Stepping stones in history
Before setting out on a road trip, I have the habit of studying the map of our intended route. Every so often I might spot something interesting: a marker to…
Read moreSouth Africans in The Great Escape
Exactly 75 years ago last month, 200 air force men were anxiously waiting in Hut 104 of the Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp in Nazi-Germany to escape through…
Read moreBatavia – Queen of the East
Just as foreigners flying directly into Cape Town, without stopping over to see what Johannesburg has to offer, many tourists heading for Bali miss out on Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. It…
Read moreStriking gold
Gold-digging has such a nice ring to it. One can almost hear the clanging of hammers as claims are pegged and thudding pickaxes bite into the rust-red soil. Above the…
Read moreThe Last Kaiser
11 November 2018 commemorates the end of the First World War a century ago. We know very little of one important protagonist in that bloody conflict, Kaiser Wilhelm II of…
Read moreFlying the magic flower carpet – Part 2
Part 2 [My apologies for quite a delay in uploading the second part of our magic flower carpet journey]. The return journey southwards brought us to Algeria – not the…
Read moreFlying the magic flower carpet – Part 1
It’s been on our bucket list: to see the wildflowers bursting into a kaleidoscope of spring colour. Up South Africa’s West Coast and into the Northern Cape province the arid…
Read moreExplore ancient England on the River Thames
Cruise the Thames on a boat to discover a world of cosy pubs, ancient towns and misty mornings. Want to see a different side of the UK? Book an affordable…
Read morePlagiarising a blogpost
With this article I aim to plagiarise the blog posted in 2009 by a young South African on his first visit to the town of Bethulie. Not really, of course!…
Read moreLondon’s Bankside – the side worth seeing
Most first-time visitors to London head straight for the ‘must-see’ tourist sites: Buckingham Palace, St Paul’s, Trafalgar Square, Tower of London. Or to Harrod’s for shopping – no, just browsing,…
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