We were SUPER excited to be heading back to Botswana – and even more excited by the prospect of spending a full week in the crazy remote wilderness of the Kalahari. Neither of us had been to CGKR before but the idea of just us, our 4×4 roof top tent and some amazing wildlife was […]
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I survived 3 months in the African bush
About four months ago, I decided to quit my corporate job and move over to South Africa to live in the bush. I can’t believe it’s already been that long, and that I have survived… relatively unscathed. No malaria, no scorpion stings or snake bites. I haven’t been trampled by an elephant or stalked by […]
Categories: BLOG BOTSWANA SOUTH AFRICA Posted onThe bold and the lions in Mashatu
I think we can all agree that lions are pretty amazing creatures. Huge, majestic, fearsome and gorgeous – you always get a rush when you see them in the wild – whether it’s your first or your 200th time. Granted, they can be a little on the boring side given they sleep upwards of about […]
Categories: BLOG BOTSWANA WILDLIFE Posted onCelebrating your birthday in Botswana
Back in 2012 I celebrated my birthday in Africa for the first (but hopefully not the last) time. Funnily enough it was only a week or so after I first met Van, but I had left South Africa and was in Tanzania all by myself (OK technically I was on a tour with a bunch […]
Categories: BLOG BOTSWANA Posted onWhere to go on safari
So you’ve decided to take the plunge and tick ‘African safari’ off your bucket list, but not sure exactly where to go to do so? I GOT YOU. Straight off the cuff, I would say GO TO SOUTH AFRICA FO SHO because personally that’s my favourite country to go on safari. However, that would make […]
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