Eye-Level With Hippos
One of my more memorable afternoon game drives of the last few weeks involved hardly any driving and instead a lot of lying down on my stomach. I was with …
One of my more memorable afternoon game drives of the last few weeks involved hardly any driving and instead a lot of lying down on my stomach. I was with …
It almost seems blasphemy to try and describe this experience in writing but I am going to attempt to do so anyway, as I understand that not all of us …
Triskaidekaphobia – the fear of the number 13. Many people would have woken up this morning feeling a little uneasy with it being Friday the 13th. I think this is …
As a young boy I was typically interested in the animals that had sharp teeth and claws yet was terrified by one animal some often refer to as the gentle …
” To see color is a delight for the eye but to see in black and white is a delight for the soul” – Andri Cauldwell. Whilst I do love …
The last time I drove long-time Londolozi guests Chris and Jane Wood, we were incredibly lucky (due to a fantastic spot by tracker Rich Mthabeni) to come across a pangolin …
Allan McSmith and I had set out in search of elephants in the afternoon of a crisp winter’s day. Allan is a renowned trails guide in Botswana and the Kruger …
On a relatively cool morning not so long ago, we decided to cross through the Sand River and treat our guests to a drive filled with beautiful scenic views. The …
Very often in a litter of leopard cubs (I’m going to deal exclusively with litters of two here), one cub is more nervous than the other. Virtually every time a …
Nothing happens in isolation in the bush. Every incident has a knock-on effect, either sizeable or insignificant, from a tree being pushed over by an elephant to the takeover of a pride …
Recently the simple act of turning on my radio showed that Aristotle and Ubuntu are alive at Londolozi. “Christina Life, come in, Christina”. (I am Christina. Life is my department.) …
In the early hours of Saturday morning, in an incident unseen by human eyes – like so many others in the bush – the Piva male leopard, one of Londolozi’s …
The advantage of digital photography over traditional film photography is the ability to take a series of images in rapid succession, without wasting any film, in the hope of capturing …
As a guide we are programmed to interpret what is happening around us; be it a male impala filled with testosterone chasing females around or a male lion sleeping in …
Feeling tired? Not enough sleep last night? I know waking up at the crack of dawn isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but why wouldn’t anyone want to be out and …