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Book Review: How to Walk a Puma
This would be the first not-about-Africa book we’ve reviewed here, but it has ties to Africa.  For those that have enjoyed Peter Allison’s books (Whatever You Do, Don’t Run! and Don’t Look Behind You), How to Walk a Puma: And … Continue reading
Game Report: Desert Rhino Camp, Namibia
A great update from our friends at Desert Rhino Camp in the Kuneue area of Namibia. Weather and Landscape No rains yet… the landscape remains covered in a sea of yellow grass, dotted with Damaraland euphorbia and whip-stick acacias. The daytime … Continue reading
Recipe: Caesar Tartlets
This yummy recipe comes from our friends at Hogmead, a property in the Karen suburb of Nairobi, Kenya.  We visited in November (and stayed in the ‘Mara Room’ – see the photo at left) and fell in love with the … Continue reading
Book Review: My Mercedes is Not for Sale
This was a brief but entertaining read.  The author buys a used Mercedes to drive from Europe to West Africa…don’t forget that the Sahara desert is smack in the middle of that journey! Van Bergeijk is not the first to take … Continue reading
Game Report: Leopard at Mara Plains
This quick game report comes from our friends at Mara Plains in Kenya (where we visited for a site inspection in November – it’s looking beautiful!). Anyone who has visited Mara Plains will remember the iconic lone acacia tree on the … Continue reading
Recipe: Samosas
From our friends at Leopard Mountain Game Lodge in South Africa, we bring you this tasty recipe for potato samosas.  These would be perfect fare to accompany a sundowner drink.  Bon appetit! Potato Samosas Ingredients Large potatoes 2 Medium onion … Continue reading
Dogs Save Elephants!
How One of Big Life’s New Tracker Dogs Successfully Tracked Down Elephant Poachers Armed with AK47′s Founded in September 2010 by photographer Nick Brandt in urgent response to the recent dramatic escalation in poaching across much of Africa, Big Life … Continue reading
Game Report: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Just in case you missed it on Facebook:  this amazing video was taken by a guest at Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. From time to time the gorillas do wander through the camp which is located deep … Continue reading
Recipe: Dried Apricots Dipped in Chocolate
Just because the holiday season is over doesn’t mean there isn’t room for a special after dinner treat.  This recipe comes from ‘The African Kitchen‘ by Josie Stow and Jan Baldwin. Dried Apricots Dipped in Chocolate Serves 12-14 Ingredients 7 … Continue reading
Book Review: The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
The 12th book in Alexander McCall Smith’s ‘No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency’ series is perhaps my favorite.  Endearing as all of the others but especially poignant, it has the usual mystery, life lessons and charming conversations found in the rest … Continue reading


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