Wildlife

Observing “Africa Time” . . .

2 May 2012 Wildlife
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According to Wikipedia, “African Time (or Africa Time) is a colloquial term used to describe a perceived cultural tendency, in most parts of Africa, toward a more relaxed attitude to time. This is sometimes used in a pejorative sense, about tardiness . . . also . . . the more leisurely, relaxed and less rigorously [...]

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Happy Holidays – Africa Style

29 December 2011 Daily Life
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Hey everyone, hope you’re all enjoying a fabulous Festive Season and have had a blissful Christmas, those of you who celebrate it! Our holiday kicked off with a magical week at Mabula Private Game Reserve, where we stayed in timeshare chalets (which are absolutely lovely). Dave’s daughter Terri-Lee, her husband and little girl joined us, [...]

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Wild Things Wringing Our Hearts Inside Out

31 October 2011 Daily Life
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There’s such truth in the saying that “When one door closes, another opens.” We recently experienced this in technicolour. Believe it or not, regular readers and long-time friends: Dave made a momentous decision 3 weeks ago, namely to retire from motorbike racing (after an on-off period of around 35 years). He’ll still ride of course, [...]

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Better Late than Never to Save our Rhino’s

23 September 2011 Bulletin Board
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Big oops on my part, as I missed posting yesterday, 22nd September, for World Rhino Day. Please follow the link to find out about this special initiative for these precious creatures whose survival is more severely threatened than ever before. Here is some of Dave’s wildlife photography taken in game reserves around South Africa, in [...]

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Look Before You Leap…into the Blogosphere

21 September 2011 Blogging
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NOTE: This is a special GUEST POST by our great friend, the brilliant Lance Ekum of the Jungle of Life blog, who I’ve asked to share some blogging tips with you that he’s learnt during the course of his super successful blogging journey. Thank you, Lance, and enjoy, Everyone! Naomi “In the winter of 2008 [...]

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South African in New York – with talent to burn

7 September 2011 Bulletin Board
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Unlike Sting’s “legal alien…Englishman in New York”, South African Conor Mccreedy appears to have been embraced by the Big Apple, which is perfectly fitting for this twenty-four year old who has talent to burn. He has already made his mark, being the youngest artist to be invited to hold a solo exhibition (“Outliers”) in the [...]

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What everybody ought to know about Camping in the Kalahari – Part II

15 August 2011 Wildlife
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Continued from What everybody ought to know about Camping in the Kalahari – Part I: There is so much to share about this subject, especially with those who are unfamiliar with Africa and her wildlife. First off, let me say that going the self-drive, camping route (which this article is based on) has benefits beyond [...]

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What everbody ought to know about Camping in the Kalahari – Part I

11 August 2011 Wildlife
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In response to a recent post at Africa on the Blog, I was asked to share some tips for camping in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana. This is assuming that you’re going the self-drive route, which we typically do from Johannesburg. A 4×4 vehicle is a prerequisite, preferably with an off-road trailer and [...]

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Greatness

1 August 2011 Inspiration
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His name was Mufasa, apparently meaning “King” in the Manazoto language…and what a king he was. He exuded greatness. This magnificent male lion lived at Schotia Safaris, an Eastern Cape game farm belonging to the Bean family, who have owned the original farm, Orlando, since the early 1800′s. It’s run by Peter, Dave’s friend from [...]

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