At Tintswalo Safari Lodge, three of us stayed at the Manor House. Manor House is about 5 minutes away from the main lodge by the safari jeep. We were always dropped to the lodge and we were severely discouraged from walking around on our own apart from the common areas in the main lodge. Manor…
Tag: Wildlife
Zebras in the Wild
Before I visited South Africa I had seen zebras only in books or on TV. So it was a great experience to see them in the wild! This herd was standing quite close to the road. They didn’t go very far when our jeep stopped next to them. The wildlife in South Africa is just…
Why I do Miss South Africa So?
At the end of most of the trips I am happy to go home, so I was really surprised when I was torn between going home and staying for longer. And even now I have such a strong South Africa hangover that it barely registers that in about two weeks I would be trekking in…
Calling All Hippos!
As we got down from the car Erick started loading the rifle. He took out three bullets and told me, one is for you, the second is for this lady and the third is for her. Then he turned towards the only male member of the group and told him, “I am sorry I have…
Images from Dubare Elephant Camp near Coorg
These images are from a Blogger trip organized by Club Mahindra in 2007.
Rajaji National Park: An Excellent Weekend Getaway from New Delhi
Rajaji National Park is a wild life reserve in Uttaranchal, India. It falls in the lower Shivalik regions of the Himalayas. It is a peaceful and a quick getaway from the capital of India, New Delhi. We traveled from Delhi to Haridwar in February this year . The name Haridwar will translate roughly as ‘the…