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Travel news | 20 September 2026

Cape Town ushers in first cruise vessel of 2026/27 season

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Mto wa Mbu: The small Tanzanian town turning a safari stop into a destination

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Heritage Day in Cape Town: Five ways to experience the city

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An evening with Chris Fallows and the orcas of False Bay

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Chris Fallows shares his interesting knowledge of orcas and their visits to Cape Town's False... read more

An epic insight into deepest Malawi: Leg One – Mumbo Island Camp

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It was never a case of if Gemma and I should visit Malawi, but more... read more

All-female team summits Kilimanjaro on International Women’s Day

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After successfully summiting Mount Everest in 2008, an all-female team of climbers didn’t think it... read more

The history of the hamburger (and a perfect flame-grilled burger recipe)

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The origins of the humble hamburger, which has become one of my favourite meals on... read more

The Antarctic: one of the world’s last great wildernesses

17 April 2012

The Antarctic is one of the world’s last great wildernesses - for most an once-in-a-lifetime... read more

The Lost City in La Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

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Deep in the La Sierra Nevada mountains of northern Colombia is a lost city known... read more

Remnants of the Hippie Trail at the Sivananda Ashram

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Claire and I arrived at the Sivananda Ashram at Neyyar Dam in southern India on... read more

Our primal fear of wolves

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We don't get to see wolves much anymore, but it doesn't mean they've left us.... read more

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I've had the amazing privilege of experiencing a couple of real winters in the Appalachian... read more

Lion conservation: a question of habitat protection

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The decline in lion populations across the African continent is ongoing and happening in many... read more

Lion conservation – our collective pride

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7 April 2011

It was squarely in the middle of a glass of Spier Shiraz (my first ever... read more

Wild Horses of Namibia: a feral existence of the equestrian kind

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