Category: misc

Regular readers will have realised that this blog has been quiet again the last few months. There are two reasons for this: I’m not one of those brave people who think flying with toddlers is fun I’ve been focussing on my author career, ploughing all my available time into writing fiction While the second reason will take priority for the foreseeable...

No matter how good your intentions, sometimes even the best laid plans fall apart. Earlier this year I wrote about our travel plans for 2017, and I was particularly excited about our trip to Knysna for the Easter weekend. Well, that never happened. I think I easily spent about four to six hours scouring all my favourite booking sites for...

There’s something undeniably sad about a travel blogger who doesn’t travel. Sure, I have a lifetime of memories and have done my fair share of travelling over the years, but memories can only keep you going for so long. There comes a time when reminiscing just won’t do anymore. It’s time to get out there and go exploring again. Easier...

As is my habit at this time of the year, I’ve been reflecting on my resolutions for 2016 and everything I want to accomplish for 2017. Embarrassingly, everything that was on my to-do list for this past year is also on my list for next year. In my defence I’ll state that it’s quite difficult to get anything done with...

It’s that time of the year again when people tend to sit back and ponder the inevitable passing of time, where we wonder where 2015 went in such a hurry and why we never got the time to do anything we had planned for the year. Inevitably, we still make lists about things we want to do in 2016. With...

I can’t believe it’s been three months since my last blog post! No, I’m not dead, for those who were wondering. It started off with Gareth and I quickly zipping off to the coast for a week in Cape St Francis and before I knew it a month had gone by without any blogging, after which I completely fell out...

I recently got a new smartphone (yay!) and now, like with all new toys, find myself completely obsessed with it. There are so many apps to play with and the novelty of having my Kindle, my camera, my feedreader and my phone all rolled into one will never wear off, I’m sure. Gone are the days when all I wanted...

The last few days all flights to the USA heading for New York and Washington DC were cancelled due to Superstorm Sandy. This made me once again realise how lucky we are to be living in South Africa. Sure, we have crime, poverty and a history of racism, but at least Nature leaves us in peace, which is more than...

Last week Sunday, completely out of the blue, we sang a Christmas song in church. Now this caught me so off guard, it being only the beginning of October, that I’m afraid I missed most of the rest of the sermon as my mind wandered through fond memories of past Christmases. In my defence though, many of those memories were...

Gareth and I attended the Getaway Travel and Wildlife Photography Workshop hosted by Dylan Kotze this past Saturday. The workshop was 4 hours long and we were presented with such a wealth of information, tips and tricks that I almost feel like I should now be certified as an Advanced Beginner Photographer! Not only did Dylan fill the session with...