We are very grateful for this blog and are greatly saddened when the noise of the outside world keeps us from it. Partly because it allows us, as Anaïs Nin wrote, to taste life twice, and partly because it reminds of the little things that bring us joy, the odd ‘aha moment’ that is easy…
The story goes that our Chef, Sungani Phiri, was putting together a new tasting menu for Royal Chundu’s guests. Naturally he wanted to show off his culinary prowess and go with something that would meet international palates, something inspired by the mentors he’d worked with at The Westcliff and The…
“Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.” – Mary Kay Ash We wanted to introduce you to the artist known as Mabi, the man behind many of the creations around our lodge – the hippos, giraffes and…
“What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of. What the world needs now is love, sweet love. No not just for some but for everyone…” Of all of nature’s forms, the rivers of the world speak to the romantic in…
“The world may or may not be without purpose. But it’s not totally without some kind of magic.” – Magic in the Moonlight, Woody Allen The Lunar Rainbow Sometimes nature likes to present us with the odd magic trick. Just to remind us of its infinite mystique… Remind us that the magical…
I’d Rather Be Birding For some, the sight of a bird in flight stirs an instant desire to move, to travel. But in the dedicated birdwatcher, there is something of the opposite, not desire, but, rather, a contentment. Quiet awe. Rather than restlessness, the true birder is taken over by an unflinching stillness, one broken only when the…
