Travel writer specialising in southern and east African destinations. Contributor to Condé Nast Traveller and National Geographic Traveller.
Based in De Waterkant, Cape Town · 3 stories for KOPJE
Three hours from the nearest city, the Karoo offers something most South Africans have never seen: a sky so dark that the Milky Way casts shadows. The astronomy tourism industry quietly building itself around this fact.
18 April 2026 · 8 min read
The SADC regional travel agreement that comes into force in July 2026 will allow citizens of fifteen countries to move freely across southern Africa. For the tourism industry, it is the most significant development since the abolition of apartheid travel bans.
12 April 2026 · 7 min read
A solo self-drive through the park's southern circuit, from Skukuza to Lower Sabie. Two leopards, one lion, and the silence between.
28 March 2026 · 9 min read