Glimpses of Seville’s Real Alcazar
Last week I wrote about our visit to Seville’s Real Alcazar. Here are some more pictures of this interesting palace and it’s beautiful gardens. For more posts in the Spain 2010 […]
The Real Alcazar, Highlight of Seville
The Real Alcazar, or royal palace, in Seville was one of the highlights of our Spain 2010 trip. While the Cathedral was bustling with tourists, the Alcazar was strangely deserted when we visited, even though […]
Traffic Rules 101 of the Pilanesberg
Although our stay in Pilanesberg earlier this year ended in disaster, we had some very unique experiences inside the game reserve itself. One of the most memorable was an encounter with a family of four […]
Have We Become Internet-Obsessed Travellers?
Our satellite dish was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm last Saturday, which means we’ve been without Internet access for four days now. At first, it was highly annoying. I missed an online appointment with […]
State of Our Rhinos Report
In September 2010 I wrote about the 210 rhinos South Africa had lost to poaching. The final number for the year was 333 dead rhinos (and that’s just in this country – the rest of […]
Scenes from Seville
Over the years it’s become tradition to climb the highest tower in a city (usually that of its resident cathedral or the local castle) to have a birds-eye view of the scenery. In Seville, we […]
Seville’s Magnificent Cathedral
The Seville Cathedral, locally known as Catedral de Santa María de la Sede, is the third largest church in the world. With my penchant for Catholic churches, it was inevitable that it would feature as […]