I was completely unaware of the danger — And no. Guns weren’t involved in this event. Neither were knives or other weapons. In fact, I never got to see my attacker from up close. I was out in nature and completely clueless about the danger I was walking into. Things you do when you are young and fearless…

Week 130 of the photographic documentary of my daily life — It wasn’t an easy destination to explore from the Zimbabwean side, mainly because of the weather and the season we’re in at the moment. We love traveling in the low season, but it also means certain activities aren’t available and some places are closed. However, we had a blast exploring…

Or fishing the hippos? — I’m sitting here on the terrace overlooking the lake while lightning strikes appear on the other side. The sun has just set but still paints the mushroom-like rain clouds in purple and orange. Another day in Africa comes to an end. After a long day of driving yesterday, we very…

And finally, we do reach the town of Kariba — The lions were roaring the entire night through. It’s not that I’ve never heard lions roar but I certainly never heard them roar so loud and for so long. Their calls were intense and intimidating. It felt as if they were just outside our tent. Yes, this is the story…

Show us the diversity of landscapes on earth — Deserts, oceans, mountains, rivers, glaciers and many more landscape features are to be found on earth. This variety of terrains is what makes travel interesting. Because everywhere we go, we have something different to see and experience. In days of climate change, travel has often a negative after-taste but travel…

Seeing zebras, antelopes and giraffes from the back of a horse is a different kind of adventure — As we were staying inside a private game reserve, we thought we might as well make use of it. While we weren't interested in a normal game drive as we've done loads of them, a horseback safari sounded like a great alternative. In case you just jumped in, we arrived…

Reading in my hammock and paddling on the dam on a day in camp — I’m sitting here in my hammock, listening to a cacophony of birds as the sun is setting behind the trees. The cicadas are starting their concert, and soon the frogs will join. This is such a peaceful place hidden in the heart of Zimbabwe. The moment we arrived yesterday afternoon…

A trip around the world while reading these stories — From Japan to Mexico and New Zealand to Greece. From Central Africa to South East Asia and everything in between. The travel lists of our Globetrotters community take us not once but twice around the world. “I want to go everywhere” as Jordhan Robinson describes in his "Travel Plans" article…

And finding a bird’s paradise — It was the morning after the long drive on the road. We had been for eight hours in the car but only covered somewhat like 250 kilometers. It included almost getting stuck, driving through water and realizing we had to make a detour of over 1,000 kilometers to get to…