Wildlife encounters you can stumble upon while exploring

Wildlife encounters you can stumble upon while exploring

When exploring South Africa, wildlife doesn’t always wait for you to book a safari. Often, these encounters appear in the background of everyday adventures, rewarding hikers, paddlers, swimmers, drivers, and picnickers with fleeting but unforgettable moments. From...
Short SA trips built around mood, not destination

Short SA trips built around mood, not destination

Sometimes the most satisfying getaways are not about ticking off landmarks or chasing someone else’s itinerary, writes Zoë Erasmus. Magda Ehlers / Pexels They are about how you want to feel. Rested. Reconnected. Inspired. Slightly undone in the best way. South Africa...
Places in South Africa that only make sense in late summer

Places in South Africa that only make sense in late summer

Late summer in South Africa, roughly February to March, is not a shoulder season. It is a moment when the country feels fully switched on. Rivers are still running strong after the rains, orchards are heavy with fruit, forests drip with water, and estuaries glow green...
Interrail/Eurail: Is It Really Value for Money?

Interrail/Eurail: Is It Really Value for Money?

We hadn’t planned to go Interrailing. We had a two-week gap between housesits, which we do full-time around the world, one ending in the UK, another starting in Switzerland, and a rare pocket of annual leave. The gap wasn’t long enough for a big intercontinental...