One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted.  Do it now.” - Paulo Coelho   Covid taught us a lot. Having gone through this entire experience, we should…

Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart no matter where we live on the face of this earth.”- John Henrik Clarke Africa is deep in my heart and soul. I am…

I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” - Hilaire Belloc Doesn’t it feel like we’ve been waiting for 2022…

Recently I’ve had the great privilege of working with some of the best leadership experts I know. We’ve been developing a model of ‘Leadership for the Future’ for our business clients in North America and Europe.The model is built on…

There are moments that mark your life, moments when you realize nothing will ever be the same and time is divided into two parts, before this and after this. Change is the essence of life.  Be willing to surrender who…

Pleasure is found first in anticipation, later in memory.-Flaubert After a year of Covid restrictions and knowing that it’s still not over, one thing you hear more than ever these days starts with the three words “I can’t wait…”  There…

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering "It will be happier" - Alfred Tennyson The best thing about having 2020 behind us is that it makes room for all kinds of hope and optimism for 2021.…

“Reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival.” – Richard Louv I recently read a book called “Our Wild Calling” by Richard Louv. Its subtitle tells you why it is such an inspiring read:…

When this is all over – as it will be one day – we will all need time to recover and refresh. People all over the world are experiencing what is referred to in the leadership world as VUCA –…

The human animal thrives on social reconnection. We’ve always known that and we’ve always taken it for granted. It is the lifeblood of our society. Then three months ago, within a matter of days, we were suddenly deprived of our…

While around one-third of the world’s population has been in some sort of lockdown, this Mothers’ Day Mother Nature herself has a message for us. Her messengers have been many of her wildlife species who have started to come into…

For many species in nature, life-threatening stress is a daily occurrence. On Ngamo plains, close to Tasimba’s home safari camp in Zimbabwe, animals that roam there are either predator or prey. If you’re an impala, a wildebeest, a zebra, or…

Many readers of this newsletter and many Tasimba guests are leaders in business, in their communities or in society. Our CEO Hugh Coppen, who is a leadership coach and consultant (when he is not leading our safaris!) has published an…

“Take only photos, leave only footprints” is a phrase you will hear in some of the world’s most pristine places. You’ll certainly hear it on our Tasimba safari where we willingly observe it and would do so even if it…

One of the things that many guests struggle with when they first come to Africa is how to manage the harsh light during the day in their photos. It’s a new light they haven’t experienced before, with the tropical sun…