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Travel

Botswana air safari

Nowhere is the distinct topography of the Okavango Delta more apparent than from the air. A bird’s-eye view gives shape and form to the beauty

My Roaming Life

Wilderness Doro !Nawas

I was in Nambia on behalf of a client writing about community conservation projects and human-wildlife coexistence and they arranged my accommodation here. I stayed

Conservation

Battle lines redrawn

I need to provide some context to this story. I wrote it two years ago, and it’s never been published anywhere. I tried several outlets, but it didn’t work. That’s on me as a writer. I have decided to publish it on Writing Wild mainly because the people I spoke with gave me their time and trust. There is an incredible film coming out that I hope you’ll all watch, Rhino Man the Movie. It was made by people who knew Anton well – I had only ever met him briefly.

My Roaming Life

KWANDO SAFARIS NXAI PAN CAMP

I stay at incredible places, from wild campsites in the remote Kalahari Desert, to five-star properties in the Sabi Sands Private Nature Reserve, to goat

Travel

Exploring !Khamab Kalahari Reserve

Listen to this article: Narrated by author Dianne Tipping-Woods “Sit quietly; they’re just curious,” said guide Brenden Pienaar. He had three spotted hyenas in the

My Roaming Life

Where the wild things are

I live somewhere between the elephants and the racism. I live somewhere between the luxury lodges and people who have almost no money. I live somewhere between the conservation rhetoric and its practice, the rural idealism of small town life and its sometimes disillusioning reality…

Culture

isiShweshwe: the fabric of life

From modest beginnings as a staple in rural wardrobes, isiShweshwe has found new life on the world’s catwalks, while remaining deeply rooted in tradition.

Culture

Meerkat manor

The honest lines of this Nelspruit home mix elegance with practicality for seamless, simple living. Dianne Tipping-Woods takes a tour with the two furry tenants who rule the household.