COVID-19 for Dummies

Is COVID panic justified? The Covid-19 has trapped us between two fires with seeming no escape appearing on the horizon. On one hand, we sit with a government who seemingly has forgotten about the COVID threat but is following another (unknown) agenda. On the other side, we are bombarded with tons of information,...

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Post-Corona future ecotourism

Post-Corona pandemic change is inevitable, but how we adapt to it is crucial for our survival. The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted in untold misery and disaster for the human race but paradoxically resulted in a welcome boost for nature. For once, after decades, the Earth can ‘breathe’ again. The signs...

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Off-road perils of getting stuck

Having not a single equipment for recovery on off-road driving is unforgivable. We returned a few days ago from yet another pleasant visit to Chobe, Botswana. The painful sights of the drought were visible everywhere from low water levels in the Chobe river to even more than usual dusty and eroded...

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Recycling: Recreating Art from Rubbish!

Mixed Ideaz - A recycling intiative is born Godfrey Dambuleni, founder of Mixed Ideaz Wire Art in Saltriver Cape Town is a man with a recycling vision. He arrived in Cape Town 25 years ago with nothing except the clothes on his back and the burning desire to not only provide for himself but to help...

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Responsible Tourism – Is Ecotourism just a Buzzword ?

Ecotourism - Quo Vadis Breakthrough or Disaster? Internationally tourists are becoming more and more concerned about protecting the ecology, environment and protecting the Earth through responsible tourism. When Eco-certification for International and Local Eco-tourist establishments and Lodges was proposed,...

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