An unabashed tourist and her family explore the world one holiday at a time.
In December 2015 Gareth and I went on what is generally known as a babymoon – a holiday just before a baby arrives. The little traveller was due in two months and we thought it would be a good opportunity for us to get out of the house one last time to explore some familiar and unfamiliar sights in South...
Seagulls soaring overhead, waves crashing on the rocks, cold sea spray on bronzed skin, the salty taste of the ocean on our tongues, and a lighthouse towering above us. This is my quintessential memory of Cape St Francis, a place of the heart, as I’ve written before. We’re fortunate in the fact that my father owns a holiday house in...
The tiny little holiday town of Cape St Francis is one of our yearly holiday destinations. It’s the ideal place to kick back and relax, to get away from the crowds and get back in tune with nature. Although the town is better known for its waves (it’s about a 30 minute drive from the well-known surfing hot spot, Jeffrey’s...
Winter is coming. The sun streaming in through my bedroom curtains no longer rouse me, and my cockatiel looks at me accusingly when I wake him up in the mornings, ruffling his feathers disgustedly as if to say: “I don’t have to get up yet, even if you do.” There is a chill breeze early in the mornings and the...