Last year I had the great pleasure of time at the beautiful Samara Private Game Reserve near Graaff-Reinet, and the big open skies and pristine land soothed my heart. Now adding to the magic, Samara will
Kenya. – While staying at the Olare Mara Kempinski in Kenya’s Masai Mara, I took a walk on the green plains. Together with my guide David Lomali and Masai Tourist Police member Mwele, we
Kenya. – Me chilling at the Mombasa bus stop before taking the ten hour bus ride through Tsavo National Park and endless remote settlements, passing traders with everything from watermelon to freshly roasted cashew nuts for
I was asked by Round the World Experts about my incredible hot air balloon flight over the Magaliesberg area: ‘We gather before dawn, hot coffee in hand huddled around an open fire to ward off
Uganda. – Almost exactly a year ago, I enjoyed an experience of a lifetime. Gorilla Trekking in Uganda. Interestingly, I never posted much on my blog back then, but would now like to share a
Grootbos. – On my recent visit to Grootbos I explored by foot, high into the hills of the reserve I’ve come to love so much, to that place where only the sound of nature is your
Switzerland – I can’t get enough of these caramel coloured fluffy cows and the song of their cowbells on the cool wind. They remain one of my favourite things from my #SwitzerlandwithSWISS.
Johannesburg. – As unlikely as it seems, on Soweto’s famous Vilankazi Street, best know to have housed two Noble Peace Prize winners, Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, there is a new attraction. A snake show.
Imagine taking a trip on the most luxurious train in the world. From Cape Town to Pretoria through the great Karoo, where landscapes surpass infinity. This is the thing of dreams, one I am lucky
Last week I joined fellow instagrammers at The Cellars Hohenort for a day filled with McGrath moments, including a tour of their 9 acre Garden with gardener Niall McKrill. We walked through the secret doorway (I made
Always. Walk a city. Yours, another, a village, a beach, a field. Walk. Breath in. Feel. It’s the best way to experience a place.
Dawn Bradnick Jorgensen
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The Incidental Tourist
The Incidental Tourist is a Personal Travel Blog of a conscious traveller with a deep love for Africa, its incredible people and the environment.
Here I bring you narratives, stories, video and photographs from my travels around the globe, including accounts of gorilla trekking in Uganda, turtle rescue in Kenya, tree planting in Zambia and setting up a temporary home in Lisbon. Not to mention falling in love with Marjorelle Blue in Marrakech.
Included too are accommodation and restaurant reviews, as well as details of the conservation efforts that I support.
A self proclaimed earth advocate and beauty seeker, I invite you to share in my love of sustainable impact travel – and the rich offerings of our beautiful world. With a long career as a Dream Holiday Maker, I can assist with travels arrangements to any of these areas too.
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