Are you looking at going on an African Safari? Excellent! Have you booked your Safari? Even better! The next step is to get prepared for what is (guaranteed) to be one of the most amazing adventures of your lifetime. Read on to find out what is worth investing in and what is not so important. […]
New South African Visa Requirements for NZ Passports: What you need to know Updated 10 NOV 2017
On the 13th December 2016, the Minister for South African Home Affairs announced that South Africa were withdrawing the visa-free travel arrangements for New Zealand passport holders in response to New Zealand’s move to do the same for South African Passport Holders. The changes took effect from 16 January 2017 Update: 10 November 2017 There […]
New Botswana Tourism Levy from 1 June 2017 (Update)
Update 31/5/2017: Implementation has been postponed. We will update as soon as information is released. Botswana’s Ministry of Environment Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism has announced that all visitors to Botswana will pay a USD30 Tourism Development Levy from 1 June 2017. The levy is will be used to raise funds for conservation and national tourism […]
Block Printing in Bagru : A Hands On Textile Experience
India’s beautiful block print fabrics have been a highly desirable and internationally marketable craft for literally thousands of years. Remnants of fabric printed with Rajasthani motifs have been discovered in the third century Roman trading town of Palmyra in Syria and others found in modern day Pakistan date back 4,000 years. With its innate beauty, […]
Chai-a-licious: How to Make Masala Chai
Masala Chai, the spiced, milky and often very sweet tea is a ubiquitous part of Indian life. For me it is the ultimate cuppa. There is something that is soul satisfying in the time it takes to brew – the exotic spices journeying to my nose on swirls of steam and the deep exhale of […]
Kiwis DON’T need South African Visas for these Safaris
Why Kiwi Travellers don’t need to turn their back on a Southern African Safari in 2017. There were a few choice expletives (and a few tears) in the office when the South African Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigabe announced mid December, that come 16 January 2017 Kiwi’s planning to head to South Africa would not […]
