This is our last full day at Fika Futi and I for one would like to stay another week and I know the others in the group would also like a bit more time here. We decided to have a shorter drive this morning, only four hours and while we did not see any cats we did see...

No sign of our elephant at the house yesterday, maybe he will come back today.   It was very cold overnight and this morning on the vehicle was the coldest it has been all week and blankets, beanies and heavy jackets were the order of the morning.  We drove a long way...

Up and away before sunrise is now the order of the day and we were on our way bright and early this morning but there was no sunrise to speak of, there was a lot of cloud cover and as a result of that cloud cover it was very mild which is surprising for this time of...

Up again very early and all looking forward to what this day would hold for hold us and after witnessing a spectacular sunrise we all knew that we were in for a great day.  Our drive this morning took us south for some kilometres through ever changing scenery, one...

We were up before sunrise today and all of us were eager to see what was on offer and this morning definitely belonged to the giraffe. We saw them everywhere, in front of us as we drove along, to the side of us and in the distance where you just see this long neck...

Today we are crossing the border into Botswana for our six night stay at Fika Futi Game Lodge in the Mashatu Game Reserve.  Normally there are no problems with our Guide coming down from the lodge to transfer us, as we cannot take our vehicle into the Reserve. ...

Today we left Johannesburg and travelled upto the Limpopo area for an overnight stay at Halcyon Lodge before crossing the border to Botswana tomorrow. The trip took us about six hours and as it was a public holiday in South Africa due to the elections there was very...

After a busy day yesterday today was off to a much slower start with a very leisurely brunch at one of my favourite places in Johannesburg, The Olive and Plate Restaurant in the grounds of Wits University. The Cape Dutch builders remind me of Cape Town as this style...

Situated about 50 kilometres north of Johannesburg is the sprawling city of Pretoria or to give it it’s correct name Tshwane. The city is also known as Jacaranda City and if you were to visit in November you would understand why. The majority of streets in Pretoria...

Mention the word Johannesburg and you get a myriad of responses, most of them negative and with the most popular ones being “don’t bother, there is nothing there”, closely followed by “it’s too dangerous”. The first statement is completely inaccurate and while the...