Nothing like Namib
Albert Buhr stalks unlikely love in the desert. I couldn’t say where I’d heard it, but I knew it came on good authority. We were discussing films when I told some friends at …
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Mossel Bay – more than mussels and a bay
Mossel Bay hugs a swathe of Indian Ocean with the moody blue Outentiqua mountains as its backdrop. Temperate weather conditions prevail almost year-round, and there are many unique attractions and plenty of …
Thula, Thula Kuhle Drakensberg
Settings of Sheer Magnificence Some people run across the entire uKhahlamba-Drakensberg in a few days. Others prefer to hike this spectacular Drakensberg Traverse in a week. Some of us have even flown …
Searching for Norway’s Trolls
For every unusual rock face, dramatic peak or epic natural phenomenon in Norway, there’s a myth or legend that’s to blame. In fact, it would seem, as malicious as Norway’s trolls have …
I’m on a boat
Why fly into a city when you can float there? When it comes to Venice, there’s simply no better way to arrive in this intoxicating destination than on a boat. With its …
Lying low in Laikipia
For a moment it looked as if Boris was thinking of sleeping with someone else. Tugging his beaded leather collar, I patted my cosy pile of blankets. It didn’t take much persuading …
Chillin’… like Bob Dylan in Mozambique
I like to spend some time in Mozambique The sunny sky is aqua blue… And all the couples dancing cheek to cheek It’s very nice to stay a week or two And …
Mad over Manhattan
Americans do Christmas right – and a White Christmas in New York is the fairy-tale festive holiday. We spent a whimsical week discovering Manhattan and got exactly what we wished for. As Manhattan …