Africa

Cape Town – There will be those who throw up their hands in horror at the idea of elephants roaming the precious wetlands of the Western Cape. These giants of the wilderness might have existed hundr of years ago in the southern tip of Africa, but those days are long ...

Getting married in an exotic location close to some of the world’s most majestic animals is just a step away thanks to the award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Its unique safari-themed wedding day packages allow couples to have a special ceremony without flying all the way to Africa. The park, home to more ...

Meghan and Prince Harry support the charity Camfed which has created an ecological African garden which is already stealing the spotlight from the rustic English garden co-designed by Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, according to The Sunday Times. Kate’s classic garden features a treehouse, a waterfall, wild strawberries and a ...

1 Try braai It’s not so much a dish as a way of life: South Africans take their barbecued meat very seriously, and you haven’t done it properly until you’ve bagged an invite to a Sunday backyard session with a local. Do brush up on your Springbok knowledge (that’s the ...

by Jane Archer, The Telegraph, February 19, 2019 If you’d like a mix adventure and wildlife from a river cruise, a sail along the Nile or a safari cruise on Lake Kariba could be the answer. Alternatively, there are many voyages in the Americas taking in culture, natural wonders, wildlife and ...

It is a problem many gardeners would recognise: your prize bloom takes pride of place until, out of nowhere, an unexpected interloper appears, thrives and overshadows it. Until this weekend the highlight of the Chelsea flower show was expected to be a family-friendly classic English garden co-designed by the Duchess ...

Mama Rocks was started by two Kenyan-Nigerian sisters, Samantha and Natalie, who have given the ‘Gourmet Burger’ an authentic, African twist. Pioneering the food truck scene wasn’t easy, though, as Nairobi was on the cusp of regulating the innovative sector, but today their truck roams between the buzzing Alchemist Bar ...

A farmers’ co-op in western Minnesota is suing two of the big-game hunting outfitters who took money from Jerry Hennessey, the longtime co-op manager who scammed the business out of $5.3 million. Hennessey, who managed the co-op for nearly 30 years, pleaded guilty last month to federal criminal charges of ...

Just remember there are no fences” was the brief one-line warning given to us by Johnny Ramsden, our companion, proprietor of Royale Wilderness Safaris and our guide for 13 days during our Botswana trip. This was our first camping experience in the wild. Unlike safari lodges, which have fences at ...

This week, the world wide web turned 30. It may be hard for many of us to imagine a time when you couldn’t just log on to the internet and search the web. It is how many of us stay in touch, make friends, talk, search and information. But 30 years ...