Oliver sharing teapot tears in Tanzania – October, 2013
After travelling to Kenya’s Masai Mara in September and staying in the Serengeti in October, a visit to Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Highlands in Tanzania presented me with a new variety of experiences...
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Jane saddling up in the Mara – September, 2013
I couldn’t wait for my trip in September with Safaris Unlimited – an eight-night horseback safari in the Masai Mara at peak migration. An overnight Kenya Airways flight and an early morning arrival...
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Oliver starts his African career – September, 2013
Art Historians are often unfairly ‘tarred with the same brush’. For example, popular opinion might suggest that someone displaying an unhealthy interest in medieval sculpture would be the sort that...
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Mary travels to Madagascar – June 2013
I was actually a bit anxious before I went to Madagascar; I had wanted to visit this island for so long that I was a bit nervous that it would not live up to my somewhat inflated expectations!
I am pleased...
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Rob steps out in Zambia’s South Luangwa – June 2013
The South Luangwa National Park in eastern Zambia is one of the truly great safari regions of Africa. Each time I am more impressed than before and genuinely in awe of what the South Luangwa offers. Game...
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Bill visits Zimbabwe after more than a decade – May 2013
It’s been an unfortunate journey for Zimbabwe since independence in the early 1980’s. The initial optimism, growth, and prosperity which produced Africa’s finest safari guides and offered a great...
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Mary discovers some Hidden Gems of KwaZulu Natal – March, 2013
Such is the diversity of South Africa that it is often described as the ‘World in One Country’, but being so vast and varied can make it difficult to fit everything into one holiday. However my recent...
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M&M’s, Michele into the Mara – late February/March 2013
My sleep is broken by the soft call of the camp Askari. ‘Jambo’ he whispers, I leap out of bed to undo the zip of the tent, and he hands me a tray with hot, fresh Kenyan coffee – it is the start...
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Rob visits Tanzania’s Selous and Ruaha in the Green Season – February 2013
As the great Rufiji River came into view I perused the landscape beneath us with mild surprise. It was generally as green as I was expecting, but between those verdant swathes were expanses of beige and...
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Michele visits the Fairest Cape – December, 2012
Cape Town is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city with world-class restaurants, lovely scenery and interesting history. There is so much to see and do in this famous city it can easily warrant a stay of four...
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