When it comes to the quintessential safari, there’s only Africa, and in the southern realm of the continent Botswana reigns supreme. WILDERNESS, UNINTERRUPTED Think beguiling landscapes, staggering bio diversity and vast tracts of virgin wilderness, where there’s a glorious sense of having it all to yourself. Now more than ever,…
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Not too long ago, safari food was a literal starch and carni fest, but, good news! If you go down to the bush today, you’re in for a big surprise. The game has changed, if you’ll pardon the pun, with ardent cooks in the middle of nowhere whipping up interesting…
Think of this as a prequel to other Mossel Bay posts to follow. It’s also an expanded transcript of my recent Capetalk Radio interview with Pippa Hudson, a brisk chat about my week spent ferreting out lesser known destinations on the boulevards and back roads of the Baai. SO WHAT’S ON…
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Travel trends 2021 ~ by Allison Foat
For the serial explorers among us, 2020 felt like the year we stopped going. Covid-19 made its global debut and continues to run interference, scuppering travel plans and forcing the planet to press pause. The new year is barely out of the starting blocks and as people re-think the way…
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Babanango Game Reserve in Zululand ~ safari, conservation, community. By Allison Foat
Ah, Zululand. A destination that entices with a bit of everything- cultural heritage, historical gravitas and an exceptional natural environment. This past November I finally returned after about 40 years, true story. This time I was headed for the all-new Babanango Game Reserve in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, a world-class, sustainable and…