Gateway to Kruger Park
I had no plans. My flight was booked – and that’s where my itinerary ended. My first ever trip to explore this part of South Africa was going to be an unscripted …
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Portugal in a campervan
Our trusty app, Park4Night, has guided us to a parking lot nestled in the middle of a valley and moments away from a white sandy beach with vast boulders battered by the …
Pedalling through paradise
The early evening chants from a nearby mosque resonate through the air and drift across the bay, while in the background the lapping sound of the ocean provides an almost hypnotic rhythm. …
Into the blue: Indonesia
We roll back into the tropical water system of the Celebes Sea, into a parallel universe with a seagrass plain and coral reef, alive with sea creatures. Part of the epicentre of …
20 faces of Plett
1. Bungy jumping off Bloukrans Bridge If throwing yourself safely off a bridge sounds like fun, Bloukrans offers that – and it’s not far from Plett. While no real fitness is needed …
Stay in a jungle lodge in Colombia’s corner of the Amazon
Descending to land in the Colombian Amazon, from the aeroplane the mighty river looks like a gargantuan Anaconda. It zig-zags through dense green jungle and forces its way into the horizon as far …
Tintswalo Lapalala, something different!
This is not your conventional game reserve so we won’t be doing conventional things like two game drives a day,” says our ranger Dave. I swear I want to kiss this man. Don’t …
Russia is a riddle wrapped in mystery
I only learnt of the Russian custom to say “let’s sit down for the road” or “Присядем на дорожку” after I returned from a trip to Russia recently. It serves as a …