The Bird’s Eye View Of The Bush
I had traveled halfway around the globe. My body screamed for a hot shower and a nap. Our eight hour layover in Qatar coupled with three flights totalling twenty-plus hours …
I had traveled halfway around the globe. My body screamed for a hot shower and a nap. Our eight hour layover in Qatar coupled with three flights totalling twenty-plus hours …
One afternoon in late October, I was walking down the Londolozi footpath when a wave of recognition washed over me. I stopped in my tracks and doubled back, ready to …
After following the tracks of the Mhangeni pride zigzag back and forth in the open grasslands of the south-western part of the reserve for most of the morning, we were …
“My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feeling of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me.” – Oliver Sacks On a balmy November morning, I pulled up a chair …
The complete unawareness of the local wildlife of what’s happening in our world acts almost like a reassurance for me. It can serve as a reality check as to what’s …
Working in camp at Londolozi, it’s hard to resist the urge to be out in the bush. Sure, we have our fair share of wildlife encounters inside the lodge fence …
“It’s another world. The Africa of dreams, of films: the natural world.” ~ Anthony Bourdain on safari Londolozi is a powerful teacher, and the beauty of a Londolozi safari is …
At Londolozi, where birds sing on your balcony and guitars and voices join together around the campfire, music is never far away. It’s a place to tune out distractions and …
Carpe diem… Seize the Day… a well-known phrase; but is it actually something we put into practice in this day and age? When the Londolozi WhatsApp group beeps with a …
A totally new environment can be over-stimulating to the nth degree. So many unfamiliar sights and sounds are coming at you that it can get quite overwhelming, and after a …
The cactus-like plant known as the Bushveld Candelabra (Euphorbia cooperi) is a beautiful, large tree euphorbia shaped in its namesake candelabrum form. They are quite an unusual sight on Londolozi …
“There is nothing that reduces us to our proper dimensions more rapidly and completely than spending long periods in the company of elephants.” Mitch Reardon, Shaping Kruger Everyone that has …
Ranger James Tyrrell and I were hacking through the bush trying our best to find a leopard. James would often cut the engine to see if he could hear any …
As evolved as humans claim to be, our caveman origins still resurface every now and again, and nowhere is this more evident than in our draw towards fire. Whether isolated …