Africa

There are certain places that appear on more bucket lists than others…visiting Victoria Falls would be one of them. And for damn good reason. It is nothing short of spectacular,…

The Chobe River runs along the northern border of the Chobe National Park in the far north-east of Botswana. The river is the border between Botswana and Namibia. It then…

Towards the end of last year I spent three glorious nights hopping around Victoria Falls and Chobe in Botswana (and added a new country to my ‘visited’ list! Yay!) and…

I was invited to spend a night at aha Lesedi last week along with joining in at the launch of their new dancing boma. Their previous dancing boma unfortunately burnt down…

The famous novelist Ernest Hemingway once said, “I never knew a morning in Africa where I woke up and was not happy”. There’s something about this continent that makes its…

First off, I love Spring! It’s my absolute favourite season of the year. I love the feeling of starting to peel off the layers of clothes, watching the fresh new…

I recently got to spend a weekend at the Global White Lion Protection Trust (GWLPT) in Timbavati.  The weekend was centered around the celebration of World Lion Day, and the start…

Rum and Raspberry at Paulo’s bar, swimming with dolphin’s, plankton shimmering on the shore at midnight, gazing up at the crystal clear Milky Way, catch of the day for lunch…

Mozambique is one of those really special places in the world. A country that still has such a long way to go in terms of development, yet has pockets of…

For those of you who are stopping over in Joburg for a night or two on route to some of South Africa’s other destinations, look no further than Morrells Boutique…