By Paul Campbell on Jan 09, 2019 in Africa, Botswana, Cruises & Boat Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel, Zimbabwe Most people, when they think of a safari, will picture themselves on a 4×4 safari vehicle, driving across the plains or down dusty tracks. However, there is another, and more unique, way to view the wildlife, and that is from aboard a boat from the middle of a river or waterway. The main photographic opportunity this affords is the wholly different perspective of viewing the wildlife. From a vehicle, you are normally higher up and looking down onto the animal (unless of course you are watching a leopard in a tree with a kill!) – from a boat, you are on the same eyeline as the animal as it comes to the waters edge to drink. Also, from an aesthetic view too, you are facing the animal head on rather than viewing it from behind! Houseboats on the Chobe River The Chobe National Park is most famous for its elephant population – estimated at over 120,000 … [Read more...] about See Africa from a different perspective on a boat based safari
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Win a £10,000 safari holiday of a lifetime with the EDP
PUBLISHED: 09:35 07 January 2019 | UPDATED: 09:35 07 January 2019 Tony Wenham You and your family could wion the holiday of a lifetime in our new competition. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto adogslifephoto You could be jetting off on a £10,000 safari to South Africa in September this year. Africa Alive! logoThe winners will experience one of the world’s most beautiful cities, some startling exotic scenery – and get up close to some of the giants of the animal kingdom.The competition, in association with the Zoological Society of East Anglia (ZSEA), owner of Africa Alive! at Kessingland and Banham Zoo, will see a family of four jet out to stunning South Africa for an 11-day holiday of a lifetime.Two adults and two children will fly to Cape Town and enjoy nine nights in carefully chosen accommodation followed by two nights in the privately-owned Garden Route Game Lodge, fully escorted by an experienced tour manager.Along the way, the … [Read more...] about Win a £10,000 safari holiday of a lifetime with the EDP
The 10 Best Places to Go on Safari in 2019
ADVENTURE, AFRICA · December 31, 2018 I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a safari addict. There, I said it. I honestly don’t think there is anything more special or humbling than seeing lions, giraffe, zebras and all their buddies out there in the wild. Maybe it’s the fact you never thought it would happen to you? Or maybe it’s such a deep connection with nature that you feel a sense of wholeness you haven’t felt before? Whatever it is, going on safari is pure magic – it never gets old. So if you’re wandering where to go on safari, we’ve listed the best places to go on safari in 2019! And Beyond Sandibe, Botswana When I stepped off the 6 flights journey to Sandibe lodge in the Okavango Delta I would have been happy to rest my head on a pillow let alone the lush linens inside the spacious villa that awaited my arrival at And Beyond. This lodge is popularly regarded as one of the most unique luxury lodges in the continent, … [Read more...] about The 10 Best Places to Go on Safari in 2019
Sleb Safari: To wrap or not to wrap, that is the question Kirstie Allsopp
KIRSTIE Allsopp has been getting a hard time of late. Truth be told Kirstie Allsopp often gets a hard time. In the past 18 months she’s raised hackles by declaring it “disgusting” to have a washing machine in the kitchen (your choice Kirstie) and then taking a hammer to her children’s iPads (you paid for them Kirst, do what you want). This time round people have been taking a pop at Kirstie because she gets her “long-term live-in nanny, Heather”, to wrap Christmas presents. The reason we know this is because “long-term live-in nanny, Heather” was knee deep in wrapping paper when The Times called round for a chat. “I haven’t had a chance to do any wrapping for so long,” Kirstie told the journalist from The Times. “It’s such a shame because I really, really love it, sitting down in front of a Christmas movie and doing the wrapping is the best. You can’t say this without sounding like a total d**khead, but … [Read more...] about Sleb Safari: To wrap or not to wrap, that is the question Kirstie Allsopp
Sleb Safari: Caprice and the perils of capricious currencies
And so to Caprice Bourret. Remember her? Of course you do. She was an American model who morphed into a singer and then businesswoman with a lingerie range. She’s still an entrepreneur with a lingerie business and has since expanded into homeware. At the height of her modelling career Caprice charged £15,000 for a 45-minute appearance and if the event overran she’d ask for an additional £5,000. Can you imagine what your boss would say if you suggested £5k compensation for overtime. Other than “jog on”? Caprice has been chatting to the Sunday Telegraph and displaying a refreshing, unabashed, attitude to being filthy rich. “I am the first to tell you that I love money. I am loud and proud on this. I am very American. I have worked hard and am very proud to be where I am today.” It was her mother who drilled into her that financial independence provides options, particularly for woman. Asked if there was ever a time in her life when she … [Read more...] about Sleb Safari: Caprice and the perils of capricious currencies