A little over a week ago I travelled to McGregor and the Robertson Wine Valley to spend some time doing the things I love most in life; eat, taste wine, eat, taste wine, eat and meet people (no I didn’t accidentally repeat myself there). One of the greatest things about being a tourist in your…
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A Weekend in the Country
This weekend I will be travelling to the Langeberg Valley to join Hot Oven Marketing Team for a weekend with McGregor Country Getaways treating us to wine, culture, food, views and more food. While I have visited here before, it has always been rather short lived and as a quick stopover en-route to Cape Town…
Take me back to Etosha
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…
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…
A weekend at Mpekweni
The water is bright. I half close my eyes not wanting to look away but still mesmerised by the glittering surface. The sun is low and its rays still warm my face intensely. Rocking back and forth I think about the genius who invented swing seats; they must have been a child at heart. I…
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…
Looking back at Finding Freedom
I wrote this for a contribution to a book on Transformative Tourism and thought that I would love to share it with all of you. Sometimes I go back and read it just to make sure I never forget what led me to where I am. In fact, I’m hoping it inspires someone…and let me…
Karoo National Park Surprise
Ashamedly I admit that I never truly knew enough about the Karoo National Park. So when I arrived at the modest entrance to the park, just outside the Great Karoo town of Beaufort West, I was not even sure what to expect. And as we drove along another dusty park road I waited in anticipation,…
The rest of Addo to Karoo trip
Laughing and wailing wake me from my dreams and plunge me straight into memories of nights camping in the Kalahari. That familiar feeling sends shivers up my spine as I wonder how far away the hyenas are from the tent. A bead of sweat forms on my forehead and I pull the duvet up around…