The Incidental Tourist. A Conscious Travel Blog

22/08/2024

Iconic for a reason: What not to miss when planning your trip to South Africa.

12/07/2024

A guide to whale watching in South Africa. 'Tis the season.

A Guide to Whale Watching in South Africa.

26/02/2024

Unveiling the Future of South Africa’s Oldest Wine Farm:
Groot Constantia’s New Winemaker Daniel Keulder.

An absolute privilege to have met Daniel and be allowed to tell his story in YourLuxury Africa. Don't forget to get to Groot Constantia as soon as you can to try some of his wines.

Raised in the Swartland, just an hour or so from Cape Town, Daniel developed an early interest in wine after being introduced to Bukettraube’s delicate muscat flavours while a boy. As the rare cult…

24/01/2024

My trip with you to Madagascar remains an absolute travel highlight, and I’m always grateful to be able to share the experience in photos and words 💛

Madagascar's Andasibe-Mantadia National Park.

03/01/2024

7 Trends Safari Operators in Africa Are Seeing For 2024 via Skift.

Skift spoke to a half-dozen multi-day tour operators to find out the latest booking data and guest preferences.

06/12/2023

Gonana Collection's Coral Villa, Paternoster on the West Coast in pics.
With thanks to Gonana Guesthouse for hosting my family and me.
We love it there with you.

Don't miss their current 'stay 3 nights, pay 2 nights' special offer,.
Cover pics courtesy Jaredincpt x.

Gonana Collection's Coral Villa, Paternoster on the West Coast. Gonana Collection's Coral Villa, Paternoster on the West Coast.

21/11/2023

I was invited to stay at White Lion Lodge on the Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in the Little Karoo, where joined by my mother, we enjoyed a wonderful weekend immersed in the surrounding wilderness, soaking up the warm hospitality and learning about the area and the people who have made it their mission to preserve this special part of our world.

Have a read for more on what you can expect there, and why this wonderful wilderness so close to Cape Town is an ideal place to reconnect with nature.

White Lion Lodge on the Sanbona Wildlife Reserve
Shirley Bradnick Dawn Bradnick 🦒

White Lion Lodge on the Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in the Little Karoo. White Lion Lodge on the Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in the Little Karoo.

17/11/2023

Namibia: A Journey through the Vast Land.
All the reasons why and where.

Namibia: A Journey through the Vast Land. Namibia: A Journey through the Vast Land.

24/10/2023

Western & Eastern Cape Slackpacking Trails - some of my favourite places to get lost between mountain and sea.

Diversity Trail Green Mountain Trail Chokka Trail

Western & Eastern Cape Slackpacking Trails.

17/10/2023

How Conservation and Community Are Helping to Heal the Land—and People—of Rwanda via Condé Nast Traveler

Across the East African nation, once-warring neighbors are quietly coming together to restore their natural heritage.

30/09/2023

Such a fun time at the Veldskoen Shoes Experience launch, naturally wearing my own whilst learning more about the team bringing our National shoe to the world. Always a treat to hang out with you dear Candice, and share in the (read groupie) thrill of meeting Arnold Vosloo too! To learn more about the history of these all time favourites, to visit the store or to place an order go to - https://www.veldskoen.com/ Knowing that every pair of shoes you buy goes towards putting shoes on someone less privileged 🤍

26/09/2023

Blurred boundaries - can trophy hunting and tourism coexist in the Greater Kruger?

https://www.tourismupdate.co.za/article/blurred-boundaries-can-trophy-hunting-and-tourism-coexist-greater-kruger

My column in SA Tourism Update Online which tackles a very important issue that’s close to my heart, and interest.

Dawn Bradnick Jorgensen.
A Conscious Traveller. Writer. Earth Advocate.
Curating Ethical Journeys.

23/09/2023

The thing of dreams in every shade of blue 💙

Currency Convertor€3035 per person sharing+ €1 757 single supplementThis tour includes mid range to luxury accommodation, meals, one domestic flight, transfers, vehicle, all fuel, English speaking driver/guide, park entrance fees, excursions and so much more!HIGHLIGHTS:Diego SuarezEmerald SeaThr...

19/09/2023

10 African Travel Instagram Accounts that you should be following.
https://theincidentaltourist.com/10-african-travel-instagram-accounts-to-follow/

07/09/2023

Where the Mountains Meet the Sea: Discovering the best of the Western Cape.
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Where the Mountains Meet the Sea: Discovering the Western Cape Where the Mountains Meet the Sea: Discovering the Western Cape.

14/06/2023

Exploring the Untamed Beauty of Mozambique: Vilanculos and the Benguerra Islands.
I'd happily be there right now basking in the sun. It's such a special place!

Exploring the Untamed Beauty of Mozambique Vilanculos and the Benguerra Islands.

10/05/2023

Five Lesser-Known SANParks Worthy of a Visit.
South Africa loving.

Five Lesser-Known SANParks Worthy of a Visit.

03/11/2022

Useful guidelines for travel to South Africa as we ready for the upcoming season.

Useful guidelines for travel to South Africa. Useful guidelines for travel to South Africa.

08/09/2022

My beautiful much-loved Robert Stavely Bradnick. 01.06.1932 to 06.09.2022 at 14.14.

'My North, my South,
my East and West
My working week
and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight,
my talk, my song ...'

My darling Daddy, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle, friend to many far and wide.

Loved by all who met him. A gentleman, a family man, always laughing and teasing and kissing all the pretty girls. Our reminder of the things that matter most.

My constant, my anchor, my compass, my heart. How grateful I am for the privilege of being your daughter, your Daddy's girl.

I love you always, then, and now and forever beyond.
Your Mimi ❤️

23/08/2022

From Argentina to Zambia: 7 Luxe Hotels Where ‘Going Green’ Enhances the Guest Experience.

Proving travel can be a force for good, these hotels are forging new frontiers towards a sustainable future 🌿

Proving travel can be a force for good, these hotels are forging new frontiers towards a sustainable future.

19/08/2022

Walking the remarkable Green Mountain Trail in the Grabouw mountains is an incredible highly recommended activity. I’d do it again in a heartbeat 🌱

18/08/2022

Cape Town, from Chapman’s Peak.

The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes didn't have tears." - African Proverb 🤍

07/08/2022

Mountain hike 💛
Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town.

24/07/2022

London is Calling!

A guide to the ever exciting city, as written for BusinessClass.com

The skyline of England's capital city is dominated by modern skyscrapers. Every year, architects reach further for the skies as their buildings stretch closer and closer to the heavens. However, millions of tourists flock to London every year - not for the modern spectacles - but the old, historic p...

24/07/2022

Winter in Cape Town.

08/07/2022

How To Make Your Trip More Meaningful 🤍🤍

How To Make Your Trip More Meaningful? The days of carefree spontaneous travel are long gone with quarantines and postponements, lockdowns and isolation, dread and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus dominating our plans.

30/06/2022

Cape Town, the self-proclaimed sweetheart of South Africa and the place I call home.

The self-proclaimed sweetheart of South Africa, Cape Town is alluring from the moment of arrival. It's also often voted one of the most beautiful cities in the world.