The African plains are a dangerous place. Lured by fresh green grass shoots in a drought ridden environment, this young gazelle had wandered away from the watchful eye of its mother into the hands of a hungry baboon. The death…
: It's National Braai Day Today, lets braai, braai, braai! # : Where should we direct our attention other than the 'Big Five'? # Due to floods in York @RSPCAYORK may have to temporarily evacuate all dogs –…
A lion cub explores its habitat alone. Curious and breathtakingly cute, the cub ambled slowly toward us. Inquisitively the cub began to explore the underside of the Land Rover, stopping to steal a glance at us every now and then.…
Privileged to spend eight nights in the Maasai Mara in October 2009, we relished the opportunity to revisit our land of dreams. Ever since our first visit to Kenya in 2005 we’d fallen in love with the continent and had…
The big five are so seductive… each time we go on safari we declare to one another that we are not there to tick off the big five, however it’s difficult not to be sucked into the desire to spot…
Yes, you read that right, it’s national braai day…so come on, grab your wellies , umberella and BBQ tongs and lets celebrate like we’re South African 🙂 I am happy to admit that I have become a bit of a…
Ooh, EOS 6D. Thanks Canon: now have 6D, 5DmkII and 1DS mkII to choose from for those non-crop-sensor-situations I'm hypothecating. # New on TarajiBlue: Less Perfect, More Reality. # New on TarajiBlue: The most incredible place to stay –…
Here’s a little something special, which I oiginallly produced for Google Plus’s +African Tuesday #africantuesday and their “Wonderful women of Africa” theme curated by +Morkel Erasmus and +Johan Swanepoel It’s a brief video from our visit to the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Kenya 2009. There we were lucky…
A herd of elephant disappear amongst the tall trees and vast skies in the Tsavo National Park, Kenya. This is from way back to our first trip to Kenya – and our first real safari – back in 2004. It’s…
Kieliekrankie Wilderness Camp in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is, by far, one of our most favourite places to stay in the world.Imagine just 4 guest cabins, perched on-top of a sand dune, sensitively positioned so you’re not intruding on each others’ privacy,…