Lise Kargaard

If you’ve traveled to Zimbabwe or heard stories from those who have, you’ll have an idea of just how memorable it is. Truly exceptional guides and rangers With so much wide-open wilderness and vast tracts of wildlife regions, many Zimbabweans find themselves naturally working in tourism, and for most them, all their lives. It’s not Read More

As our team of travel consultants bustled into Monday morning with their trademark hustle, and my PC flickered to life, I wondered how my client, Jim and his wife, had settled back into ‘civilization’ after the Botswana safari we designed for them, incorporating a very special request: a return to Kwando Lagoon… Dear Lise, As I mentioned in an earlier Read More

When I was called upon to have a little toddle off to Santorini for a bit of a look-see, I couldn’t help but subconsciously get my Shirley Valentine on. Granted, I’d like to think I’m not quite old enough to pull off a bored Liverpudlian housewife stuck in a matrimonial rut, especially seeing as I’m rather happily Read More

About a year ago, the Lion Sands River Lodge, in the Sabi Sand Reserve succumbed to fire and was destroyed to the point that a brand new building would replace what was once there. It should be noted that the fire was contained quickly and that nobody was hurt when this spontaneous combustion occurred. Guests Read More

That an elephant was blocking our approach to the small airstrip was almost definitely a coincidence, but I love a bit of portent. You see, it was US election time and the improbable ascendency of the Republican elephant to the White House was happening whilst I and some travel biz colleagues were doing a spot Read More