Search results

The iSimangaliso Wetland Park comprises eight interdependent ecosystems and an overwhelming diversity of flora and fauna. The park, formerly known as the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, is a prime destination for those looking for a combination of marine splendour and pristine beaches. Did you...

We have places that reach 40, but I don't go there. I'm not a guy for hot weather even though I love summer. I'm happy with an average of around 25.

We measure our temperature in degrees Celsius. Water boils at 100 ...around here it can easily climb into the high 30's...that's leaving you sweating all over, or putting on 2 straw hats or even hiding under the bed....unless you're a desert Bedouin or something of sorts of course.

Unfortunately it is so that due to the so-called global industrialization our rivers and dams and lakes and even our seas and oceans are used as dumping spot for chemical waste and other ungodly things that pollute everybody and everything in their wake.

Wow, I mean that really looks ugly...and painful. I guess you can even loose some of your limbs as a result of frostbite. Dehidration and sunstroke can be a problem in our neck of the woods. You see the sun can get pretty hot down here, even though there's not a desert for thousand of miles...

Oh yes, certainly we do; it gives us an excuse to braai, or like you call it "barbeque". We even camp out in our own backyards when we have the opportunity.

Everybody has a favorite place where you would take the family or even just a hide-away from all the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Where do you go when you have had enough of all the hooting and shouting and shooting. Post some pictures of your haven.

A Drakensberg Canopy Tour, in addition to gravity defying, adrenalin-filled fun, will give you a sense of achievement. Whether you’re admiring Mother Nature from an 18-storey wooden platform, or bravely hurtling down a steel cable, high above the forest floor at crazy speeds, you’ll holler like...

We don't really have snow in South Africa, only certain high-lying places. So far I've only read about fostbite in some suspense books. All we have to worry about here is mosquitoes and snakes.

South Africa is full of gorgeous camping spots – deciding where to book your summer holiday can get a little overwhelming. Hiking the Otter Trail:

I definitely eat more. I don't keep regular meals so I always have something to chew or bite on. The fresh air also seems to give me that extra appetite and also the fact that you use a lot of energy when you are outdoors...being on the move most of the time.

It's quite funny to see how many people cannot swim. When I was a kid we had to steal away from home to go swimming, because my grandfather didn't want us to...he was afraid we would drown because we never had any formal swimming lessons. So he thought we would drown. But we did it anyway and...

When I was a young boy I never worried about what was in, under or on the water. Here in South Africa crocodiles and hippos are the most dangerous animals you would find inside the water. And of course a snake here and there. Anyway...nowadays I'll just wander in and out of lakes or rivers...

Take each day as if you're going to live forever

Well Erik you really make me feel like I'm back at school again, but thanks for the information. I think quite a lot of people will will it very useful as well as interesting.