The Best Luxury Safaris in Africa
If you’ve been dreaming of a luxury travel adventure to Africa, in search of magnificent wildlife sightings in the wild, consider these superb destinations below. Africa boasts great locations as can...
View ArticleSo what is the best city in Africa, then?
It’s Nairobi. More later. Related Posts:The German Wurst Adventure: Part Six – MunichThe German Wurst Adventure: Part Four – NurembergCity Breaks in Germany: Part Three – HannoverAdventures In Africa:...
View ArticleAn unforgettable Botswana safari: Part 1 – The Okavango Delta
This article was originally published in June 2015 Readers are well aware of my love of – and incurable addiction to – Africa. My condition worsened last year when I went on my first safari; now I...
View ArticleHotel Review – The Grand Daddy Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
When the opportunity came up to speak at WTM Africa in Cape Town this year, I didn’t need a great deal of persuading. I was tentatively planning to visit the fair anyway to meet contacts old and new,...
View ArticleThree Amazing Bucket List Experiences around South Africa
Photo credit: Dietmar Temps via photopin cc I have always heard about the amazing landscapes, exotic wildlife and breathtaking paradise-like beaches that the beautiful land of South Africa had to...
View ArticleHotel Review – Derwent House, Cape Town, South Africa
As you’ll recall I was head-over-heels with excitement when I got the chance to visit Cape Town a few weeks ago. As you may also remember, I had contacted a few hotels there (slightly) in advance in...
View ArticleHotel Review – Romney Park, Cape Town, South Africa
One of the many great aspects of my trip to Cape Town earlier this year was the opportunity to stay in three very different areas and in three very different hotels. After being in the centre of town...
View ArticleHotel Review – Oude Werf, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Image (c) Oude Werf Hotel After spending several days in Cape Town in conjunction with WTM Africa in April, I was invited to experience Stellenbosch and the Cape Winelands for the last two days of my...
View ArticleThe Best Luxury Safaris in Africa
If you’ve been dreaming of a luxury travel adventure to Africa, in search of magnificent wildlife sightings in the wild, consider these superb destinations below. Africa boasts great locations as can...
View ArticleSo what is the best city in Africa, then?
It’s Nairobi. More later. The post So what is the best city in Africa, then? appeared first on Grown-up Travel Guide.com.
View ArticleThe five stupidest things I’ve done while travelling
Now this sounds good. You must have been up all night narrowing this list down to five… Hey, not so fast. I may have made my fair share of mistakes in my younger years but I like to think of myself as...
View ArticleAn unforgettable Botswana safari: Part 1 – The Okavango Delta
This article was originally published in June 2015 Readers are well aware of my love of – and incurable addiction to – Africa. My condition worsened last year when I went on my first safari; now I...
View ArticleBest destinations for seeing elephants in Africa
Elephants are among Africa’s five most iconic animals, popularly referred to as ‘The Big Five’. For all African safari adventure goers, seeing an elephant in its natural habitat is an undoubted must-...
View ArticleThe positive impact of tourism – visiting Imvelo’s social projects in Zimbabwe
Going on safari in Africa – it’s hard to think of any other travel experience that holds the same allure. Exotic, adventurous, wild…perhaps with a tinge of danger to add to the excitement? Often...
View ArticlePhoto essay: Seven days in Malawi in fourteen pictures
Fishermen on Lake Malawi I travelled to Malawi for the first time in April this year, spending a week in the “Warm Heart of Africa”. It was a wonderful experience and for once, the slogan is true....
View ArticleRetro Travel Photo – Before We Grew Up: Fishing boats at Senya Beraku, Ghana,...
In this new occasional section we share some of the travel photos from our archives – when we paid our dues but rarely our way. Times were tough, hitch-hiking was a favoured mode of transport (even...
View ArticleA South African Road Trip: Part 1 – The Escarpment
This is the first part in the series. You can read the next articles here: A South African Road Trip: Part 2 – 19 hours in Swaziland A South African Road Trip: Part 3 – Dundee and the Battlefields A...
View ArticleA week in Malawi – truly the warm heart of Africa
Introduction Earlier this year I organized what could be described as the “working trip of a lifetime”. Stay with me here – basically I managed to turn three separate business trips to Africa into an...
View ArticleAccommodation Review: Kumbali Country Lodge, Lilongwe, Malawi
What we tell people: A wonderful place to stay just 8km from the centre of town, Kumbali offers peace and tranquility and neatly combines old-fashioned English country house ambience with African...
View ArticleRetro Travel Photo – Before We Grew Up: Djenne Mosque, Mali, West Africa
In this new occasional section we share some of the travel photos from our archives – when we paid our dues but rarely our way. Times were tough, hitch-hiking was a favoured mode of transport (even...
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