5 things that made a stay at Le Prince Maurice truly memorable and will definitely see this blogger returning again and again.
Author Archives: Janine Avery
Dog food drive a woofing success!
Dog Food Drive for Kruger National Park’s anti-poaching canines raises ZAR140,000 – for the love of dogs and rhinos.
A weekend away in the Paarl winelands
Exploring the wondrous scenery, historical charm, impressive architecture, glorious wine and fruit farms, and environmental delights that Paarl has to offer.
7 ways to support Kruger’s anti-poaching pooches on World Rhino Day
In support of #WorldRhinoDay on 22nd September, here are just 7 ways you can show the anti-poaching dogs and, in turn, our rhinos, that you care.
Dog Food Drive: for the love of dogs and rhinos
A Dog Food Drive – For the Love of Dogs & Rhinos on #WorldRhinoDay to support the K9 Unit in the Kruger National Park by donating food for these canine heroes in the fight against poaching.
There’s a leopard on the runway!
A leopard on the runway is the perfect start to a cat-filled getaway in the Sabi Sand.
More dogs for Kruger’s canine unit
Kruger’s K9 Centre welcomes the addition of four new dogs at handover ceremony.
Raise a glass to Cecil the lion
Enjoy a glass of wine in the name of Cecil the Lion, and help to support lion conservation in Africa.
Water doesn’t come from a tap
Using the natural backdrop of a waterfall or a river as a classroom to learn about how to protect water sources.
Supporting the canines of Kruger
Learn more about the anti-poaching canines of Kruger and how you can help support these dogs making a difference.
5 reasons to visit Bontebok National Park
Bontebok National Park, located just outside the town of Swellendam, is South Africa’s smallest park and is well worth a visit!
6 things to do in the Robertson Wine Valley
The towns of Robertson, McGregor, Montagu, Ashton and Bonnievale combine to make up the Robertson Wine Valley – an area that features stunning scenery with awesome opportunities to wine and dine, all led by the most friendly wine-makers, chefs and farm owners.
What it is like to be charged by an elephant while on foot
The ante is upped on a bush walk through Kruger National Park when an elephant charges….
What cigarettes, kidneys and rhinos have in common
The business of rhino horn trade and its part in a complex web of criminality and trade-based money laundering.
5 reasons to visit Cape Town’s Company’s Gardens
Why we think you should visit the Company’s Gardens in the heart of the Mother City!
A bird sanctuary within a shopping centre
Intaka Island is a wetland and bird sanctuary situated in the heart of Century City – what is more commonly known as a bustling shopping centre, residential area and office park.
5 reasons to visit Hout Bay
There are several reasons why the out-of-the-way Hout Bay requires a visit during your Cape Town holiday.
Book Review: An Empty Coast by Tony Park
Read all about An Empty Coast, a new novel by Tony Park, and you could WIN one of three copies of this exciting crime thriller!
Book review: African Icons
Travel to a selection of 21 of the most iconic places on the African continent with the ‘African Icons’ coffee table book.
Up close with cheetahs at Okonjima
A close-up encounter with cheetahs at Okonjima – home of the AfriCat Foundation.
10 things to do in Kogelberg
The Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, which stretches between Elgin, Grabouw, Kleinmond and Betty’s Bay, has so many things to offer!
Kids raise money for rhino books
A tea party is a success with kids showing their support for rhinos and education!
A tea party for rhinos
A fundraising tea party in order to raise money for a illustrated children’s book about rhinos.
Children’s book about rhinos needs your help!
Conservation starts with education and the “rescuing rhino” children’s book needs your funding!
A magical place in the Seychelles
On the west coast of the Seychelles’ main island of Mahé lies a unique bay and the exquisite resort of Constance Ephelia.
Festivals take over Woodstock
This past weekend Cape Town’s Woodstock was home to a great street food festival as well as a winter beer festival.
5 things I learnt from King Tutankhamun
5 things to be learnt from the Tutankhamun exhibition that is currently on at Grand West Casino in Cape Town.
Travel like a local with VoiceMap
The VoiceMap app allows you to travel with a local in your pocket, in any city in the world at any time you want.
Book Review: The Sarcastic Lens
The Sarcastic Lens is a photobook designed to show that ordinary people can take extraordinary photographs.
