Before us, the city of Cape Town sprawls beneath our feet, with the spearmint blue waters of the crescent-shaped Table Bay shimmering in the distance. The walls of the plateau we’re standing on plunges vertically downwards, towards the sweeping ocean. Robben Island and the harbor are so far out, they look like little dots of lego from this height. Strong winds whip my face on [...]
At the end of 2011, I spent a month traveling overland through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia with G Adventures. This was definitely one of the best trips of my life: experiencing the backcountry of Southern Africa, camping out in the wild, meeting lifelong friends – all of which I would have missed if I’d traveled independently. While amazing [...]
From endemic wildlife to bizarre stone forests and unexplored beaches, remote Madagascar may just be one of Africa’s last great unknowns. By: Nellie Huang | Originally published in WildJunket Magazine April/May 2012 t was a tail. A very long, white and bushy tail. It swung back and forth in our direction, combing the breeze for [...]
This is a sponsored guest post by i-to-i.com. So you’ve made the decision to go on a take a gap year and you want to do something worthwhile with your time. Volunteer projects are often the first port of call for travelers, but how can you go about arranging this part of your trip? It’s actually [...]
Two months have whizzed by so quickly – the second issue of WildJunket Magazine is already here! This issue has a special focus on Africa - with a cover feature from our recent trip to Madagascar, a photo essay of the Big Five in Tanzania by professional photographer Peter West Carey, and a story on gorilla [...]
55 million years have passed, but the world’s oldest desert is still home to massive sand dunes, roaming wildlife and clusters of dead trees. By Abigail King | Originally published in WildJunket Magazine February/March 2012 or 55 million years, particles of sand, in shades of blood red, caramelized orange and exhausted, jaded rust have [...]
ions on your right!” Our driver’s voice crackled through the speakers in our truck. I grabbed my camera, fixed my lens to the maximum zoom and set my vision to the distance. We were game driving in Nambia’s Etosha National Park onboard a mammoth overland truck - I didn’t expect to see much wildlife up close, any animal in their [...]
I’ve just returned from a month of travel in Southern Africa and I’m still struggling to find the right words to describe my experience. It’s been an amazing journey of dramatic proportions – one that has given me rare experiences, shown me the beautiful sights of Africa and blessed me with lifelong friendships. On my [...]
It’s barely dawn and the sky is already striated with purple streaks and wispy clouds. After a night of torrential rain, the air smells wet and fresh. Animals in the delta are quickly awaking, croaking away amidst the reeds. In the water around us, I spot a pair of eyes. The creature is watching us [...]
I’ve seen sunrise in many parts of the world, but catching sunrise from the top of sand dunes is quite something. Shades of orange and red danced across the vast desert as the wind blew the sand around us into a whirlpool. We watched a dramatic display of lights and colors as the orange yolk [...]
Holding my hands out to feel the wind in my hands, I glide through the air so gently, it’s almost like floating in the clouds. “This the closest feeling to flying like a bird.” Jan, my paragliding instructor from Para-taxi says. He’s right – I’ve never felt more peaceful and carefree. Ahead of me stands [...]
This was one of the reasons that drew me to South Africa: the chance to get close to one of the world’s most intimidating animal, the Great White Shark. Gaansbai, just two hours away from Cape Town, is considered the white shark capital of the world – home to densest population of great white shark [...]
Having just returned from a hectic week at World Travel Market in London, I’m now off to South Africa for a month-long overland trip through Namibia, Botswana and Zambia. I’ve long dreamt of traveling overland in this part of Africa – sand boarding in the oldest desert in the world, drifting along the Okavango Delta, [...]
Before coming to the Red Island, I knew nothing about Madagascar, except for its quirky lemurs and chameleons (let’s admit it, even that I’d learned from the animation movie). Remote and isolated, Madagascar is a hidden paradise little known to the outside world – making it all the more fascinating …
“Food comes to those who work, those who don’t work should not eat, ” translates Heri, our local guide. These words, in Malagasy language, are sprawled across the front gate of the central market. Heri tells us it’s just one of the many Malagasy sayings. The words might sound harsh to most of us, but [...]
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