For most people the idea of eating a delicious freshly cooked breakfast out in the middle of the African bush is something they can only dream about.
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?”
How does one bring a piece of African bushveld to the life of a Londoner? Patrick Mavros has found his own way.
Whether it’s sweets or savouries, carrot cake or koeksisters, some of Africa’s safari lodges have a knack for putting on the most delicious high tea spreads in the wildest locations. If you love high tea is much as we do, you’ll want to know which lodges do it best.
These old tunes are part of the African furniture. Enjoy this playlist on condition that it is played at full tilt!
Francesca Marciano“Why is it you can never hope to describe the emotion Africa creates? You are lifted. Out of whatever pit, unbound from whatever tie, released from whatever fear. You are lifted and you see it all from above.”
We’ve all told a Landy story. Or listened to one.
As the archetypal ‘safari wagon’, the Landy is the subject of so many of our safari memories; a subconscious symbol of adventure for many.
Find out how this auto-legend got its daring personality.