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Mind The Donkey

Mind The Donkey

“Mind the donkey” yells my husband as I narrowly avoid hitting the sad-eyed mule as he steps into the road on an apparent suicide mission.We are driving from Johannesburg to Inhambane, Mozambique for a bit of a beach break, hoping to get in a few dives at the same...

Zany, zesty Zanzibar

Zany, zesty Zanzibar

“Watch this…” our guide shouted as he scaled a very tall palm tree and then bounced in his homemade harness back down the tree to present us with fresh coconuts. So began our idyllic trip to the exotic island of Zanzibar, 25 kms off the coast of Tanzania in the Indian...

Best Beaches in Africa

Best Beaches in Africa

Africa is blessed with some of the softest, whitest, powdery beaches in the world - and don't get us started on the turquoise, exotic-fish filled seas. Along the East coast even the wimpiest swimmers amongst us will enjoy a dip in the warm Indian Ocean. With an...

Indian Ocean Paradise

Indian Ocean Paradise

Written By Delta Willis. On the east coast of Kenya there is a home near Malindi that sparkles with fossils of ancient life. The walls are blocks of coral. In Africa where humankind began, these tiny sea creatures long dead are given a second life with every rising...

Mauritius

Mauritius

In selecting a holiday destination, we are confronted with the dilemma of returning to an old favourite or venturing somewhere new. I recently returned to one of my “old favourites”, the tropical island of Mauritius. The difference was that I was travelling with a...

Seychelles

Seychelles

I’ve been on a number of safaris in Southern Africa and although I love the bush, I’m really a beach girl at heart. I love the sound of the ocean and the calming effect it has on me. I recently had the opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful and unspoilt beach...

Mind The Donkey

Mind The Donkey

“Mind the donkey” yells my husband as I narrowly avoid hitting the sad-eyed mule as he steps into the road on an apparent suicide mission.We are driving from Johannesburg to Inhambane, Mozambique for a bit of a beach break, hoping to get in a few dives at the same...

Zany, zesty Zanzibar

Zany, zesty Zanzibar

“Watch this…” our guide shouted as he scaled a very tall palm tree and then bounced in his homemade harness back down the tree to present us with fresh coconuts. So began our idyllic trip to the exotic island of Zanzibar, 25 kms off the coast of Tanzania in the Indian...

Best Beaches in Africa

Best Beaches in Africa

Africa is blessed with some of the softest, whitest, powdery beaches in the world - and don't get us started on the turquoise, exotic-fish filled seas. Along the East coast even the wimpiest swimmers amongst us will enjoy a dip in the warm Indian Ocean. With an...

Indian Ocean Paradise

Indian Ocean Paradise

Written By Delta Willis. On the east coast of Kenya there is a home near Malindi that sparkles with fossils of ancient life. The walls are blocks of coral. In Africa where humankind began, these tiny sea creatures long dead are given a second life with every rising...

Mauritius

Mauritius

In selecting a holiday destination, we are confronted with the dilemma of returning to an old favourite or venturing somewhere new. I recently returned to one of my “old favourites”, the tropical island of Mauritius. The difference was that I was travelling with a...

Seychelles

Seychelles

I’ve been on a number of safaris in Southern Africa and although I love the bush, I’m really a beach girl at heart. I love the sound of the ocean and the calming effect it has on me. I recently had the opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful and unspoilt beach...