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Hello World! Now that international borders have been opened and pandemic restrictions are easing, travel is on our minds. Well, guess what? Your money loves to travel too. And no, we don’t mean buying air tickets (though that’s always enjoyable). We

WINNING LETTER My wife Marieta and I always head to Sunset Dam near Lower Sabie when we’re in the Kruger Park. There’s a great variety of game and birds to see. On our most recent visit in April 2022, we watched this yellow-billed stork on the hunt.

Between the estuaries of the Spoeg and Groen rivers in Namaqua National Park, there are deserted coves with evocative names like Seeduiker, Kwass se Baai, Varswater (pictured) and Koringkorrelbaai. Campers share the beaches with flocks of sanderlings

Where did the idea for the show come from? It’s been on the cards since 2014, when Susan and I discussed a wildlife series for kykNET, but it was put on ice because we started filming STROOP: Journey into the Rhino Horn War, which took more than five

I was born and raised in Kuruman, a small town in the heart of South Africa’s biggest province. The Northern Cape is also the least populated province - there are huge swathes of empty land. You can drive from one town to the next, and for a hundred

My shadow stretches from the mouth of the cave to the back wall, where the rock face glows orange in the late afternoon sun. Handprints in shades of ochre are clearly visible. Among them I can see the figures of people, and in the midst of it all, th

The jolly, familiar chatter of a dark-capped bulbul from a nearby tree reminds me how relaxing it is to sit in a suburban garden full of birds. But then, further away, from the densely wooded valley below, I hear the call of a purple-crested turaco.

An involuntary smile tugs at my mouth as I lift my camera to my eye. Just look at it! It’s almost sunset and I’m standing on a big rock at Spitzkoppe with Henri le Roux from George. The famous Rock Arch, probably the most popular subject for photogra

WINNING PHOTO Nikon Z6 Nikon 600 mm lens WILLEM WRITES: I took this photo near the Kij Kij waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. A pride of lions had caught an eland. When we returned to the carcass early the next morning, about 15 black-bac

Michael Monk and Acacia Denison are a young couple passionate about photography and travel - they spend their lives on the road documenting their experiences and sharing their memories. Home is their self-converted van, which gives them all the domes

The Covid pandemic has changed our lives: Homes have become full-time living, working and playing spaces. Access to the Internet has become a necessity, especially if your work depends on it. An uninterrupted power supply (UPS) device provides more t

The popularity of the minivan peaked in the 1990s, spurred on by David Kramer’s iconic Volkswagen Kombi ads. Suburban parents scooted around in their vans, transporting half the cricket team and the whole netball team from practices to matches and ho

Serves about 6 Preparation time 25 minutes Cooking time 2 hours 30 minutes • 2 red chillies (or to taste) • 3 sweet peppers, different colours • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 200 g streaky bacon, chopped • 1 kg beef chuck, in 3 cm cubes • ¼ cup flour • 1

The Tankwa Karoo is a place of extremes, and the same can be said of its campsites. There are informal campsites, which would be better described as assigned spots in the veld. These have no facilities and you’re lucky if you get a shade tree. But it

1-8, 10-17, 19-26 February; 28 February-7 March; 9-16 March R15 250 per adult; half-price for children under 10. Duration: Eight days; seven nights (tented accommodation) • Camping fees • Park entrance fees • All advertised activities • Tents, cutler

BOOK NOW! LESOTHO LANDMARKS 12 - 17 February 2023 R14950 per adult sharing; half-price for children under 10 Duration: Six days, five nights (lodge and guesthouse accommodation) Your tour leader is an experienced nature conservationist and adventure

BOOK NOW! Our northern Botswana tour begins at Kharna Rhino Sanctuary in cenral Botswana, where we spend our first night. The next day, we go on an early morning game drive in the reserve. Birders are in for a treat - Khama is home to more than 230 s

When you stay at Cedarpeak Wilderness Reserve, a privately owned conservation haven in the Groot Winterhoek mountains near Porterville, you get exclusive use of their superb hiking trails, ensuring an intimate escape away from the crowds. It’s a dive

Twilight is a magical time of day, when the blue shades of evening start winning over the sun’s warmer hues. Cast in this light, Nieu-Bethesda seems otherworldly, an apparition of civilization in an otherwise boundless landscape. As I trundle into to

Penguin Town is a fun documentary series about life in the breeding colony near Simon’s Town, south of Cape Town. There are eight episodes, showing how penguins build their nests, lay their eggs and raise their chicks in an ever more urbanised enviro

A friend and I visited the Pilanesberg Game Reserve in April. We were birdwatching at Lengau Dam near Bakubung when a black-backed jackal approached. There were marabou storks on the opposite side of the dam. They flew over to this side of the dam, w

On the first Saturday of July each year, thousands of spectators gather at Durban’s Greyville Racecourse to watch the finest thoroughbreds in South Africa thunder past the stands in a thrilling dash to the finishing line. With a history that stretche

I love birding, but there’s one aspect of it that might persuade me to take up some other hobby: early mornings… I’m a night owl through and through. Staying up to paint until the wee hours is no problem, but rising with the sun (and with the birds,

I welcomed the opportunity to speak English again at the border between Ghana and francophone Ivory Coast. I had a friendly conversation with the border officers (and one marriage proposal) before I was connected with a fixer. I decided not to fight

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During the driest months of the year (October and November), Katavi National Park’s big hippo population congregates in the last mud pools to shelter from the heat. Katavi is situated in the west of Tanzania and, although seldom visited, it is one of