Carrie Hampton
Where is This Paradise Island?
This tiny island is off the north coast of Mozambique, with palm trees barely surfacing above the tropical blue Indian Ocean surrounding...
Carrie Hampton
- Jan 8
- 3 min
People mention Royal Malewane, using hushed tones reserved for those in high regard. South Africa.
This is because Royal Malewane seems to have effortlessly created a safari lodge at the pinnacle of taste, within the boundaries of...
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Carrie Hampton
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Which safari operator will buy your personal choice of wine just for you?
Repeat guests of Singita's sensational safari lodges in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Tanzania, have their taste in wine taken seriously. To...
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Carrie Hampton
- Nov 4, 2021
- 3 min
A Safari Island All To yourself - where is Tsowa?
Tsowa Safari Island, 40km upstream of Victoria Falls in the middle of the Zambezi River, is my kinda place! At 1.5km long and 400m wide,...
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Carrie Hampton
- Sep 13, 2021
- 4 min
Genius Design at Lion Sands Ivory Lodge, Kruger Area
You may think that a safari lodge decorated in no other colours than variations on black and white, could be too monotone. But it’s...
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Carrie Hampton
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
Arrive in Style at Chobe Water Villas Chobe River, Namibia
As I stepped off the motor launch into Chobe Water Villas I couldn't help giving it a “Wow”, for safari lodge décor the likes of which...
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Carrie Hampton
- Sep 6, 2021
- 4 min
Sizzling Hot at Selinda Camp, Botswana
It’s early November and I’m at Selinda Camp, north of Botswana's Okavango Delta. The rains haven’t arrived yet and it's a sizzling 45 °C!...
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Carrie Hampton
- Sep 3, 2021
- 2 min
Sublime Singita Lebombo - Kruger - South Africa
The décor, in a palate of ripening corn through straw to old oak, sang to my soul. There are things that can dramatically influence the...
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Carrie Hampton
- Sep 3, 2021
- 4 min
True Wetland Experience at Xigera Camp - Okavango Delta - Botswana
Life doesn’t get any better than being silently poled through the lily lagoons and flowing water channels of the Okavango Delta. I...
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Carrie Hampton
- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
Barefoot Beach Luxury at Anvil Bay Lodge, Mozambique
Aren’t we all looking for that special place where your footprints are the only ones in the sand and time becomes fluid ? I found it at...
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Carrie Hampton
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
Great Rift Valley Stopover at The Cliff, Lake Nakuru, Kenya
The Cliff; part safari lodge, part tented camp, with a hint of boutique hotel, melds the best of design and comfort in considered...
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