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Feu de Bois Wood Fire

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n. the scent of rain on dry earth

For the Mothers with Wild Hearts

Our mothers have a formidable role in shaping us into who we are. Today, we celebrate them. We’ve selected a few items for all those bush-loving mums out there.

Happy Mother’s Day from HTWE!

Zando - Kim Gray

Sunrise to sunset with Zando

Shop Kim Gray’s safari favourites from South African fashion retailer, Zando!

‘From sunrise to sunset, Zando has you stylishly covered on your next safari. Shop classic, easy to wear fashion with a trendy safari twist!’ – Kim Gray

VIDEO: A Kenyan love story by Maiyet

A throwback to Maiyet’s visual love story set against a romantic Kenyan backdrop from 2012. We’d never seen the other 8 beautiful vignettes, so here they are!

“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?”

Brian Jackman

Black Mambas: Women protecting wildlife

‘You strike a woman, you strike a rock,’ were the words sung by hundreds of women as they marched to the Union Buildings on the 9th August 1956. Although that was 60 years ago, these words still ring true. Nowhere more so than in Balule Nature Reserve, where the Black Mamba all-women anti-poaching unit operates.