Cheetah in the Linyanti Reserve
How does one bring a piece of African bushveld to the life of a Londoner? Patrick Mavros has found his own way.
Kerry De Bruyn tells us what she loves most about this lodge in Tarangire National Park.
The wonderful old flying machine – a 1929-model Gypsy Moth – spent around 50 hours soaring over the quintessential East African bushveld during the filming of ‘Out of Africa’ – a Kenyan tale of romance between Danish Baroness Karen Blixen and big-game hunter Denys Finch Hatton.
Out of Africa is a 1985 period drama starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. The…
This Christmas, we’re steering away from garish red and gold palettes and gaudy smiling Santas (don’t get us wrong, these are fun too) and trying something a little different in the bush. We’ve looked at inspiration from all over the world, and it’s wonderful to see how many foreign style elements work so well in an African setting.
“I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills.”
This is probably the first thing most people think about when they hear the name Karen Blixen. But there was so much more to one of Kenya’s most famous authors than ‘Out of Africa.’
We’ve put together our favourite African inspired Christmas gifts to delight the safari-lover in your life.