Parks/Nature Reserves (Category) - 130 posts

A few thoughts about what life is like in Joburg during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and couple of ideas on how to stay afloat.

I spent two days at the beach in Plettenberg Bay and then two days at the desert in Oudtshoorn. This is part I of the journey.

Luxury travel option abound in South Africa. If you're looking for a luxury experience in the bush, you can't get much better than Mhondoro Safari Lodge.

I've been on many, many game drives in my day. But I had never seen big cats on the hunt until my recent visit to the Welgevonden Game Reserve.

Hermanus is known as a whale-watching town. But aside from that, Hermanus and its surrounds is one of the most beautiful places in South Africa.

MTN Walk the Talk with 702 is coming on 28 July, and it's celebrating 25 years of democracy with a 25km option. Here are five Jozi walks to get you ready.

Downtown Joburg has so many beautiful places that Joburgers either: a) don't know about; or b) are afraid to visit. Here are my top 5.

My mother and I hired and car and took a road trip from Cape Town to Johannesburg. Here's a rundown of our adventures along the way.

I took a one-night trip to the Dinokeng Game Reserve in northern Gauteng. While not quite the Kruger or the Pilanesberg, Dinokeng is a great quick Jozi getaway.

27 Boxes is a retail center made from recycled shipping containers on 4th Avenue in Melville. There have been some great developments there lately - here are 12 …

The Long March to Freedom National Historic Monument in Pretoria is a collection of hundreds of life-size sculptures of heroes in the South African struggle for …

Marievale Bird Sanctuary is a wetland nature reserve in Ekurhuleni, just over an hour from Joburg. Marievale has incredible birdwatching and it's free.