A fierce sun beat down from a piercing blue sky, dropping a heavy shadow across one side of the oval-shaped amphitheatre. El Jem is said to be the world’s third-largest … Continue reading El Jem: A Quiet Miracle
Tag: Africa
Out in the Bush: Cheetahs and other animals
Outside our tent-style cabin at Zulu Nyala Game Lodge, gentle zebra with shadowed stripes grazed alongside swirly-horned nyala (an antelope native to Southern Africa). Monkeys cavorted between the guest rooms … Continue reading Out in the Bush: Cheetahs and other animals
In the Ostrich Capital of the World
The heel of my thumb felt tense and bruised and my body still felt hollowed out by the stream of adrenaline that had flowed through it. That morning I’d been … Continue reading In the Ostrich Capital of the World
The Big Five
Buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, rhino. Together these comprise The Big Five, the animals every safari tourist wants to tick off their list – and ideally to capture them in a … Continue reading The Big Five
Gooster on the Loose 