With record-dipping low temperatures, a Chicago area distillery experiments with putting bottles of booze outside to see what happens. North Shore Distillery’s social media followers were amazed at what happened. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanettehurt/2019/01/31/arctic-booze-experiments-prove-popular-on-social-media/
Thursday 31 January 2019
10 Most Anticipated Hotel Renovations Of 2019
Forbes Travel Guide looks at the property makeovers most worthy of your attention this year. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2019/01/31/10-most-anticipated-hotel-renovations-of-2019/
Tracking chimps in the wild: an insider’s guide
With several parks offering chimping as an activity, how do you choose where to go? And what can you expect? By Emma Gregg. Animated, acrobatic and as politically savvy as a busload of MPs at election time, chimpanzees are fascinating to watch. You have to work for your sightings, but that’s part of the attraction. […]
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NBPA 2018 African Wildlife Photographer of the Year portfolio
We are proud of our association with the Nature’s Best Photography Africa competition, which celebrates the very best images of Africa’s diverse flora, fauna and landscapes. This portfolio represents the 10 images that collectively earned Gonnie Myburgh from Pretoria, South Africa, the prestigious African Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for 2018. Photography became an […]
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What is it really like on the ground in Zimbabwe, right now?
Anyone with half an eye on the news will know the political and economic situation in Zimbabwe is unsettled. If you are thinking about visiting Zimbabwe soon, or have a trip planned, you may be wondering whether it is safe to travel and how your travel experience might be affected. In these situations we always […]
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The story behind our unique page tag icons
Readers may have noticed a new set of icons used in the page tagging in Travel Africa, introduced in issue 85. These were created specially for us by the team at Tribal Textiles, a wonderful enterprise based in Mfuwe, near South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, as part of our mission to showcase authentic African creative […]
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Tanzania unwrapped
An insider’s overview from the experts at Steppes Travel. Why visit? A land of grassy plains, rift-formed lakes and pinnacle-like volcanoes, Tanzania’s exciting landscape is carpeted with wildlife to match. The Serengeti — with its iconic migration — and the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater capture most attention. But Tanzania’s appeal extends far beyond these, with baobab-strewn […]
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Self-drive Murchison Falls
For inexperienced visitor Steuart Laing, being independent made his Uganda adventure all the more memorable The road to Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park might not be paved with gold, but it is paved with fresh tar. China recently funded the highway and supervised its construction. Today tourists flock to the Murchison Falls National Park to […]
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Hamerkop: harbinger of doom?
It’s early evening in a rural Swazi village. A brown bird cruises low overhead in buoyant, unhurried flight. At its sharp kek-kek call, an elderly gent looks up and tuts in disapproval. Thekwane is not welcome here. Birdwatchers might puzzle over how the hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) has earned such a bad rap. After all, […]
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10 Strange facts about porcupines
They’re unlikely to be helpful at your next quiz night, but could come handy during campfire chat on your next safari 1. The word ‘porcupine’ means ‘quill pig’ in Latin. However, porcupines have no relation to pigs: they are in fact a large rodent. 2. Porcupines can adapt to most habitats including dense wet forests […]
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Wednesday 30 January 2019
Puerto Vallarta Travel Tips From An Insider
Find out about a ‘Magical Town’ and the beaches that will make you want stay here all winter long. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2019/01/30/puerto-vallarta-travel-tips-from-an-insider/
Tuesday 29 January 2019
Magic Margarita Gets Palmer House Guests Buzzing
To celebrate the 1,000th performance of magician Dennis Watkins, the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago has come up with a deceptively simple yet quite magical cocktail. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanettehurt/2019/01/29/magic-margarita-gets-palmer-house-guests-buzzing/
Your Food And Drink Guide To Vail
Forbes Travel Guide seeks out unique experiences like a llama lunch hike and shopping one of the state’s largest farmers markets. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2019/01/29/your-food-and-drink-guide-to-vail/
Monday 28 January 2019
Goose Island Calls ‘Dibs’ With New Porter Released Today
Chicagoans claim their ‘dibs’ on parking spaces with odd objects, and locals either love or hate this tradition. Goose Island Brewery is honoring this tradition with a Pro Dibs and Anti Dibs porter release. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanettehurt/2019/01/28/goose-island-calls-dibs-with-new-porter-released-today/
Friday 25 January 2019
5 Over-The-Top Valentine’s Day Getaways
Forbes Travel Guide found a handful hotels that are going big on romance with ultra-exclusive amenities. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2019/01/25/5-over-the-top-valentines-day-getaways/
Thursday 24 January 2019
Nate Berkus Talks Cruises And His Favorite Travel Spots
The popular interior designer tells Forbes Travel Guide where he wants to move to and what to check out on the new Celebrity Edge. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2019/01/24/nate-berkus-talks-cruises-and-his-favorite-travel-spots/
Essential Windhoek
Nick Buys of Nature Travel Namibia gives his insight into the Namibian capital Day trip If you have a spare day in Windhoek and love being in the bush, why not visit the N/a’an ku sê Wildlife Sanctuary, about 45 minutes from the city? Book a tour to learn more about their ongoing effort to […]
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Flights of fancy – what difference does a plane make?
