by Marybeth Bond | Aug 3, 2023 | Homepage Slider, full-image, home page slider, South Africa, Featured, AFRICA, Travel
An African safari by water and land in three countries offers a window into the African bush, surrounded by wild animals, multicolored birds, sensational sunsets and friendly local guides. By Marybeth Bond The throaty growl was wild and untamed – the primeval voice...
by Marybeth Bond | Aug 10, 2016 | Luxury, Adventure, South Africa, Travel, AFRICA, Luxury
South Africa is seductive; it is wild; it is a photographer’s paradise, a gourmet’s Valhalla, an adventurer’s Utopia. From the dazzling city of Cape Town curled around the base of a 3,500-foot-high Table Mountain, to the mountainous Winelands, to five-star, big five...
by Marybeth Bond | Aug 1, 2016 | Volunteer, Cambodia, Costa Rica, India, Cancun, Kenya, Giving Back, South Africa, Mexico, Travel, Featured, AFRICA, Travel
Volunteer Vacations Many tourists hunt for a meaningful service project overseas, however, most volunteer vacations are for a week or longer. Family Vacations What do you do with three teenage kids in Cambodia? Anthony Damaschino found a unique opportunity for his...
by Marybeth Bond | Jun 3, 2016 | Luxury, South Africa, Dining, Travel, Luxury
Are we having a “deja vu” of the Amalfi Coast or the Cote d’Azur , my husband and I asked ourselves as we walked into the Ellerman House, a Cape Town luxury hotel. Our arrival was discrete. There are no signs outside Edwardian-era mansion in a...
by Marybeth Bond | Nov 6, 2013 | Travel Magazine, South Africa, Featured, Travel
On an exploratory adventure to the Northern Cape, a few months ago, I hunted for lions with a bushman guide and tracked rare white rhinos, on foot, in the Kalahari. The landscape is a dramatic mosaic of rugged mountains, deeply incised valleys and rolling terrain of...
by Marybeth Bond | Jul 16, 2012 | South Africa, Travel
Ecotourism Making an Impact: Minimum Footprint Perspective In 1920, there were an estimated 120 elephants left in the whole of South Africa. Today, Kruger National Park alone has over 9,000 elephants and 20,000 buffaloes. There are many success stories about...
