Having recently been interviewed by cheapflights.co.za/news about what my Top Travel picks for 2015 would be; it got me thinking about what other destinations are trending at the moment as well as where else would I like to go this year…budget allowing of course. With South East Asian destinations like Singapore, Malaysia and Phillipines trending this year, a…
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Thank you Namibia
28 Days, 26 lodges, 7,851 kilometres, 2,100 photographs, 22 bowls of butternut soup and a whole heap of dust. On commission for Fodor’s Travel I visited Namibia and while I will still write thousands of words on this magnificent place, I choose to start with these. Namibia! Dramatic. Emotive. Soul-inspiring. Landscape, landscape, landscape. Namibia dawns…
Looking back at Finding Freedom
I wrote this for a contribution to a book on Transformative Tourism and thought that I would love to share it with all of you. Sometimes I go back and read it just to make sure I never forget what led me to where I am. In fact, I’m hoping it inspires someone…and let me…
Karoo National Park Surprise
Ashamedly I admit that I never truly knew enough about the Karoo National Park. So when I arrived at the modest entrance to the park, just outside the Great Karoo town of Beaufort West, I was not even sure what to expect. And as we drove along another dusty park road I waited in anticipation,…
Wanderlust Withdrawal
Dreaming of daydreaming has filled my days and nights lately. Total wanderlust withdrawal I call it. My feet have begun to itch incessantly and the red scratch marks from my nails seem to be the only pathways I am creating or following. I wonder when I will wander again. Apart from a short stint in…