Insect art… We give you “The Glorious Bee”!! The research for last week’s column revealed so many interesting facts, we’ve decided that the subject of bees justifies a second column.…
Post-Covid we use the phrase “new normal” which means that we will never return to the old ways. Sustainability becomes a core value that underpins the entire business model and…
Thoroughly delightful little creatures having an awfully hard time… In some parts, October is known as ‘suicide month’. It’s about the constantly rising temperatures, the lack of rains, the winds,…
We all use the tailgate of our bakkies when we load stuff and even tie stuff down. Yet years ago an American friend told me about tailgate parties where folk…
Monaco – playground of the elite… This week’s newsletter is partly a “movie review” and partly an introduction to a very specific segment of motor racing. Following on from our…
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…
We were sitting outside Randfontein on a large farm where the community had gathered to celebrate heritage day. There were tents, marquees , gazebos and two quarries where the capable…
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…
It’s an inconvenience no matter where you are, a flat tyre tends to happen at the wrong time and place. But they happen. On one of our trips, the tyre…