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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...

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So 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:...

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An 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...

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Hotel 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,...

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Three 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...

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Hotel 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...

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Hotel 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...

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Hotel 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...

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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...

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So 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.

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The 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...

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An 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...

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Best 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-...

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The 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...

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Photo 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....

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Retro 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...

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A 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...

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A 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...

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Accommodation 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...

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Retro 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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