A quirky ladies’ road trip: 3 100 km of fun on the Cape’s back roads
First published in the Sunday Times, November 2020 In numbers: 1 Renault 3 women 3100km I once read ‘Using a travel consultant is like a great bottle of wine. You … Continue reading
Haunted places for would-be ghost hunters in South Africa
First published in Sunday Times, October 2021 Say boo and scary on On Sunday, 31 October it’s time for Halloween again, also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve or All … Continue reading
What’s good in the hood
First published in Sunday Times, July 2022 Shoot the hood There is a local (provincial) saying that goes ‘Happiness is… being in Cape Town’. Now, be lekker about it, forget … Continue reading
Silence, rust and dust – the ghost town of Putsonderwater
First published in Sunday Times, Say boo and scary on On Sunday, 31 October it’s time for Halloween again, also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve or All Saints’ Eve. … Continue reading
Meet me in Montagu
First published in Sunday Times, October 2019 In Discovering Southern Africa the South African travel and history writer T.V. Bulpin (1918-1999) described Montagu in the 1960’s as “graced with several … Continue reading
Mind-boggling!
First published ( a re-worked version) in Khuluma, Kulula Air, December 2018 Biggest, baddest, quirkiest Since a giant koeksister monument was unveiled in the Afrikaner enclave of Orania in 2003 … Continue reading
Round the Peninsula in 8 hours – or more
First published ( a re-worked version) in Khuluma, Kulula Air, March 2019 Cape Town Cycle Tour: Support Squad In 2019 the Cape Town Cycle Tour goes back to its roots … Continue reading
There’s nothing dull about Dullstroom
First published in Public Sector Manager, February 2019 Contrary to its name the town of Dullstroom in Mpumalanga is everything but dull. This small town is probably primarily known for … Continue reading
Where a lighthouse beckons
First published in SLOW, Edition 51 George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), the Irish playwright who wrote more than 60 plays, said, ‘I can think of no other edifice constructed by man … Continue reading
Summer for geeks
First published ( a re-worked version) in Khuluma, Kulula Air, December 2018 Contrary to popular belief, the most fun you can have during summer is not playing volleyball or toasting … Continue reading
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