I’ve had KZN in my sights for a while now. When #LockdownSA lifts and we are free once again to go adventuring, the province is going to be at the top of my list. I’m thrilled to share about BABANANGO, a stunning new conservation-focused lodge established within in a…
26 March 2020- the beginning of weirdness and the day that turned the world upside down. Enter Covid-19, exit work- practically overnight. I’m a travel writer and a theatre PR and as you can imagine, it’s a hot mess and I’m vacillating between panic and this fake vacation vibe. All…
To borrow from Dr Ian McCallum, “Wilderness is not a place, but a pattern of soul, where every bird and beast and tree is a soul maker.” De Hoop is like that, where nature reigns and people pass through with reverence and respect. This is the setting for Lekkerwater, re-opened…
There’s not much to beat a tramp through the natural world – you, your thoughts, the great outdoors and nothing to run interference. Today more than ever, conscious detachment is a thing and people are heading for the hills to hit refresh. If you’re looking to reset in nature and…
The edited version of this article appeared in the Sunday Times SA on 8 December 2019 NATURE, FOOD & WINE 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…
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…