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 […]
Swimming in the Adriatic Sea
We chose to explore Slovenia and Croatia via campervan because of the freedom this method of travel would allow us. We could pack up and go as we please, sleeping over wherever we found a […]