29 August 2026
Umzolozolo Revisited | Nambiti Lodge Review
Back at Umzolozolo, years after our 2009 honeymoon: a lodge grown into its hill, a bar lit by 150 horns, and a herd of elephant walking through camp.
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Game Drive.
Join me as I share stories from the bush, honest lodge reviews, wildlife encounters, and everything I’ve learned from exploring Africa’s wild places.
12 August 2026
Upcoming Lodge Visit | Mthembu Lodge
Back to Hluhluwe-iMfolozi, where our bush story began in 2009. This time with the family, to Mthembu Lodge on the mFulaWozi community concession.
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10 August 2026
The Kruger National Park vs The Greater Kruger
The Kruger National Park and the private reserves of the Greater Kruger share one unfenced ecosystem, but they offer two very different safaris. Here’s how they compare.
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20 July 2026
Upcoming Lodge Visit | Umzolozolo
In less than 48 hours I head back to Umzolozolo in Nambiti, where my wife and I spent our honeymoon in 2009. A full-circle return, with fresh eyes.
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26 June 2026
Why Local Expertise Can Make All the Difference When Planning an African Safari
South Africa is almost five times the size of the UK, and no two reserves are alike. Why first-hand, local knowledge makes the difference to a safari.
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24 June 2026
A Solo Story | Kruger & Lions
A solo week in the Kruger in 2016, the S28 out of Crocodile Bridge, and a pride of lions on a kill: the sighting that won me back to the park.
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12 June 2026
Lodge Review | Makongo Hills
Six rooms, twelve guests and 15,000 hectares of Big Five bush in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Makongo Hills feels more like a private bush home than a lodge.
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26 May 2026
Upcoming Lodge Visit | Makongo Hills
Camera gear packed and an 80s playlist ready: my first documented lodge trip, five hours north to Makongo Hills in the Mkuze Valley.
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