The edited version of this article appeared in the Sunday Times SA on 8 December 2019 Author and pro mountaineer Tim Lundy is a fresh air fanatic with a passion for a good ramble. With thirty years of guiding under his belt he has become something of a legend in…
Seychelles-putting new meaning into my mission to #travelwithpurpose. Have a scroll and be inspired to visit. In this post: Victoria / Mahe, Praslin, Curieuse, Cousin, La Digue, environmental overview: a 5-10 minute read As sailing regions and eco destinations go, the Seychelles delivers spectacularly on every level. The island kingdom,…
This article is in the September edition of Juice mag, the inflight publication for MANGO Airlines Jack Kerouac liked to compare mountains to Buddha. “Think of the patience”, he wrote, “hundreds of thousands of years just sittin there bein perfectly perfectly silent and praying for all living creatures in that…
Lekkerwater Beach Lodge is coming in hot. TIME says so and I can vouch. Natural Selection’s beautiful property, in an exclusive locale within the De Hoop Nature Reserve, has just been voted as one of TIME’s 100 Greatest Places and believe me, it’s a well deserved accolade. Let me take…
Global World Ranger Day – a salute to the unsung heroes Honouring the unsung heroes of conservation Today, July 31, is World Ranger Day across the world, a worthy initiative of the International Ranger Foundation (IRF) that commemorates those killed or injured in the line of duty and celebrates these…
Wilderness, reserves, and national parks When it comes to the quintessential off-the-beaten-track safari, Botswana is the business. A country one third the size of South Africa, it has one of the highest conservation land ratios on the continent with twenty-five percent of untrammelled wilderness set aside for reserves and national…
This article first appeared in the Sunday Times SA Did you really say Friesland? Tell an Amsterdammer that you’re headed to Friesland and watch their eyes widen in surprise. Time and again. You’d be forgiven for rethinking your vacation choice but stay the course because once you’ve been there…
Lisbon, one of Europe’s most ancient and picturesque cities is all about pastry, patterned pavements and melancholic music. Here’s what you can do there in 24 hours. (This article first appeared in the Sunday Times Lifestyle on 4 Feb 2018) 9AM Breakfast, cake & coffee But first coffee, right? Wrong.…
In the small town of Robertson, 170km outside Cape Town, there lies a cactus farm called the Sheilam Cactus and Succulent Nursery. For those who love cacti, this place is a little bit of paradise. Sheilam has been around for ages- since 1954 – and is owned and operated by…
On November 14, Joel Churcher, VP and General Manager of BBC Studios Africa and producer Rosie Thomas hosted a South African media contingent at the IMAX Mall of Africa in Midrand, Johannesburg for an exclusive screening of Chimpanzee, the first of five episodes in the landmark Dynasties series. Fronted and narrated by…