Kerry De Bruyn – Swala – Sanctuary Retreats
Kerry De Bruyn – Swala – Sanctuary Retreats
Celebrating ‘the art of safari’ is something we’re very passionate about and after almost two years since conception, we are finally here. Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu…
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.
Brian Jackman“Africa changes you forever, like nowhere on earth. Once you have been there, you will never be the same. But how do you begin to describe its magic to someone who has never felt it? How can you explain the fascination of this vast, dusty continent, whose oldest roads are elephant paths? Could it be because Africa is the place of all our beginnings, the cradle of mankind, where our species first stood upright on the savannahs of long ago?”
There are so many of us in the world that readily confess to a deep love for gin and tonic. What if one could harness this collective passion, the world over, and turn it into something good? Robin Gerlach and Tessa Wienker travelled through Africa in 2011 and had exactly this thought.
Kim Gray is currently obsessed with baskets. This week, she shares her ‘Best in baskets’ – a selection of beautiful African-inspired baskets.
‘From monochromes and neutrals to eye-popping African flair – here are a few I’d love to get my hands on.’
First published in 1937, Out of Africa recounts events of the seventeen years when Karen Blixen made her home in Kenya. Here is a list of books, all written about or by Karen Blixen / Isak Dinesen.
This canoe and walking adventure will take you to some of the most remote wilderness areas, lagoons and islands of the Selinda Spillway in Botswana, that cannot be accessed by any other means.