In 2018 Lauren Jarvis boarded South African Airways’ inaugural Airbus A330-300 flight from London to Johannesburg to see how modern air travel is making Africa more easily accessible For some travellers, the prospect of a long-haul flight to Africa can be discouraging. But with newer aircraft operating the routes, the experience is considerably less daunting […]
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Wednesday 23 January 2019
Your Winning Guide To Super Bowl LIII
Forbes Travel Guide helps football fans sort through all of the excitement that Atlanta has lined up for the big game. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2019/01/23/your-winning-guide-to-super-bowl-liii/
Tuesday 22 January 2019
30 Places To Make You Forget About Winter
If you need a cold-weather escape plan, check out these Forbes Travel Guide-approved hot spots. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2019/01/22/30-places-to-make-you-forget-about-winter/
Friday 18 January 2019
The South Carolina Getaway We Can’t Get Enough Of
Why our Forbes Travel Guide editors have a high opinion of the Lowcountry’s Palmetto Bluff. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2019/01/18/the-south-carolina-getaway-we-cant-get-enough-of/
Thursday 17 January 2019
17 Most Anticipated Hotel Openings Of 2019
Our look at the shiny new properties we can’t wait to visit this year. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2019/01/17/17-most-anticipated-hotel-openings-of-2019/
Congo creates new park
The Republic of Congo has officially created its fifth national park, lending protection to great apes, forest elephants and other threatened wildlife. The new Ogooué-Leketi National Park spans 3,500 sq km, and forms a transboundary protected area of more than 5,500 sq km with Batéké Plateau National Park in neighbouring Gabon. The area is a […]
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Lodge review
Verney’s Camp, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe In a remote, private concession in the central south-eastern part of Hwange, Verney’s Camp opened in May 2018 with ten spacious tents set around a waterhole, surrounded by teak trees. With all the comforts expected at a high-end, all-inclusive safari camp — a pool deck overlooking the waterhole, bedtime […]
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The dream night out?
Skybeds are the latest must-do experience. But what is it really like to overnight under the stars? Sue Watt explains It’s a crisp, clear night in Botswana’s deep midwinter, so cold we can see our breath as we whisper. By rights, we should be in some cosy lodge with a warm, roaring fire in our […]
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Friday 11 January 2019
How Does Trevor James Travel The World Eating For A Living?
On his YouTube channel, The Food Ranger, Trevor James Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizzysaxe/2019/01/11/how-does-trevor-james-travel-the-world-eating-for-a-living/
Thursday 10 January 2019
Where next?
