It’s quite difficult to reflect on everything that has happened up to now and summarise it in a paragraph. But I suppose one word comes to mind. Goat. The only constant over a journey that has spanned snowy mountains, sandy deserts, lazy rivers, open plains and paradise beaches has been the cunning, non-plussed face of [...]
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Stuck in the Okavango Delta in a mini-skirt
By Jemima Middleton. Photos by Cayley Christos “Do we know where we’re going?” “Yep.” This sounded fairly confident, so we leapt into the Concession 4×4 in our clean white shirts and smart black skirts, and headed out into the bush. We were running late, and had about a half-hour drive ahead of us, to a [...]
Cheetah cubs to be born live on the web
Press Release: “A Cheetah Cub’s Tail”, as Africam has named their newest channel, is currently broadcasting live, 24 hours a day from the HESC maternity ward. Salome (which means peace) is expected to give birth to her first litter in the next few hours. Watch the cubs being born here Africam.com is attempting to broadcast the [...]
The unforgiving: lions on the hunt
The pride of lions met us on the road in full force. They were littered along the track, traipsing straight toward us like indomitable soldiers. Bringing up the rear of this massive pride were the two dominant “Golf Course” males, a powerful unit, tagging along with the pride for the general benefits of living with [...]
The man who planted 100 million trees!
When the president of Mozambique, Armando Emilio Guebuza, went to visit Pedro Muagura at his humble home in Mozambique, he asked him one simple question: “Why do you plant trees?” Pedro considered this for a moment, and then replied: “Trees feed us with their fruit every day; a pregnant mother needs to rest in the [...]
Swaziland’s Bushfire Festival – Richard E Grant to attend
Internationally renowned actor, Richard E Grant will attend this year’s annual Bushfire Arts & Music Festival, which takes place in his home country of Swaziland 25 – 27 May 2012. Grant, known world wide as the star of films such as Withnail and I and Gosford Park, was born and raised in Swaziland. He wrote [...]
Elephant acrobatics!
Nancy Bareilles was on a game drive in the Lower Zambezi National Park near Baines River Camp when she encountered a herd of elephants. She was amazed when one particular ellie decided to launch himself on his hind legs in search of a tasty branch in the top of a nearby tree! Congratulations, Nancy, on [...]
The great escape!
It was a hot summer’s day in the Sabi Sands when we found a large pride of lions, quietly relaxing on the side of the road. An apocalyptic explosion would not get these cats going, I thought. And began tirelessly explaining to my guests how lions like to sleep for most of the day. We [...]
Turtles – something you won’t forget!
Our latest video about protecting the precious turtles of Mozambique.
Video: I do Africa on their 150cc motorbike
Who would’ve thought that on top of the amazing feat of riding through Africa on their 150cc motorbike, I do Africa would manage to produce a video while riding!
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Sunburn: Casablanca to Joburg!
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Hope for the Future: a scary split-up and the completion of stage one
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Stuck in the Okavango Delta in a mini-skirt
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Mountain gorilla habitat under siege in DR Congo
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Hope for the Future: dramatic scenery and ‘the day with the sunrise’
