The Rains Have Arrived: Zebra Migration in the Makgadikgadi

March 30, 2016 in Botswana, Kalahari Desert

Another long weekend meant another adventure in Botswana. This time, a four-day Easter break provided the ideal time to visit the Makgadikgadi Pans in northern Botswana.

Cape Town Cycle Tour 2016

March 20, 2016 in Cape Town, Western Cape

The Cape Town Cycle Tour, known better as the Cape Argus ride, is the largest cycling race of its kind around the world. Up to 35,000 people take part each year - a number so staggering that you can understand why it takes 4 hours for all participants to merely cross the START line.

Tuli Block

March 13, 2016 in Botswana, Eastern Fringe

One of the most overlooked parts of Botswana, the Tuli Block refers to a strip of privately-owned farms in the east of the country. Its existence as private land in Botswana is unique enough: only 5% of land in Botswana is privately-held freehold land, with a further 25% owned by the state.

Magic Hour in Mokolodi

February 27, 2016 in Botswana, Gaborone

Mokolodi Game Reserve is a government-run reserve that is located just 20 minutes south of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. That’s one reason why I like Botswana – within 10 minutes from Gaborone you can be in the bush, and another 10 minutes takes you inside a game reserve featuring some big game.

Apr 14, 2017

I'm Back!

It's been six months since my last blog post and so apologies to the avid readers out there. In that time, I've slowly been developing the website on which you can expect to see more changes over the coming weeks.

Oct 3, 2016

Tofo: A Subtropical Paradise

North of Maputo, space lengthens, the distance from one beach to the next grows. Here, dunes can follow their natural path, blowing sand in-land to form the roads, paths and gardens.

Jul 9, 2016

Sunsets in Samburu

The second destination in this trip to Kenya was Samburu County, about 350km north of Nairobi. Here, the altitude drops from the 1800 metres of Nairobi to just half of that, meaning that the temperature rises and the air clears, but for one distinct micro-weather system that revolves around Mount Kenya (the Kenyan answer to Kilimanjaro) en route to Samburu.