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    Photo Essay: Taking to the Sky with Cape Town Helicopters

    10 February 2022 - By 

    My blog and love of travel have given me some once-in-a-lifetime experiences – but a city tour with Cape Town Helicopters now ranks number one. In this photo essay, I share a few personal thoughts on this incredible experience, while also providing some quickfire facts and need-to-know information. Taking to the Cape Town Skies For someone with a fear of manmade heights (and who has never previously flown before) booking a spur-of-the-moment, belated birthday helicopter flight may seem like a crazy choice. But then, if travel has taught me anything about myself, it is that I am always braver than…

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    Want to Help Africa? Go on a Safari!

    16 August 2018 - By 

    It might not seem like that to you, when you are enjoying the wildlife and vistas of African savannah and jungle, but your safari adventure plays a vital role in the African economy. Without it, many African countries may not have been able to build the infrastructures that they have today.  This kind of travel can have an effect on everything – from GDP to conservation to poaching limitations. Let’s see where you can actually help by having the time of your life! Here is How Safari Tourism Helps the African Economy: GDP Safari countries generally attract more international investments,…

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    Guests’ Corner: Monique van der Walt

    30 May 2018 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in Guests’ Corner, a local and international travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, I chatted to Monique van der Walt, a social media tourism promoter and traveller of note. Monique van der Walt’s passion runs deep and in a most inspirational manner, she has applied it to devoting herself to a life of social media tourism, PR and photography, three empowering aspects, which not only show the beautiful side of South Africa – but that also allow her to follow the only mentor she wants to guide her in this life: God. Over the…