Why we love to spot wild dog Wild dogs are one of the rarer predators to spot, but also one of the most rewarding sightings. Because, unlike a sleeping cat or a leopard lazing in a tree, they are...
READ MOREThe Cape Winelands and its “Show Towns”! To write a post comparing Stellenbosch versus Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands is fairly dangerous. I may have furious hoteliers from both towns claiming...
READ MOREEver wondered about the Architecture of the Winelands? One of the Wineland’s most charming features is its plentiful examples of Cape Dutch architecture. Especially in Stellenbosch and on the...
READ MOREThe Cederberg Wilderness area offers some excellent walking opportunities. Given that it is a mountainous area, most of the walks in the central Cederberg involve some steep sections. But the...
READ MOREFor many people an appreciation of birding start building on safari when you realise how much more there is to value in nature once you start looking at the birds as well as the animals. For...
READ MOREMany places in Africa lay claim to being the ‘cradle of mankind’, but only in recent times has there been just one species of the genus homo. So theoretically they could all be correct! Ethiopia...
READ MORESabi Sands or the Timbavati? How do you choose? I’ve done what my English teacher always banged on about. I’ve written the article before writing this introduction. And what have I realised? That...
READ MOREProbably the most common wildlife mistake that a first-time safari visitor to Africa makes is to confuse a leopard with a cheetah. But in fact, there are plenty of differences between these two...
READ MORENot such untouched land. . . The Serengeti National Park is ‘a wilderness’ only to the extent that no commercial roads cut through it. And there are virtually no roads in the adjacent village...
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