Tropical Trotters – Hogs of the high sea
“Your passport should take about two years”. Such was the hospitality of this Bahamian island that the locals had decided to keep us. Jan Norman experiences some surprising swimming companions and new …
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Morocco – a total assault on your senses
Feeling disorientated and dopey from a long flight, I woke to the sound of a muezzin’s cry. Drawing open the curtains, I looked down on the white city. To my left, elegant Art …
In awe of Namibia’s desert elephants
Under a morning sky of candyfloss pink, long-horned Nguni cattle walk in single file in search of grazing for the day. Here in Damaraland, the earth is scorched and the remaining grass …
Conquering Mount Rinjani
The dirt road ends at a clump of trees. We jump off the back of the jeep, put on our backpacks, and follow our guide, Pardi, into the rice fields. Our group …
Divine Islands of Africa
Mauritius – Rodrigues As we descend through the light clouds, Rodrigues reveals itself – a floating green planet, with its surrounding coral reef tenderly hugging it like its own atmosphere; the colour …
Ghostly goings on in Kimberley
Story by Mike Simpson Photographs by Jeanette Simpson A dark night in Kimberley. Not the ‘dark and stormy night’ of the clichéd horror story; but dark and gloomy enough, given the tales …
Skiway to Heaven in the French Alps
It’s a ruthless ride to the bottom and, as a beginner skier, I’m nowhere near ready for it. My boyfriend, Adam, on the other hand, has progressed from beginner to pro-snowboarder at …
White-water Rafting down the Zambezi
Time almost appears to stand still as the washing machine effect of the powerful rapid plunges its latest victim below the water’s surface before finally spitting me back out to mercifully grab …