Our Top Three South Afr...

I like to think that I’m quite a daring person…and always up for a challenge, so when Lara and I started planning our tour of South Africa, I just knew that we had to squeeze in a cage dive with the Great White Sharks (I don’t know what it is about danger… but I seem to hunt it...

The Best of the South A...

 The Last Word Long Beach  Just a scenic 30 minute drive from Cape Town, this is a fabulous six room boutique guest house located right on the beach in the picturesque lobster-fishing village of Kommetjie. This is one of a handful of hideaways where the sea is right on your doorstep...

Escape the cold this wi...

December’s hottest destinations! It’s cold, wet and gloomy at home, so a hot holiday in December makes perfect sense. The Caribbean is wonderful, as are The Maldives, Mauritius and Southeast Asia. Thailand gives adventurous couples the chance to experience a three stop honeymoon...

Looking for a Wild Wedd...

Makanyane Safari Lodge Makanyane Safari Lodge offers the perfect setting for a wonderfully wild yet truly romantic wedding in the heart of the African bush.  Start your married life exploring the Madikwe Game reserve with your closest family and friends, relieving you from the stresses...

The Turquoise Staff’s A...

It’s been a while since we let you know what we were up to back here in The Stables! As usual, to carry on with our excellent standard of service, our staff have ventured far and wide to get personal experience of the resorts, camps, and hotels that they then go on to recommend (or not)...

Tswalu in the Kalahari,...

The Motse itself was beautiful and fresh, reflecting local architecture but grand and still welcoming. Our room was similarly beautiful and unfussy, with the most fantastic plate glass window out to the plain, where a watering hole drew the sable and the warthogs regularly. Every meal was...