Let’s face it, this year has not exactly started as I’m sure most of us had hoped it would. The good news however, is that flying domestically in South Africa has remained open. This gives us the...

Why choose Africa? We get it. At the moment, you may not wish to venture anywhere beyond your local town or nearest open spaces. And yet the domestic pleasures of staying at home are beginning to...

It goes without saying that in these strange and uncertain times, the human race has come to somewhat of a stand still. We’ve hit the pause button, and there aren’t many people who have...

Here we are showing a three-way comparison between Botswana versus Zambia versus Zimbabwe for safaris.This is part of our occasional series when we compare one safari regions or countries to a...

Over the last few years there has been an explosion of activity in this once sleepy backwater with a raft of new game lodges opening up. For years the Zambezi National Park was considered the...

Forget the WWE final, here’s the definitive showdown between two Indian Ocean heavyweights – the Seychelles vs Mauritius. If you’re in the market for a holiday or vacation in a tropical...

I’ve done what my English teacher always banged on about. I’ve written the article before this introduction. And what have I realised? That I am in big trouble. Trouble with my friends in both the...

We all love the notion of getting ‘off the beaten track’. Exploring lodges near Cape Town that make you feel that you are the only ones around, that you’ve stripped off the scales of...

Being a solo traveller is a two-fold affair! On the one hand you are completely independent, having to think only of yourself and no one else’s likes and dislikes. (Phew!) But on the other you’ll...