TREES FOR AFRICA If we are going to tackle rising global temperatures and limit it to 1.5 degrees by 2050, experts tell us an extra 1 billion hectares of trees...
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The Art of Cuisine, and Hospitality It may well have been the International Day of Non Violence this week, but I draw the line at celebrating some things that should...
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By Chef Zamani Isomalt cup Ingredients 100g isomalt Method Melt the isomalt until it is pliable and then you blow it into the sharp you want. Lemon Curd Ingredients 120g...
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By Chef Francios Ingredients For the Pasta 200g all-purpose flour 2 large eggs 4 teaspoons black food colouring 1/2 teaspoon salt 50 ml olive oil Pumpkin and Goats Cheese Filling...
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By Chef Dixon Great Plains Plant-based Recipes Ingredients 300g plain flour 460g light muscovado sugar 160g cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder 1⁄2 tsp salt 120g smooth peanut butter 22ml water...
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TRAVELERS' AND GUIDES' IMAGES OF GREAT PLAINS This week the world celebrated another international day, World Tourism Day. So while we may broadly be included in that sector, it is...
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BABY ANGELA - A RHINO IS BORN Yesterday I looked at film footage that is both heart pumping and heart-warming, images of a rhino hanging upside down, feet tied, under...
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TEMBO, THE PLACE OF ELEPHANTS Last week we opened the doors, and tent flaps, of Tembo Plains, our latest Great Plains Zimbabwe offering. The question is why now, and why...
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THE RAIN QUEEN HAS SPOKEN... I heard thunder last night. It is early for rain here, but all bets are off this year anyway. As the skies rumbled, I was...
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The Great Plains Insider I always believe that if you have nothing to say, you should say nothing. But that is not the case looking back at Great Plains this...
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WITH AGE AND SOME HARDSHIP, COMES AUTHENTICITY, A CERTAIN KNOWING AND WISDOM. Age also embodies tenderness and compassion. When it comes to a camp like Zarafa, these qualities are embodied...
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An Elephant Journey China? What can I say? Well, what everyone usually says about China and Wildlife together is often very critical. I sat up last week when CNN ran...
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Celebrating a Lion today Last week as I looked through the recording booth (via Zoom to a studio in London), it was to a famous actor while directing him through...
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Celebrating the Mara Plains and its Leopard: Toto We all know the media image of the Maasai Mara in Kenya. One with minibuses and vehicles everywhere. But there are alternatives...
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Earth Keepers. It is all in our hands, isn’t it? Later this week, the world celebrates World Ranger Day, and by now, you know how we support rangers as an...
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The Agony and The Ecstasy The past week has been so very interesting - a moment in time that has made so many in Africa reflective. South Africa, the gateway...
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THERE IS A WELL-USED AND, IN MY OPTION, OVER-USED AFRICAN PROVERB THAT SAYS, "IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST, GO ALONE, BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO FAR, GO TOGETHER."...
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IT’S ALL GONE TO THE DOGS Last time we were in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, as we put the finishing design touches to the new Jahazi Suite at Mara Plains, we...
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GUIDANCE FROM GIANTS As the world lurches and stumbles forward to make sense of travel in 2021, there are some apparent fundamental truths and trends. We are seeing, and adjusting...
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I fell hopelessly in love with a medium height brunette decades ago. Beverly and I never looked back, but I must confess to also having an eye for tall blondes...
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