Yes, you read that right. To plalk is to pick up litter while walking. Instead of just shells and shiny pebbles, the bright red, the
Tag: WildThings
Learning the art of road tripping
It’s all about the journey Each year, #him and I take the long and slow road. We’ve headed to Namaqualand and the Western Cape –
My pick of small-town South Africa, Take 2*
Big city buzz is fabulous – in small doses. Small towns stole my heart a long time ago. Road trips through South Africa over many
The green jewel of the east coast
Kwelera National Botanical Garden takes shape We’re standing in the middle of a wetland deep in the cultivated portion of the Kwelera National Botanical
My top tips for chasing flowers
The flowers are fading, pulling on their seedy caps to sleep for another year. After a prolonged drought, it has been a magnificent year for
Getting wild about a name
Trans the Kei is where you find the real deal Whenever I hear anyone talk about the Wild Coast, I think of the 280km shoreline
3 fabulous (and free) trails
Being close to nature – especially walking through it – is the number one way that I sustain myself. It clears my busy head, fills
Go native
Down here in South Africa, especially along the coast, we seem to have a perpetual fixation with palm trees. I know, I know … we’re
A fish and fowl affair
Maybe it is happening at last: two days ago, I watched a thick smudge of frenzied activity slide past in the sea. The gannets –
The seagull and the cormorant
This may well be as esoteric as you’ll get to see me, but the idea is just too intriguing – and comforting after the death