Africa Bespoke Blog

Rovos Rail – the height of luxury train travel

Luke Powers — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:18:46 +0000

There has always been something quite special about train journeys and it seems to have retained its place as a unique mode of travel, even in today’s fast paced world, where it provides a time-warp getaway. And most importantly: there is nothing do, except kick back, read your book, soak up the passing scenery and ...

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Kruger Park 2012 epic flooding

Luke Powers — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:23:23 +0000

Kruger Park and the surrounding areas not seen heavy floods since the year 2000. On Tuesday 18 Jan 2012, they have arrived in a big way and have surpassed the 2000 levels already. End of the world as per the Mayans? I don’t think so. Hundred year flood? Could well be… and much to the ...

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My Garden Route Adventure

Amanda Pond — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:29:13 +0000

Here is a post by Amanda, who is doing an internship with us for a couple of months. Amanda is from a small town called Saranac Lake in New York State, USA. So she went to explore the small town’s of our famed Garden Route to see what it is all about. Here is her ...

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Zanzibar: not just an island paradise?

Luke Powers — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:56:58 +0000

In the travel business, we sell dreams. Dreams of getting away from it all, turning off your mobile phone, reading a novel with sand in between your toes, in a place where you can soak up some glorious sun and let all the stresses of life’s hustle and bustle drift away. Sometimes, often actually, those dreams ...

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Crazy Antelope vs Mountain Biker is big world news

Luke Powers — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:24:41 +0000

When I first saw the video clip of this young mountain biker getting hit by a Red Hartebeest the other day, I thought it was pretty amazing. I watched it again and again, almost in disbelief. What are the chances: A. of it happening at all? B. of the person and/or the antelope surviving largely ...

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