The phrase ‘the big five’ came about during the era of big game hunting, where lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino were the hardest to hunt – leopard being hard to find and all of them being dangerous. There was… Read More ›
Southern Africa
I love these vases
I like these vases by Onetic design. I have a feeling they could look pretty kitschy if you didn’t style them correctly, though and I don’t have the instinct to avoid that. But they are so beautiful. My favourites are… Read More ›
Animals enjoying the COVID-19 calm in the Kruger National Park
I love South Africa’s Kruger National Park. I have only been there twice – for a week each time – but it remains one of the best experiences of my life. The park is the largest game reserve in Africa… Read More ›
Happy Easter!
Wishing all my readers a wonderful Easter in these different times. I guess many of us are not celebrating Easter as we usually do, but I hope your weekend has brought you some happiness. We would normally have been travelling… Read More ›
Vetpaw Rhino Rescue
Veterans Empowered to Protect African Wildlife (Vetpaw) is involved in this translocation of a significant amount of critically endangered black rhino. They are going to Buffalo Kloof Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, where they will be… Read More ›
Lion are amazing!
The source of the video below is here Below, a wake-up call in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Two black-maned lions making sure everyone is awake! Filmed by guide Kebonyemodisa Mosepele a few kilometres from Ta Shebube Lodge at Rooiputs.
A South African’s view of snow
November 14th It started snowing. The first of the season and the first real snow we have ever seen. The wife took out buttered buns and sat by the window watching the soft flakes drift down, clinging to the trees… Read More ›
