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How Your Safari Ripples Goodness Outwards

The saying goes that when you support a small business, an actual person does a happy dance. In our case an actual person, a wild place, countless wildlife and a whole lot more people do a happy dance too. One of the hallmarks of a great safari…
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We’re Ready To Welcome You Home

Something that never fails to move me is the reaction I see when a first-time visitor to Africa steps off the plane and puts their feet on African soil. More often than not they're overwhelmed by how "right" it feels feel despite never having…
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All You Need to Know About Travel To South Africa – Borders Are Open

As people around the world continue to get vaccinated and borders open up, we are happy to be welcoming more and more international travellers to our shores again. We continue to adhere to strict safety protocols, in line with WHO recommendations,…
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The New Year, New You Sham

"New Year, New You" is one of those sayings touted around at the start of a new year and frankly is one I just don't believe in. Resolutions are not a new concept and are known as far back as 4 000 years ago in ancient Babylonian culture but…
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Reflections On Wild Again For 19

Josh and I have just returned from our 19 day challenge in the Big 5 wilderness area of Manyoni Game Reserve. We were completely overwhelmed by the support and so excited to have raised a total of R750 000 for the Zululand Conservation Trust…
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Victoria Falls Back in FLOOD!

In December last year (when the videos in this blog were taken) Victoria Falls was at some of its lowest ever recorded levels as a result of more than a year of drought. There was great concern in Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia as the life-giving…
AfrikaBurn and Wild Dogs

What AfrikaBurn And Wild Dogs Have in Common

In South Africa, it's burn season at the moment and by that I don't mean the natural veld fire kind. Rather it's the time of year where about ten thousand people head for the Tankwa Karoo to the small cousin equivalent of the Burning Man event…
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The Secret To Good Safari Karma

Over the last ten years of guiding I have noticed a clear phenomenon that can only be described as safari karma. It is a strange universal truth that those guests most relaxed and non-attached to what we see are the ones treated time and time…
Weird But Effective Strategies For Peace From a Grumpy Lion

Weird But Effective Strategies For Peace From a Grumpy Lion

"We cannot simultaneously set a boundary and take care of another person's feelings"- Melody Beattie Just a few days ago on retreat in the KwaZulu-Natal bushveld, my guests and I sat watching a sleeping lion. It was dusk and the sky was…
What is Life Coaching Really? Coaching Done The Wilderness Way!
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What is Life Coaching Really? Coaching Done The Wilderness Way!

I've got to be honest, there's something about the term 'life coaching' that makes me squirm a little. It's a vocation that has exploded and rightfully so because at some point we all need perspective, a nudge in the right direction, someone…