Video: 18-month old girl plays with gorillas

17 September 2012

A report on MSNBC this morning showed a video of an 18-month old girl, Tansy... read more

11 things I didn’t know about the Stans and Iran

10 September 2012

After a month in the 'Stans and Iran my view of this part of the... read more

Meeting the King

13 August 2012

Next time you're in Mali, why not pay a visit to the King of... read more

Interview with travel blogger Melvin Boecher from Traveldudes

16 July 2012

Melvin Boecher, creator of Traveldudes, shares his tips for travel blogging success ahead of the... read more

Top 20 summer festivals in Europe and America

21 June 2012

As South Africans, we know how to enjoy festivals. So while it's winter, and festivals... read more

Funny signs of the week

18 June 2012

A collection of this weeks funniest funny signs submitted by our readers from across the... read more

A journey across the road in Bangkok

18 May 2012

Shuttling between three neighbouring hotels in Bangkok's Khao San area gave us a sense of... read more

Funny signs of the week

11 May 2012

A collection of this weeks funniest funny signs submitted by our readers from across the... read more

Cheers to Europe: tips for drinking in Paris

3 May 2012

Paris: the city of love, lights and wine. Well, it will be after you've read... read more

Range state conference signifies new dawn for lion conservation

2 May 2012

With the help of LionAid and ALERT, several lion range states have agreed on a... read more

A penguin in my passport

12 April 2012

We watch thousands of penguins at play on our first landing at Half Moon Island... read more

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

2 April 2012

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

10 Easter recipes from around the world

29 March 2012

Many countries around the world celebrate Easter with delicious food such as hot cross buns,... read more

Crossing the dreaded Drake: cruising to the Antarctic

27 March 2012

The sun set over the end of the world as we found our sea legs... read more

From trading post to resting post: Wyford Farm in the Drakensberg

24 March 2012

Wyford Farm is a perfect, pet-friendly resting post to stop off at after taking on... read more

Dassen Island: In Kearton’s footsteps

22 March 2012

In the 1920s Dassen Island was declared the 'Eighth Natural Wonder of the World' by... read more

Film review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

20 March 2012

When British retirees decide to relocate to India to enjoy their twilight years, relationships shift,... read more

Undiscovered Arniston: a shipwreck, sand dunes and some luck

12 March 2012

Secret caves, white washed buildings, stunning scenery, rolling dunes and shells that inspired Aristotle -... read more

Gold diggers and souties: Timbavati’s new-wave men

9 March 2012

Challenging beard-stroking bush stereotypes, FTTSA/Getaway Blog Adventurer Sean Christie gets to know Timbavati's new wave... read more