‘Knock, knock, anyone there?’ It was our last afternoon at the Tatasberg wilderness camp in the Richtersveld Transfrontier Park and a young woman with a toddler in her arms had come to ask if we had a tow-rope. Her overconfident hubby had ventured into the riverbed with a 2x4 and discovered how to get stuck in deep sand. We were about to find that no good deed goes unpunished.
By Roxanne Reid
‘Knock, knock, anyone there?’ It was our last afternoon at the Tatasberg wilderness camp in the Richtersveld Transfrontier Park and a young woman with a toddler in her arms had come to ask if we had a tow-rope. Her overconfident hubby had ventured into the riverbed with a 2x4 and discovered how to get stuck in deep sand. We were about to find that no good deed goes unpunished.
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Buffalo steaks may be a favourite on the menu for lions, but sometimes things don’t work out as planned. At least they didn’t for one lion in the Kruger National Park recently. See what happened when a buffalo launched a counter-attack to save its friend … By Roxanne Reid John Steinbeck said about travel that you go, not so much to see but to tell afterward. I travel for both those reasons. I’m endlessly curious and love experiencing new things I couldn’t in my own back yard, but I also enjoy sharing those experiences through this blog. Here are my 7 travel highlights of 2013. By Roxanne Reid
I love books almost as much as I love travel and wildlife, so the chance to combine the passions is always a treat. We can’t spend every minute on the road on in the bush, but books are a fabulous substitute, a way to travel vicariously, no matter where you are. Here’s my pick of 5 books about travel and wildlife that are definitely worth a look. By Roxanne Reid While we were staying at the gorgeous Fossil Ridge eco-lodge in the Gamkaberg Nature Reserve Nature Reserve near Oudtshoorn recently we were lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the new Kannaland 4x4 route before it opened to the public at the beginning of November. By Roxanne Reid
This is an African travel and wildlife blog, where content about anything else is out of place. But given that South Africa is halfway through 10 days of national mourning, it would be strange if I didn’t note the passing of former South African President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on the evening of 5 December 2013. Here’s a short tribute to Mandela, in words and pictures. By Roxanne Reid
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