iSimangaliso Wetland Park is a vast area stretching from the south at St Lucia to the north at Kosi Bay. The lake, dune and marine ecosystem continues south to Lake Sibaya and Sodwana Bay until it ends just south of St Lucia near Cape Vidal and meets the Indian Ocean once again.
Read MoreDahab used to be a one street town but has expanded lately. New developments and hotels were rising on its perimeters. It is now one of Sinai’s most cherished diving destinations. What else can you do in Dahab apart from scuba dive?
Read MoreDuring our first dive of the trip to test and adjust our gear, before we were supposed to have a week of submersing ourselves continuously to admire the ocean life, we had a diving emergency. A medical evacuation was required.
Read MoreThere is a remote stretch of sand in Mozambique. It begged to be discovered by us. Is it an island? We took a road trip to find out.
Read MoreWhat to do in a laid back seaside village in South Africa. A sleepy little hollow with loads of undercurrents. Is Gansbaai worth visiting?
Read MoreLet me tell you a fable about Madagascar. To be honest, it is fact. In places it certainly is paradise. It has also been known to ooze adventure or at the very least excitement.
Read MoreSo many holidaymakers have waxed lyrical about the Maldives. Question is, will I?
Read MoreI’m indulging myself once again by interviewing another fascinating person, Gillian Mclaren, Travel and Science writer. Her work has been published in numerous magazines, newspapers and other media.
Read MoreMy A – Z list of awesome as well as interesting or unique things in Mozambique. Included: Photos from our friends who looked at Mozambique with fresh eyes.
Read MoreJune 2002 was the first time I ventured into Mozambique. At the turn of the century, after the civil war ended in 1992, tourism took off again.
Read MoreExpert Beachcombers (At least, we claim to be.) Always looking for paradise….and found it a few times. Are we addicted to island life?
Read MoreMoheli was a sight for sore eyes. I survived my unpleasant ordeal of green gills and hubby lived to tell his tale of nearly becoming fish food.
Read MoreThe drive in the taxi was quite hair-raising with lots of hooting and squeezing past other vehicles on the narrow island roads, but the sweet fragrances from the sugar cane and tropical blooms along the side of the road soothed our senses…for a while.
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