Synchronicity, ofwel wonderlijk toeval.

Synchronicity, or miraculous coincidence.

by | Aug 31, 2023 | Wilderness

‘Boy, this happens all the time…’. That's what Ian Read, The famous South African wilderness guide, said during our podcast ‘Leaders into the Wild’ #10. Niek and I talked to him about synchronicity, or ‘meaningful coincidence’. As an introduction, I asked Ian...
Solo in de wildernis

Solo in the wilderness

by | Aug 31, 2023 | Wilderness

When it's already light, I wake up from the concert of the birds. I doze some more and then get up. Nature is awakening. Together with weed I do some yoga exercises that he suggests to me. I still have a lot to learn. Everyone is waking up a little now. What time would it be...
Reflectie in de Wildernis

Reflection in the wilderness

by | Aug 31, 2023 | Wilderness

I'm sitting on my own on a large rocky plateau that rises above the water of the river. The water level is low and much of the sand bed can be seen. We have already crossed this river, the Black Umfelozi, a couple of times, and the water did not reach further than ours...
A Sacred Place

A Sacred Place

by | Aug 31, 2023 | Wilderness

"A Sacred Place "for a deep nature experience Do you have to go all the way to Africa for deep nature experiences? Can it be done somewhere closer to home? These are questions I am often asked. Are such "Sacred Places" also to be found in places like...
De Rhino en de Oxpeckers

The Rhino and the Oxpeckers

by | Aug 16, 2023 | Wilderness

It's the middle of the night and I'm sleeping soundly. I lie in my sleeping bag on my sleeping mat. The sound of an elephant wakes me up. I smile when I realize where I am. In the wilderness of Imfelozi. I'm in a billion-star hotel. The Milky Way stretches...