Beautiful Lake Bohinj
Lake Bohinj wasn’t on our original must-see list while in Slovenia, but it turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip! After a few scorching days in Croatia, we jumped in the […]
We’re Going on an Adventure – Again!
After almost 4 years of being stuck in South Africa (thanks Covid!) we’re finally boarding a plane in a few days’ time and heading for Europe again! We will be flying via Qatar on plane […]
Hot and Bothered in Dubrovnik
We arrived in Dubrovnik on the heels of the worst heat wave Europe had seen in decades. I think it must have been over 38°C in the shade! A recipe for disaster when you’ve just […]
Discovering Diocletian’s Palace in Split
I smile indulgently as I watch my little hooligan jumping on the remnants of a toppled column in a quiet corner of the Diocletian’s Palace complex. Gareth is off on his own, exploring the Game […]
A Year of Local South African Child-Friendly Vacations
I’ve always wanted to be one of those people who regularly go on short breakaways. You know the kind – more often than not you get an out-of-office reply than an actual response. They seem […]
Plitvice Lakes: A Nature Lover’s Paradise
If you’re a nature lover, then the one thing you shouldn’t miss while in Croatia is a visit to Plitvice Lakes. Think turquoise lakes, cascading waterfalls, verdant green forest, and endless wooden walkways. Trust me, […]
Pebbles, Pizzas and Pretty Seascapes
Our foray into Croatia hadn’t been too successful thus far. After the beauty of Slovenia, Croatia with its quiet (read: boring) mountaintop towns and disastrous campsites (truly horrendous) was not living up to our expectations. […]
Book Review: Always Italy – Frances Mayes & Ondine Cohane
I thought I knew Italy pretty well and have seen most of the things I wanted to see in that country, but Always Italy definitely proved me wrong. Mayes (of Under the Tuscan Sun fame) […]
Motovun: A Mountaintop Village
Our Croatian guidebook said not to miss Motovun, a popular mountaintop village in Istria. We didn’t need any further encouragement and watched in excitement as the town, indeed spectacularly located, drew closer. Like all medieval […]
Book Review: Elders – Erns Grundling
Although I recognised his name from reading various Weg magazine articles, Erns Grundling really came to my attention while watching the Kyknet series Elders: Die Camino. I thoroughly enjoyed his very South African take on […]