If there is one thing I miss about living in Africa, it is small, old towns with lots of old half-timber houses and pedestrian zones with cobblestone roads. Weinheim in Germany is such a town.
If there is one thing I miss about living in Africa, it is small, old towns with lots of old half-timber houses and pedestrian zones with cobblestone roads. Weinheim in Germany is such a town.
We had been in Vietnam for a week and had travelled up the coast from Ho Chi Minh City to the ancient city of Hoi An and starting to get acclimatized to the hot humid weather and the industriousness of the people. The…
While my freshly baked husband and I were in Vietnam we travelled to Can Tho to visit the Mekong Delta. I wanted to see the famous Floating Markets, so we booked a boat trip while buying dinner at a street stall (which is…
In Karen Blixen’s footsteps I don’t think there are many people out there who have not seen the movie “Out of Africa” starring Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer and of course Robert Redford.
I was commissioned to take photographs for a book on a golf course recently and I have just received a sample of the printed version!
You think just because i flew off into the night I would keep quiet??? You should know me a little better by now! All the things one can do at night on an aeroplane!!! I mean, hellooo? check it out:
Preparations took a little longer than expected – but finally we are off!!! In high spirits and 100% holiday mode we dive straight into the first highlight of this trip: we are going on the Gautrain.
I knew it! Something’s potting. Suitcases are packed, flight tickets and passports ready… and I am also prepared.
Not only Cape Town can do this! Joburg is catching up. I find it very exciting to observe the changes and new developments in Johannesburg. Recently it feels like Joburg is starting to realise that vineyards and a beautiful coastline…
Wednesday 4 May – Country road, take me home I guess I shouted too loud. Tomorrow came and with it the open road dragging me back to Johannesburg where near obscurity almost eclipses me! But first, what better a start…
Tuesday 3 May – Luxury, discovery and my first kiss Don’t rush, take it slow. I will let you in on my smooch moment later! But first, I wake in a cold sweat before the crack of dawn. “Where am…
Monday 2 May – On top of and out in the untamed world There are good days and there are days to really remember. This is one of them. Breakfast in style and a few turns down the road and…
Sunday 1 May – Moving on down the road “Knock, knock.” “Who’s there? “Anton.” “Anton who?” “Anton you going to come and play with me?” Now if you don’t think that’s funny, then know that at three years old, Jenny…
Saturday 30 April – Moving on down the road, up the road, down the road, up… Have you ever started the day with that feeling that you got to hold on to something real tight? Well in my case, the…
Friday 29 April – The morning after the day before The perfect start to a morning after a big night out, even in a small town is to: a] start early and go out for a jog; b] grab a…
Thursday 28 April – Choked, poked and stroked Life is not always about basking in the sun and soaking up them rays. Every so often, life curves you a throw-ball and the breeze calls in. From the warm and cosy…
