Are you deciding between Moremi and the rest of your safari shortlist — Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kruger? I’ve done all of them. Stop second-guessing. I’ve spent three separate trips in Moremi Game Reserve, totalling about 26 nights on the ground. First visit: budget self-drive camping. Second: a mid-range tented camp. Third: a full splurge at […]

The Cape Peninsula is one of the few places on Earth where wild penguins live within commuting distance of a major city. No boat required, no island transfer — just a 45-minute drive south from Cape Town and a short walk. Most travelers know about Boulders Beach. Fewer know there is a second colony equally […]

Before COVID halted travel, Mauritius was pulling in fewer than 1.5 million visitors a year. For context: that’s roughly how many people visit the Eiffel Tower in three weeks. One of the most geographically layered islands on Earth, and it remains somehow under the radar. That’s not an accident. Mauritius doesn’t compete on volume. It […]