It has been called the ultimate cycling safari. A mountain biking experience to rival all other mountain biking experiences. And an event for only a chosen few: a powerful pride of protectors, preservers and legacy builders. The concept behind the Great Plains Foundation’s Ride For Lions will make you want to […]
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The Greatest Thing That Has Happened in My Life
When we started seeking out the stories behind our lodges and hotels in Africa and the Indian Ocean, we very quickly began to see the immense impact these properties were having not only on their settings, their destinations, but on the people they employed from […]
10 Questions with Mara Plains Camp’s Head Chef
I could see it in his eyes and in something of the intangible. Exuberance, I think the word is. It was as though his spirit was beside itself, overtly ecstatic at getting to inhabit the man it did. The man’s name is Benjamin Maritim and […]
A Man on a Mission to Interpret the Past
It was their connection to the earth that spoke to me first, how lightly they walked upon it. It was a fascination tinged with a slight nostalgia – a longing for a simpler, better time. But as the years pass, I am discovering that the […]
10 Questions with AtholPlace Hotel & Villa’s Executive Chef
I have found that getting to know the chefs behind a meal adds a certain depth to the meal itself. As though acting as another ingredient, enhancing the myriad flavours and scents and revealing the heart of the dish. In the same way that learning […]