Perched proudly on a rocky headland, Taj Bentota Resort & Spa lets you step straight onto the sand for a quiet early-morning stroll along a stretch of coast affectionately nicknamed the Golden Mile. Roughly 60 kilometres south of Colombo – an easy, picturesque drive down the south-west coast – this sanctuary works its magic the…
Footprints in the sand share the secrets of this untamed world in Kwazulu Natal’s best private game reserve. This is the first lesson I learn on safari as we head off at dawn in a 12-seater open vehicle in search of recent paw print sightings of the world’s biggest and fastest cat.
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Riding pillion in the jungle of Cambodia with an armed man I’d only just met might sound a tad risky. But there was method to my madness. The reason I found myself clinging to Ket Utdom, a tall ranger in a khaki green uniform with a rifle slung over his shoulder, was because I’d joined…