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Finally, the much anticipated, mystical, ethnic-styled envelope arrived. Black, roped with twine, decorated with feathers and African beads, it evoked in us a childlike sense of embarking upon a treasure hunt. We had been invited, along with five other couples, to join billionaire Sir Richard Branson and his wife, Joan, for a weekend at their private game reserve, Ulusaba. Ulusaba meaning “place of little fear”, was aptly named to remind us of the native warriors who s...