"It was visceral ... it was this instant love affair"

During his career, seasoned TV personality Simon Reeve traveled too many places around the world presenting television shows…but it was Africa, especially South Africa, that really captured his heart.

From the moment he first visited Zimbabwe in the 1990’s, he was captured by the smells, the air … the charms. So much so, that in the late 1990’s he moved his family to Botswana and formed a production company attached to a safari operation.

Arriving by Qantas jet in Johannesburg they immediately bought a 4WD and drove the 1500 km’s to Botswana and set up home in Maun, a service town for the safari industry.

For the next two years they lived the adventurous life…with Simon producing TV Series’ and capturing the real life experiences on safari to sell this “dream” to the rest of the world.

He describes this time by saying, “You are truely living … you’re not just existing”

This obsession continues for Simon to this day. Experience this feeling from some great imagery and stories at www.simonreeve.com.au