Category Archives: Places I have been

An African Bush Escape

Away from noisy people and greed The bush is where my heart is Beating with the sounds of the wild Vast open spaces, looking into forever Squinting into a baking African sun Insects buzz joining the birds in song Chirping cicadas, natures traffic noise Morning dawns, a gentle breeze sighs I stretch, look over the...

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Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge – Sabi Sand

This was the first trip I went on with Africa Direct Owners, Tanya Kotze and Mike Karantonis. They made this trip extra special by adding Birding to the experience and Introducing me to Birding. The weather was great, slightly cold but great. The Lodge was great, they go out of their way to make you...

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Nxai Pan – Botswana

This was the second stop on our Botswana Trip after Baines Boabab. At this camp we atleast had working showers and bathroom facilities. Once again after 40 min’s off-road we were tired and still had to set up camp. The main reason for going was to “hopefully” get lion catching springbuck, but our timing was...

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