Etosha, The Great White Place. I’m sure that you’ve read a hundred personal accounts of why Etosha was amazing and why you should visit. I’m not going to tell you that. In fact I’d like to keep my Etosha experience all to myself. I’d like to keep all that incredible bright white mind-expanding open space…
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Onguma Game Reserve – More than you expect
As we headed out of Tsumeb I could feel the call of Etosha drawing us in. Excitement bubbled within and I could hardly believe I was finally going to see “The Great White Place” that I had heard so many stories about. I couldn’t wait to drive through the gate and soak up the feeling of ticking…
Mushara Outpost Soothes (Review)
You know that feeling you get when you arrive in the bush after an endless dusty, sweaty journey in the car? That soul soothing sound of nothing as you step out . The cliched deafening silence comment comes to mind. Mushara Outpost has it in bucket loads and then some. As one of four properties in…
The Olive Exclusive’s Exclusive (Review)
Everybody knows that I love all things Olive, so when I was asked to visit and review a lodge in Windhoek Namibia called the Olive Exclusive, I didn’t need much convincing. For 24 hours of driving all the way from Plettenberg Bay to Windhoek, I dreamt of olive scented soaps, olive patterned sheets, olive inspired decor…
Namibia in Texture – Photoblog
Yes Namibia is all about breathtaking landscapes and wide open spaces, dusty roads and mind-blowing geology; but instead of sharing the same pictures everyone sees I decided to take a closer look. I share with you a collection of images that document a closer look at Namibia, at the textures and details that might get…
Thank you Namibia
28 Days, 26 lodges, 7,851 kilometres, 2,100 photographs, 22 bowls of butternut soup and a whole heap of dust. On commission for Fodor’s Travel I visited Namibia and while I will still write thousands of words on this magnificent place, I choose to start with these. Namibia! Dramatic. Emotive. Soul-inspiring. Landscape, landscape, landscape. Namibia dawns…