Every visitor who comes to South Africa and is going on safari asks me what to pack . . . and then they obsess, visit an outdoor store ten times, and obsess some more. I have seen guests climbing onto safari vehicles in skinny jeans clutching designer handbags as well as guests in vests covered in pockets, floppy hats, and those hideous pants that zip-off into shorts.
When I moved to South Africa, I decided to pick up my old photography hobby and bought a 100-400mm lens and starting photographing animals on safari.
My colleagues at work have nicknamed me Safari Girl, since I spend every long weekend in the bush. Even I will admit that I earned the moniker when I went on safari two weekends in a row.