The honeymoon’s over (and has been for a while)—now you have a whole family to consider, and you’re wondering how to make a safari work. We run down three properties that offer South Africa’s best; tailored specifically to babies, kids, and teenagers. Visiting Africa with a family requires plenty of special considerations. Malaria risk areas […]
Now that Halloween candy is marked down to half price, it’s only a matter of time before the malls are filled with Christmas carols reworked by pop stars, and all the merchandise to go along with it. But Santa, what we want this year is really quite small. It could fit in the slimmest of […]
Most people visiting Asia think of huge temples, amazing food, and busy everything. Everyone wants to snap a picture of a monk, 14 people riding one scooter, or a water buffalo standing in the middle of a busy highway, but that’s not all there is to it. While playing around with macro photography on my […]
On all of my previous trips to Switzerland, I bought a lot. Not just enough to fit a suitcase. I’m talking multiple suitcases, small fortunes spent in chocolate alone and coats packed full of goodies to bring back home to friends and family. It was a constant battle against weight limits and baggage allowances. A […]
The entire overall experience from the get go was as smooth and stress-free as one could hope for. The planning for the trip and keeping us updated via email was much appreciated. The Piglet was well done… The hikes were great and Rudston really knew how to combine moving and shaking and providing down time. […]
We’ve always said that the only way to truly know a place is to get on a plane and check it out. So we do that. A lot. This year, as every year, Trufflepig trip planners and coordinators have done a tremendous amount of research around the world. 217 days worth—by conservative count. Here’s a […]
Terre de Liens helps organic and peasant farmers receive access to land, and promotes alternative ways to share land as a common good. The 2,400 hectares of land owned by the organization supports 200 farmers in France who are committed to sustainable agricultural production. Trufflepig feels strongly about the responsible production of food and preservation […]
August 2010—Harry Eyres’ profile of a trip to a Tuscan agriturismo organized by Trufflepig. www.ft.com
What: Lamb tagine with prunes Where: Ourika Valley, Morocco When I think of prunes, I don’t normally think of dinner. However, this gem of a dish brought me around to say the least. Juicy chunks of fresh lamb braised to perfection in a quintessential (and unbelievably delicious) Moroccan tagine. The prunes virtually melt from the slow cooking, […]
No, we’ve got a bunch of other destinations up our sleeve. A city here, a region there—fresh or developing expertise in all sorts of random places. So if you’re wondering what else we know, just give us a call or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. It’s worth adding that […]
In 2011, we went on a four month trip, organised it its entirety by Trufflepig. This had three legs: the far east (six different countries), the US (including the Caribbean and Bermuda), and Brazil. Both the planning and the execution were flawless, and included a very swift reorganisation of the proposed Japanese leg of the trip […]
Leonard is the kind of guide you meet on your trip and hope to form a long term friendship with. Raised on the Cape Flats, he took a school hike as a kid that years later led him to be selected for the Hoerikwaggo guiding program. He’s grown up knowing South Africa (and specifically Cape […]
This was truly one of those special trips in one’s life. I can’t thank all of you enough for the forethought, attention to detail and execution to make this a trip of a lifetime. As we parted at the airport completely knackered, the boys hugged me and said “can we go to Italy next?” Mission […]
Thank you to you and your team for an amazing, never to forget honeymoon. It was absolutely perfect. You guys made it so easy and seamless and it was the perfect balance. — Frank A.
A ‘sounder’ is the name for a herd of wild pigs. And now you know.
Perhaps you’ve been to a cooking class before, maybe even while on vacation, creating the specialties of the region you’re in. But have you ever gone out on a hike with the chef to forage for your ingredients? Used food exclusively sourced from the farm and property around you? This is the specialty of Susan […]