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Ross Couper Wish, Dream, Hope

Wish, Dream, Hope Elephant calf by Ross Couper Photography

Kim Gray for High Tea with Elephants

We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Kim Gray this month. Kim is a South African who runs her own fashion, decor, travel and lifestyle blog.

As our Guest Editor, she handpicks her safari inspired favourites throughout September.

Poem: Wilderness by Ian McCallum

Ian McCallum’s poignant words remind us why we seek to experience Africa’s wilderness areas and protect their wild beauty, both tangible and intangible.

Photo credit: Kerry De Bruyn

The Bird Nest, Segera Retreat

Imagine being here: The Bird Nest

Next on our list of wonderful safari spaces to swoon over is Segera Retreat’s recently launched NAY PALAD Bird Nest in Kenya. The NAY PALAD Bird Nest offers a luxurious sleep out experience like no other.

Angama Mara omelette

She’s back in the kitchen!

The food Nicky Fitzgerald, owner at Angama Mara safari lodge, can fling together at a rate of knots makes most people stare in awe.

Kim Gray’s Best in baskets

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.’

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.