Turkish Delight “ If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its Capital ” – Napoleon Bonaparte. It’s many years since that first visit. I had claimed all my time of in lieu after weeks of long shifts, booked several weeks off work, and… Read More »TRAVEL Istanbul part 1
National Women’s Day “Your purpose becomes your passion. Whatever it is, children, community, family, it is what gets you out of bed every morning” – Peggy Sue Khumalo August is Women’s Month in South Africa and August 9th was National Women’s Day, celebrating the… Read More »SLOW
Johannesburg: CITY OF GOLD “All that glitters, is not gold” -Tolkien We just got back from Joburg. Johannesburg has a reputation for being an edgy city. Mainstream media has plenty to say about that. I looked past the crime ‘hot spot’ signs and took notice… Read More »TRAVEL
Franschhoek Wine is a passport to the world – Thom Elkjer The annual Franschhoek Bastille Festival happened last weekend. At many places in this unique town, locals and visitors joined in the revelry, waiters and shop assistants wore berets and celebrations continued. It’s an interesting history,… Read More »TRAVEL
Change “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future” – John F.Kennedy Things change. We have always made a point to re-visit the people we miss in places where we’ve lived. And part… Read More »TRAVEL
Travelling by train Responsible travel is the journey. Sustainable travel is the destination – Nombulelo Mkefa There’s more and more talk of sustainable travel. It’s something that we all need to think about. Taking the train is the most environmentally friendly way of travelling (apart… Read More »TRAVEL
Napoli He who doesn’t love Naples, has yet to learn how to love life” – Anonymous This traveller’s tale begins in 1993, on a ‘girls trip’ to Tuscany. We hired a rural farmhouse for a month, our base to go to Florence, Pisa… Read More »TRAVEL
Iberia This was our first experience of flying with Iberia. We chose the airline as their schedule best suited our needs. We had hoped that for our transit time, we would enjoy glasses of Cava on the way to our departure gate. I was looking forward to… Read More »TRAVEL
Torino “Piano, piano” I’ve wanted to visit Turin for what feels like forever. This northern Italian city, is the capital of Piedmont. Turin is also the home of SLOW. Have you heard of the SLOW movement? Slow Food was started by Carlo Petrini and a… Read More »SLOW
DXB يمكن للمال جلب العروس Money can fetch the bride (money can make anything in life come true) A month of travel ended here, in Dubai. DXB has been our transit stop for so long now. The emirate is strangely familiar and unfamiliar to us, all… Read More »TRAVEL