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My first African safari – Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

It took me 44 years, but I got there in the end. In 2014 I finally got to realise what all the fuss is about. Actually, I guess I knew what the fuss was about but going on safari in…

Trip report: Hwange National Park and the Zambezi River, Zimbabwe

This is the second and final part of this trip report, you can find the first part here: Trip report: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Introduction As mentioned in the first part of this report from Zimbabwe, in November last year I…

Road trip report: Off the beaten track in the Western Cape, South Africa

On this road trip I started and finished in Cape Town but ventured into the lesser-known areas including the Karoo and the Cederberg Mountains

Trip report: Namibia – Onward to Swakopmund and Sossusvlei

This is the second and final part of my trip report from Namibia; you can find the first part by clicking the link below: Part One: Trip report: Namibia – Driving north to Etosha National Park Knowing that I had…

Trip report: Namibia – Driving north to Etosha National Park

The first part of my trip report from our self-drive tour in Namibia, including Okonjima reserve, Onguma The Fort, Okakuejo Resort and Etosha National Park

Trip report: Queen Elizabeth National Park, the deep south and gorilla tracking, Uganda

This is the third and final part of the report from my trip to Uganda

Trip report: The Wild West of Uganda

The second of three articles making up a report from my trip to Uganda

Road Trip Report: Exploring the east of South Africa: Part 4 – Champagne Castle Hotel, Drakensburg

This is the fourth and final part in the series. You can read the other articles here: Self-driving in South Africa: Part 1 – Johannesburg to Graskop Self-driving in South Africa: Part 2 – 19 hours in eSwatini Self-driving in…

Road Trip Report: Exploring the east of South Africa: Part 3 – Dundee and the Battlefields

This is the third part in the series. You can read the other articles here: Self-driving in South Africa: Part 1 – Johannesburg to Graskop Self-driving in South Africa: Part 2 – 19 hours in eSwatini Back into South…

Trip report: Kampala and Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

The first of three posts comprising a full report from my trip to Uganda

Road Trip Report: Exploring the east of South Africa: Part 2 – 19 hours in eSwatini

This is the second part in the series. You can read the other articles here: Self-driving in South Africa: Part 1 – Johannesburg to Graskop Another day, another country After having rested up at the lovely Graskop Hotel in, er,…

Road Trip Report: Exploring the east of South Africa: Part 1 – Johannesburg to Graskop

South Africa is a perfect self-drive destination – in this four-part series I will show you many of the reasons why… I love it when a lack of a plan comes together You may remember that in April I used…

Trip report: Visiting Flatdogs Camp, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

Introduction The story so far: after spending a week in Malawi during my month-long trip to Africa in April 2018 to attend three travel trade shows, I had five days I needed to fill. The third and final expo was…

Trip report: A week in the warm heart of Africa – Malawi

Malawi is marketed as the "warm heart of Africa" and for once, the slogan is spot-on. Full marks for whoever came up with that, they nailed it.

Wild Botswana and the Victoria Falls – Small Group in photos

For Easter 2017 I took my family on our Wild Botswana small group tour with Sunway Safaris. It was a fabulous introduction to Africa for Rebecca and I also booked the trip for our friend Gunnhild and her daughter Helene,…

An unforgettable Botswana safari: Part 3 – Hyena Pan

This is the final part in the series describing my adventures in Botswana with Sunway Safaris – read the first post with full details on the company here: An unforgettable Botswana safari: Part 1 – The Okavango Delta. The second article…

An unforgettable Botswana safari: Part 2 – Moremi Game Reserve

You’ll find the first part of this article, along with a full introduction to the company I travelled with, right here: An unforgettable Botswana safari: Part 1 – The Okavango Delta. So if you haven’t already, go and read that…

Making the most of an afternoon in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Since I am currently in Botswana and off the grid for a few days (no wi-fi, no mobile phone signal – what bliss!) it seemed appropriate to republish a few articles from my last trip to the most exciting continent…

Making the most of a morning in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Last year I had one of the best trips of my life when I spent a week in Zimbabwe working with Imvelo Safari Lodges, a company that offers some of the best safari experiences you can have on the continent while…

An unforgettable Botswana safari: Part 1 – The Okavango Delta

Readers are well aware of my love of – and incurable addiction to – Africa. My condition worsened last year when I went on my first safari; now I crave a new hit on a daily basis. You will often…