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Game sightings at Kuzuko Lodge 22 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
What is the difference between visiting a game reserve and a zoo? At a zoo the animals are kept in enclosures with little freedom and visitors are guaranteed to see them although the sightings includ...
The view from Kirkwood Lookout 19 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
On Friday I took part in the Skäl Nelson Mandela Bay's annual Tourism Amazing Race. This year it took place in the beautiful Sundays River Valley north of Port Elizabeth. I purposely left my camera ...
View of Kuzuko Lodge 16 Aug 2013 | 09:35 pm
Kuzuko Lodge, a private concession in the Greater Addo Elephant National Park, sits on top of a hill overlooking the surrounding countryside. It has beautiful views down the valley and beyond, but I ...
Aloe close up 13 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm
Although there are still lots of flowering aloes about you can clearly see that the aloe season is slowly coming to an end. I wish they could flower all year round. But saying that, it wouldn't be a...
So much more than just a locust 11 Aug 2013 | 08:56 pm
Everything has a proper name although as far as the animal kingdom goes us humans often just refer to them by the "overarching" or general name. That was the case when I found this locust at Brakkedu...
Yawn and Snarl - World Lion Day 10 Aug 2013 | 06:29 pm
Today is World Lion Day. It's the first global campaign to celebrate the importance of the lion world wide. People tend to be very aware of the plight of animals like the rhino, the gorilla and the ...
I am an African 8 Aug 2013 | 03:18 pm
I am an African. My ancestors may have come from Europe in the late 1600's but that doesn't mean I still have links with that continent. My parents were born in Africa and so was my grandparents and...
Icons of the Karoo - Roadside Aloes 7 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
During the hot dry summer the Karoo veld can be somewhat of a bleak affair, but during the winter it's a different matter. Aloes bloom in all their fiery glory decorating the landscape like Christmas...
Icons of the Karoo - Sweet Thorn Sunset 5 Aug 2013 | 02:21 pm
After the posting Quintessential Karoo and Karoo Icons - Farm Gate I decided to string together a series of posts showing off some of the Karoo icons I photographed on my last visit to the Karoo. To....
Icons of the Karoo - Farm gate 3 Aug 2013 | 10:31 pm
After posting "Quintessential Karoo" of the people walking on the dirt road in the Karoo the other day I started thinking. What do people associate with the Karoo? I came up with the following. Big ...
