Remember the feeling of finally settling down in your window seat – the anticipation of the adventure that awaits at the other end of an intercontinental flight? The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated international border closures has robbed us of one of life’s great pleasures – travel for travel’s sake – but airlines are doing everything they can to help […]
“Close your eyes and don’t open them until I tell you to,” says tour guide Nicolas Cyprien. We left Réunion’s capital, Saint-Denis, about two hours ago, heading south-east, winding first along the coast and then, inland. Over the last few kilometres, we’ve climbed steeply and the tamarind trees have given way to fynbos-type scrub with oddly-grey stems and luminous green […]
Ranger Francois ‘Faf’ Pienaar pauses mid-bite at dinner and stares off into the distance. The small group of guests looks worried – the lack of fences around the Africa On Foot camp means that all manner of four-legged guests can and do stroll right by the chalets with ease. “Lion!” says Faf with a grin, before leaping to his feet. […]
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