Granola recipe by Chef Liam Tomlin

Those at home with pent up wanderlust can begin their days as if they are off-the-beaten track in Singita Kruger National Park at the stylish Singita Sweni Lodge, with a bowl of indulgent yet nourishing granola. Tucked into the banks of the Sweni River, Singita Sweni Lodge is located in Singita’s private 33,000-acre concession in…

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How a Scotsman took cricket to South Africa

In 1877, young Scotsman James Douglas Logan emigrated to South Africa. Within a few years he had made his fortune through business, politics and his association with the most favoured of imperial pastimes – cricket. This is the fascinating story of how Logan, the son of a Borders railwayman, was instrumental in the development of…

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Throwback Thursday to a special steam visitor

The Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway had a visitor of note in 2013. Central Scotland’s steam railway by the Firth of Forth is run by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society. And they welcomed the 60009 Union of South Africa, an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive built in Doncaster in 1937, to their tracks. It is one…

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The Scot who’s battling to save rare animals

There are so many endangered species across the planet, but there’s a Scot who’s doing his bit to save them. Dr Ross McEwing was raised in Paisley, but has swapped Scotland for South East Asia to battle the trade in illegal wildlife. What does your work in the wildlife crime trade involve? The majority of my…

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