted karoo bushes a few…
Autumn is a magical time. In this edition of the newsletter, we ask you to suspend judgement and logic, and take a walk on the enchanted side with us. There…
It is never about the T-shirt as they don’t last, the memories remain. It is the little things that you pick up on the travels that give you memories. Over…
When you reach the Eco-Shrine, it feels as though you’ve reached the edge of the world. There’s a sharp drop-off into the valley, with the three Hogsback Mountains in the…