Richard Holmes

Sep 12, 2024 | selamta.ethiopianairlines.com | Richard Holmes

Here’s how to get the most out of Cape Town’s iconic landmark Hiking boots at the ready – Table Mountain from afar / Image: Adobe Stock On any visit to Cape Town, South Africa, it’s all but impossible to ignore the Table Mountain National Park. Towering a kilometre above the city’s iconic beaches, the mountain range stretches from the bustling downtown district to the tip of Cape Point.

Sep 12, 2024 | selamta.ethiopianairlines.com | Richard Holmes

There are many good reasons to visit the South African Winelands. For starters, well, there’s the wine, and at local cellars you’ll find world-class releases selling for a fraction of the price you’d pay in Napa, Bordeaux or Barossa. The region’s culinary scene is also on fire, as talented chefs turn out everything from high-end fine dining to seasonal farm-to-fork fare. Throw in an array of fine hotels and country lodges, and you have all the makings of a memorable escape.

Jul 3, 2024 | businesslive.co.za | Richard Holmes

The skies above the acacia forest are the deep blue of early winter and there’s not a cloud to be seen above the turbid waters of the Zambezi River. A pleasant change from the grip of a Cape winter, I think, as we trundle out of Chikwenya Camp for an afternoon game drive. The rains are long gone here in northern Zimbabwe, and the dust hangs lazily in the golden light of sunset, but the deluges that define the summer months are still written in the sand.

Jul 2, 2024 | timeslive.co.za | Richard Holmes

03 July 2024 - 08:00 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Ngala Private Game Reserve Treehouse. Sometimes less really is more. Even in the world of luxury travel, where hotels and lodges lean into eye-catching design, devilish detail and OTT offerings in a bid to grab our attention and wallets.

Jun 25, 2024 | timeslive.co.za | Richard Holmes

26 June 2024 - 11:35 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. We weren’t 30 minutes out of Virginia Airport, flying a few thousand feet above the coast, before the Wild Coast rolled into view. Gone was the industrial sprawl of Durban, and the Gatsby-esque seaside mansions of the south coast. No more manicured golf estates.