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East Head Café in Knysna and why you have to visit

29/1/2014

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East Head Cafe in Knysna
By Roxanne Reid
Gorgeous views of The Knysna Heads – check.  
Consistently good food – check.
Friendly, efficient service – check.
I’m talking about the East Head Café in Knysna and why you have to visit. And no, it's not just because TripAdvisor ranks it number 1 of 108 restaurants in Knysna. 

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New natural history guide to the Kalahari

27/1/2014

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Natural History Guide to the Arid Kalahari including the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
By Roxanne Reid
There isn't anyone more qualified to write a field guide to the animals, plants, climate and landscape of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park than Gus and Margie Mills, who have lived and worked there for 18 years. So when they produce a new natural history guide to the Kalahari, the book is sure to get a lot of attention. 

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Mating Kgalagadi lions

22/1/2014

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Mating Kgalagadi lions
By Roxanne Reid
There’s something pornographic about lions making whoopee. They do it so often and are so focused that they don’t give a fig who’s watching, man or beast. And so it is with mating Kgalagadi lions.

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Go on a sound safari with Nature SoundMap

20/1/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
Anyone who loves exploring in nature will tell you that much of the pleasure comes from what you hear – from the cry of an African fish eagle to the clicking of barking geckos at the entrance of their Kalahari burrows at dusk. That’s why to go on a sound safari with Nature SoundMap is such a brilliant idea. I love it – and you will too. 

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5 travel resolutions for 2014: how I plan to travel

16/1/2014

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5 travel resolutions for 2014
By Roxanne Reid
I don’t know about you, but I’m not a huge believer in making New Year’s resolutions I know I’ll break before the New Year’s bubbly and balloons have gone flat. Eat less chocolate? Ain’t gonna happen. Go on a round-the-world cruise? I don’t have the budget for that so it’s a dream, not an achievable resolution. But I can make small resolutions about how I plan to travel. Here are my 5 travel resolutions for 2014.

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Elephant tramples car in Kruger Park: video reveals all

14/1/2014

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Remember the elephant that was put down in Kruger just before New Year after it trampled a tourist's car? Well, News24 has reported on shock new video footage showing that the driver of the vehicle took an unnecessary risk, failing to react appropriately to clear signals from the elephant that they should back off.

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Lion cubs at play in the Londolozi Game Reserve

13/1/2014

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If you’re feeling sluggish about going back to work or school after a great summer holiday, unmotivated by the thought of the long stressful year ahead, you can learn something about succumbing to the joys of life from this video of lion cubs at play.

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Stuurmansfontein: a corbelled house in the Karoo

8/1/2014

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Stuurmansfontein, Karoo
By Roxanne Reid
The sun had set and we were sipping wine and eating farm bread by candlelight at Stuurmansfontein near Carnarvon – a corbelled house in the Karoo, now an unusual guesthouse. It felt as if we’d fallen through a wormhole into the past.


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Boyd Varty talks about ubuntu among people and animals

6/1/2014

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When a man speaks about things close to your heart you’re already primed to listen. So when Boyd Varty, who grew up in the Londolozi Game Reserve bordering the Kruger National Park, popped up on TEDTalks I wasn’t going to miss it. And even if you’re not a wildlife addict, as I am, you shouldn't miss it either because of its central theme of ubuntu.

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Lion causes an adrenalin rush at Polentswa, Kgalagadi

2/1/2014

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Lion at at Polentswa, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Camping in the wilderness on the Botswana side of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a remarkable experience that any Kalahari lover needs to have at least once. It can be calming one minute and zap you with a charge of excitement the next - for instance when a lion causes an adrenalin rush at Polentswa. 

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    I'm an independent travel writer and book editor with a passion for Africa - anything from African travel, people, safari and wildlife to adventure, heritage, road-tripping and slow travel.
    Since 2015, travel buddy and husband Keith has been the primary photographer for this blog.
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