Exciting Safari Adventures from Morocco to South Africa From hanging with orangutans in Borneo to swimming with playful dolphins in New Zealand and photographing bears fishing in Alaska, the world presents a seemingly endless array of opportunities to experience its wild heart. And of all the earth’s wild places, there’s no place quite like Africa … Read More
A Self Drive Safari Through Southern Africa This week’s post introduces our new video series – ‘Drive the World,’ which aims to convey what it’s like to explore the world overland. To kick things off, our first video features Southern Africa. Using footage shot during Maggie’s first 100 days, we offer a fast forward overview … Read More
Back in 2000, Sheri and I went on our first African safari in South Africa’s Timbavati Reserve. To be honest, in the days leading up to our departure, I can’t say we were particularly excited about our upcoming trip. In retrospect, I think our lack of enthusiasm, in part at least, came down to all … Read More
We’ve been asked a couple of times if there’s a story behind the photo that appears on our Facebook and homepage. That said, we thought we’d provide a little background. The photo shows Sheri in our camp in Khwai, Botswana where she’s preparing lunch. In the background, there’s a large bull elephant grazing – one of … Read More
We’d like to introduce Why We Wander – an ongoing photo and video series that offers a glimpse into our lives on the road, and which aims to convey what we love about travel. For our first post, we’ve chosen a photo, which we took in September 2016. It’s an image of Sheri relaxing in … Read More
There’s something timeless about a black and white photograph of wild Africa. The monochromatic image of a dusty bull elephant standing sentinel on a grassy savanna or a herd of zebra lined up to drink on the edge of a mirror-like waterhole – their black and white stripes imprinted on the water’s glassy surface. Such … Read More
As I write this post, it’s been a few months since we left Cape Town for South America, and I find myself overcome by a familiar sense of nostalgia. It’s a nostalgia born from past travels and a nostalgia traced to our first visit to South Africa some 17 years ago. A trip in which … Read More