The crazy construction of the Cape Canopy Tour
The unbelievable journey that went into constructing the Cape Canopy Tour in the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve.
Snorkelling at Machangulo Beach Lodge
Snorkelling with an underwater kaleidoscope of creatures at Mozambique’s Inhaca Island.
The Cape’s new canopy tour
The Cape Canopy Tour opens in the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve.
5 reasons to visit southern Mozambique
Pack your swimsuit, your suntan lotion and your someone special and head on over to southern Mozambique for an endless summer!
Engaged at White Pearl
A romantic proposal at White Pearl Resorts made a holiday for two, something truly special!
The people make a place
When Janine’s vehicle packs up in the middle of Kruger, she discovers that it is the people that make a place what it is.
Car troubles and the cattle herder
A story of car troubles and a rescue by a cattle herder with a heart of gold in Mozambique’s Maputo Special Reserve.
How to do Kruger right
Janine gives some tips and tricks on how to make the most out of a visit to Kruger National Park.
The little things
On a recent trip to Mozambique, Janine discovers that when it comes to accommodation its all in the details.
Why I love Kruger
Janine Mare explains why Kruger National Park holds a special place in her heart.
The 5 symptoms of khaki fever
Khaki Fever is the age old aliment of being attracted to a man in uniform that spreads like wildfire through the savannah where rangers in khaki gear are found.
The sounds of the bush
There is something special about the sound of the bush and while utterly indescribable, Janine tries her best to put it into words.
The makings of a great guide
While at Tanda Tula Field Camp, Janine comes to realise that the quality of your guide can make or break the safari experience.
Head into the clouds on the Kirstenbosch walkway
We walk through the new Boomslang treetop forest walkway within Cape Town’s Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
10 years of leopard conservation
We visit the Cederberg to celebrate ten years of leopard conservation with the Cape Leopard Trust.
Book review: Life on a Cape Farm
Life on a Cape Farm is more than a cookbook, it is a story book. It is the story of an old-worldly farm in the Cape, a story about two twin sisters living their dream, a story of traditional South African cooking and beyond that it is an inspiration for my food stories.
Jane Goodall on the link between people and animals
Jane Goodall, animal-lover, scientist, researcher, activist and people-person says that in order to save our animals we have to start with the people.
The many dunes of Namibia
After five days in the Namib desert of Namibia, a dune is a dune is just another dune – but its really not.
Orchids that look like animals
Orchids are some of the most diverse and exquisite plants in the world and their flowers boggle the mind – particularly these strange and amusing examples that take on the appearance of certain animals!
Flocks of flamingos in Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay in Namibia is synonymous with flamingos and a trip to the area would not be complete without some time spent with these pink birds.
A sense of surreal in strange Solitaire
In the middle of nowhere in Namibia, somewhere between Sossusvlei and Walvis Bay, lies the one petrol-station town of Solitaire – a photographers dream come true.
The legend of the fairy circles
In a thin stretch that traverses the vast Namib desert lies hundreds upon hundreds of mysterious fairy circles, and there are many legends as to how they formed…
This is the Namib! This is real Africa!
In this world of high rises, townships, gigantic cities and technology it is hard to believe that untouched wildernesses like the NamibRand exist…
Darling – a spring sensation
Snow in spring can really dampen the spirits but when you live in Cape Town and the bright, flower-carperted fields of Darling are less than an hour away, snow is welcomed as a dramatic backdrop to nature’s very own colour festival!
Lusty leopard toads
The noise is deafening as a hundred males compete for the attention of the ladies. No this is not the annual motorbike rally – its simply the Western Leopard Toads mating.
10 African animals in rapid decline
A number of Africa’s most famous, beloved and beautiful species are in rapid decline. It is often shouted from the rooftops those animals that are listed as endangered or only have limited numbers left, and rightly so. However there are other species whose numbers, although appearing great in number, are fast being depleted. The population […]
6 kids that are making a difference
If the kids can do it, why can’t we? Kids don’t take no for an answer and if they want something badly enough they will make it happen. Meet these six amazing children that have set their sights on projects close to their hearts and are making history as they teach us adults that one […]
