waterhole –ˈwɔːtəhəʊl/ noun: a depression in which water collects, especially one that is regularly drunk from by animals. The waterhole is where the magic happens. Both in the cities and the wilder corners of the world. On safari, in the plains and savannahs of Africa, it […]
Author: Tamlin Wightman
6 Lessons Leopards Can Teach Us About Life
She did not want to be found. Were it not for the herd of impalas surrounding her, she wouldn’t have been. The young female leopard’s spots made her almost undetectable behind the low branches of the bush, as she hunched over her kill – the impala that didn’t get away. […]
In The Kitchen With Chef Wynand van der Watt
Meet one of our favourite chefs of Relais & Châteaux Africa – Chef Wynand van der Watt of AtholPlace Hotel & Villa, a man of grace in person and art. Wynand invited us into the kitchen at the hotel to witness the making of some of his favourite dishes, including the five […]
How Film Can Change The World
“Using film to promote human rights and social change,” the brochure for the Tri Continental Film Festival 2015 reads. TCFF. Watch. Speak. Act. TCFF. Bringing films to the people. I was one of those people at the Tri Continental Film Festival in Cape Town this […]
They Say Gardeners Know All The Dirt | 10 Questions with Niall McKrill
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett They say gardeners know all the dirt… As such, we had to take a glimpse into the mind of one of our favourite gardeners, Niall Mc Krill, […]