Thursday, March 11, 2010

The Watchless Continent Lives By The Sun

The Watchless Continent Lives By The Sun
by Johan Knols on March 10, 2010

Dealing with delays on your safari Time ‘Time’. Something so important in our daily busy lives. Time is so all consuming... 


A Safari Lodge Manager Can’t Be Perfect

A Safari Lodge Manager Can't Be Perfect
by Johan Knols on March 9, 2010

Think before you write a bad lodge review Imagine an idyllic, ten bedded lodge in the African wilderness. Before you booked... 


Get Off On A Flying Start On Safari: Meet The Birds

Get Off On A Flying Start On Safari: Meet The Birds
by Johan Knols on March 4, 2010

Feathered doesn’t mean boring. On average not a hell of a lot of people are interested in birds when they start their... 


What You Can’t Do If You Depend On Tourism

What You Can't Do If You Depend On Tourism
by Johan Knols on March 3, 2010

Overlooking the direction where the money is coming from! Price hikes of safaris Last month it was announced that the VAT... 


The Biggest Complaint During and After A Safari: Food

The Biggest Complaint During and After A Safari: Food
by Johan Knols on March 2, 2010

If you think you gonna lose weight, forget it. Food. Not only is food a necessity in our lives, it is also something that... 


PlanYourSafari Updates

PlanYourSafari Updates
by Johan Knols on March 1, 2010

Image Steve Bailey It is the first of March and today I am going to make someone happy! A while back it was announced that... 


Strangling The Safari Industry In Botswana

Strangling The Safari Industry In Botswana
by Johan Knols on February 24, 2010

Environment should bring safari parties together This morning I read an article about the tourism company &Beyond opening... 


Safari Insurance Not Always An Assurance

Safari Insurance Not Always An Assurance
by Johan Knols on February 23, 2010

There is a snake in the grass and I show you where! If you book your safari through a travel-agent or tour-operator, the... 


Ticking It Off On Safari

Ticking It Off On Safari
by Johan Knols on February 22, 2010

Bird-and mammal checklists Checklists can be found everywhere. In the room of your safari accommodation to the game drive... 


What Is … A Bum Shot?

What Is ... A Bum Shot?
by Johan Knols on February 17, 2010

And how to avoid it Numerous times I have seen it with people who for the first time enter the African wilderness: The contagious... 


Canned Lion VS Wild Lion Hunting (Part II)

Canned Lion VS Wild Lion Hunting (Part II)
by pieterkat on February 16, 2010

This is my second post on this subject, please read the first one if you are just joining this discussion. As a recap –... 


21 Non-Wildlife Related Questions For Safari Guides

21 Non-Wildlife Related Questions For Safari Guides
by Johan Knols on February 15, 2010

Getting more value out of your Africa trip When venturing out into the African bush, all eyes and ears are focused on detecting... 


How Safe Is Africa?

How Safe Is Africa?
by Johan Knols on February 12, 2010

One country is not the other During a recent twitterview between Melvin Boecher of TravelDudes and Michael Thys from Africafreak.com,... 


Doing Wrong By Being Generous

Doing Wrong By Being Generous
by Johan Knols on February 10, 2010

A habit that is hard to beat When going on safari and traveling to Africa, it is nearly impossible to avoid poverty and... 


Making Love Under African Skies

Making Love Under African Skies
by Johan Knols on February 9, 2010

11 Ultimate heartbeat accelerators of the wild If you happen to be in love, want to spoil your partner and you have plenty... 


10 African Capitals And Their Closest Wildlife

10 African Capitals And Their Closest Wildlife
by Johan Knols on February 8, 2010

For the fast and furious Not all of us have (or take) the time to visit the more remote national parks when visiting Africa.... 


The Aardvark

The Aardvark
by Johan Knols on February 5, 2010

Needless to say that quite a few ‘Unusual African Animals’ are nocturnal (active at night). Today I put the Aardvark... 


Steve Bailey’s Journey To Kgalagadi (Day 7 and last day)

Steve Bailey's Journey To Kgalagadi (Day 7 and last day)
by Johan Knols on February 4, 2010

To see all previous days of Steve’s journey you can click here! The last night, sitting on the verandah at Mata Mata... 


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