The views of Table Mountain, flanked on the west by Lion’s Head and on the east by Devil’s Peak, are riveting. But for the political prisoners held there between 1961 and 1994, this spectacular vista from Robben Island must have been a torment. Our tour of the island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned from 1964 to 1982, was one which scoured the inside of my mind.
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Coupons in Amsterdam
When we first met we were waiting in a vegetarian hostel for the clouds to lift and the rain to stop so that we could climb Vulcan Villarica in central … Continue reading Coupons in Amsterdam
On the Dali Trail
Melting clocks, lip-shaped sofas, surreal landscapes and unfathomable religious motifs. These things are all associated with the wildly eccentric artist, Salvador Dali, and all of these, and more, are on … Continue reading On the Dali Trail
Out in the Bush: Cheetahs and other animals
Outside our tent-style cabin at Zulu Nyala Game Lodge, gentle zebra with shadowed stripes grazed alongside swirly-horned nyala (an antelope native to Southern Africa). Monkeys cavorted between the guest rooms … Continue reading Out in the Bush: Cheetahs and other animals
Gooster on the Loose 