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Birding au Balcon
Wondering what to do during lockdown? Let's twitch again! Blaise Hopkinson on the pure joy that daily awaits the sharp-eyed and patient observers at our suburban South African aviaries
Celebrating Elephant Day
Shamwari Private Game Reserve and The Born Free Foundation will mark World Elephant Day virtually this year thanks to Covid19 and it's free to anyone who wants to watch
Time Travel is for now
Time Travel requires no annoying visas, boarding passes, suitcases to be packed, raids on duty-free, economy class syndrome, fetid morning breath. All Time Travel requires is oiling the mind, sometimes on R600 bootleg vodka provided by my village plumber.
ASMALLWORLD Collection now live
ASMALLWORLD AG has launched the 'ASMALLWORLD Collection, an online hotel booking engine and travel service that focuses exclusively on the world's best hotels. Benefits include room upgrades, $100 food & beverage credits, special rates, and late check-outs.
Home touring could make a comeback
With air travel for leisure purposes likely to constrained for a while yet, South Africans may well turn to visiting home-based sites for their holidays with trailers and caravans gaining a new-found popularity.
Heavenly Dome
Around 2600-miles north of its Patagonian tail, the Atacaman head of serpentine Chile snakes into Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina. Stripped down to shape and shadow, this desiccated Disneyland lures adventurers, archaeologists, and astronomers alike.
By the time the official has unearthed to the passing public’s prurient gaze, the gussets of your unwashed knickers, your extra control compression girdle (with derriere lift) and held aloft –“What ees thees?” – the vibrating hand your husband got you in Copenhagen for your stiff neck, your dignity will be dust
Caroline Hurry
Editor in chiefSeasoned scribe, content creator, and occasional website designer, Caroline enjoys forays into foreign lands, word herding, and spinning the occasional yarn. She divides her time between Johannesburg and Copenhagen
Klaserie Safari
CAROLINE HURRY watches a hippo chase a herd of buffalo out of the water at nTambo Tree in the Kruger Park's Klaserie Reserve