From national parks to natural wonders, adventure hotspots to cultural gems, Africa can rapidly fill your holiday itinerary to overflowing. There is such an overwhelming diversity of highlights waiting to be experienced across the continent that it can be difficult to decide where to go, what to include and what to leave out. Choices have […]
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Choose Your Own Key West Getaway
If you’re looking for a dreamy, peaceful escape, these sister hotels give you options. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2019/01/10/choose-your-own-key-west-getaway/
Body & Soul
With an increasing number of us more conscious of our mental and physical health, we’ve put together 17 pages of suggestions for ways in which you can make your next safari more invigorating and rewarding, without breaking too much of a sweat. Feature compiled by Sarah Baxter and William Gray The African wilderness is […]
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African Twilight
Wildlife lover Brian Jackman’s fixation with Africa spans over 40 years, beginning at the same time two young photographers, Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher, started their own exploration of the continent. Their passion, however, was with Africa’s rich cultural heritage and their life’s work has resulted in undoubtably the most comprehensive record of Africa’s […]
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Africa’s changing cultural landscape
Many travellers to Africa talk about a feeling of ‘returning home’, some instinctive connection to its dusty soils and its diverse people. Certainly, there is an ease and calmness about most Africans that is reassuring and captivating. We are drawn to the exotic, noble and romantic allure of ancient tribes, intrigued by their traditional […]
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Karibu
In early 1998, in our fourth issue, we published a story about the challenges facing the Maasai in Kenya’s rapidly modernising economy. Soon afterwards, at a consumer travel show in London, a young East European student spent some time gazing at the cover before asking me: “Is this the face of Africa you should […]
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Thursday 3 January 2019
10 Travel Resolutions To Keep This Year
Cross a goal or two off your list with some of these Forbes Travel Guide-approved trips. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2019/01/03/10-travel-resolutions-to-keep-this-year/
Wednesday 2 January 2019
Attention U.S. Travellers: New Canadian Cannabis And DUI Laws Now In Effect
New cannabis and drunk driving laws will have an effect on U.S. travellers to Canada. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2019/01/02/attention-u-s-travellers-new-canadian-cannabis-and-dui-laws-now-in-effect/
Tuesday 1 January 2019
A matter of PrÃncipe
As this enticing gallery of images by Scott Ramsay, for Sundy PrÃncipe, reveals, the little-visited PrÃncipe Island is an idyllic nature-lover’s retreat. With sublime beaches and vast, wild forests, PrÃncipe was declared a World Biosphere Reserve in 2012 and, thanks to forward-thinking politicians, developers and conservationists, the island is being transformed into a model of […]
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Planning a cycling safari?
An increasing number of lodges offer opportunities to explore the bush on mountain bike. But if you’re plotting a longer two-wheeled expedition, here’s six top tips to help you on your way. Bring your own bike. In Africa, it’s only in South Africa that you’re likely to find a good selection of suitable bikes. It’s […]
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Walking in the wilderness
Oh, to be on foot in the bush! Brian Jackman describes the joy of a walking safari Lions were roaring when the first grey light of dawn seeped over the Chindeni Hills. But when the sun appeared, casting long shadows through the trees, the cats fell silent as the day came alive, their distant voices […]
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Singing in the rain
Some say that the end of the rainy season — March and April — is the very best time to visit Namibia. Here’s why: Fresh grasses and flowers burst into bloom, transforming landscapes which at other times of year appear barren. The display peaks in April. The clouds that you’ll see at this time add […]
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Day of the jackal
Trot, trot, trot. Stop, sniff, spray. Trot, trot, trot… There’s no mistaking a foraging jackal. Restless and relentless, it jogs purposefully through the bush, its canine radar attuned to every rustle in the grass and scent on the breeze. There’s no time to waste: if a jackal wore a watch, it would constantly be […]
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Mountain gorilla trekking tips
If your bucket list for 2019 includes seeing the mountain gorillas, here’s a few quick pointers to help your planning: Choose your destination. Mountain gorilla-trekking locations are Uganda’s Mgahinga and Bwindi Impenetrable National Parks, Rwanda’s Parc National des Volcans and, for the more adventurous, the Parc National des Virungas in the Democratic Republic of Congo. […]
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Zambia unwrapped
An insider’s overview from the experts at Steppes Travel Why visit? With a feeling of untamed nature, Zambia is a country that draws people back, time and time again. To many, a Zambian safari represents the ‘real Africa’ – a still undiscovered wilderness where exploration on foot reaps the greatest rewards. From the plains of […]
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Garden Route layover
South Africa’s renowned Garden Route is best explored slowly, stopping to linger in the remote country towns that pepper Route 62’s scenic route through the Karoo farmlands. It is here you get to feel the pulse of the country’s rural heart. By Cindy-Lou Dale When I tell my petrol pump attendant that I am heading […]
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