Sunday, February 28, 2021

Caroline Hurry

Winner of a Tourism Authority of Thailand Award for International Media Reporting, Caroline Hurry has written for Independent Newspapers, The Citizen, Sunday Times, Business Traveller, Journeys, and Habitat, among others. Married to a Dane, she divides her time between Copenhagen and Johannesburg. A self-described word herder, dog wrangler, and cat slave, she loves visiting new countries and sitting in the lap of luxury
facebookinstagramlinkedinpinterestreddittwitter

More Articles

International

Room with a boo!

Caroline Hurry -
In the wee hours, I awoke with a start. Something ‒ or someone ‒ kept switching on the bathroom light. It would shine for a few minutes, then go dark. My husband snored on despite my persistent prodding, so I got up to gaze across the moonlit garden and fields, listening for clanking chains or deathly moans. Ikke noget!
View Post
International

Heavenly Dome

Caroline Hurry -
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.
View Post
South Africa

Ziplining in the Drakensberg

Caroline Hurry -
From the rabbit hole, as the first platform was aptly named, I plunged like Alice into a wonderland of treetops, vines, dappled sunlight, waterfalls and rainbows. Dangling above it all like pantomime fairy, I waited for vertigo to strike
View Post
International

Gilt(y) Pleasures

Caroline Hurry -
You can't go to St Petersburg and not visit Catherine’s Palace and Peterhof. Their combined splendour would put today's richest Russian oligarchs to shame
View Post
Columns

Celestial Spectacle

Caroline Hurry -
Officially, the aurora-borealis comprises electrically charged particles from the sun colliding with gas molecules but the more arcane among us know these celestial emanations mark the entrance to a twilight paradise lit by a twin sun, where assorted beings, including Germans from the Vril Society, a few pixies, giants, and Lemurian descendants, have lived in perfect health for hundreds of years
View Post
Safari

Game Changer

Caroline Hurry -
Urbane in an African contemporary kind of way, the 4-star Makalali Main Lodge at the 26,000ha Private Reserve west of the Kruger Park is more hip design hotel than traditional safari camp.
View Post
Safari

Africa on Foot

Caroline Hurry -
Safely ensconced in the open vehicle, we encountered rhino, hippo, and elephants aplenty, but just being in the bush, detached from the rest of squabbling South Africa, was enough to rejuvenate the soul.
View Post
Safari

Madikwe Magic

Caroline Hurry -
Tau Game Lodge in the Madikwe Reserve brings many unforgettable moments. Whether it’s a giant eagle owl taking flight, hyenas pups romping around their den or wildebeest pronking alongside our vehicle, this really is a place to sit, stare, and wonder.
View Post
Columns

Clock Shock

Caroline Hurry -
Lapland is Europe’s last wilderness with salmon-stocked lakes and forests filled with brown bears, lynx, foxes, elk and reindeer.
View Post
123...11Page 2 of 11

Discover

Trending

Estate branches out

South Africa Travelwrite Reporter -
Vergelegen, the 321-year-old Somerset West wine estate with 18 gardens, has unveiled plans for a 54-hectare arboretum
Read more

Egypt’s White Desert

Virtually there Caroline Hurry -
Egypt’s heat hovers like a lovelorn drunk breathing pungent fumes over everyone in its proximity at Ains Soukhna on the Red Sea
Read more

St Petersburg Metro

International Caroline Hurry -
Saint Petersburg’s metro is one of the world's busiest with five subway lines, 67 stations, 3 000 trains and 2.5 million passengers a day
Read more

Beat the Covid Blues

Columns Caroline Hurry -
This is a tale of two cities ‒ Scare City and Synchroni City. Looping trains of thought will speed you to either place. How long you choose to stay is up to you
Read more

Tau’s Autumn Special

Safari Travelwrite Reporter -
It's not too soon to treat your significant other to a Valentines 2021 package including a spa treatment at Tau Game Lodge
Read more

Follow us on Instagram @travelwritespotlight/

© 2021 TravelWrite.co.za Powered by ProjectArmy