Travel Books, Movies and Museums to take you there
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, now’s not the time to travel. So here’s a compilation of travel book, movies, museums and art galleries to take you there.
How to Find Cheap Flights and Save R750/$50
This post details various ways to find cheap flights, no matter where you’re flying from or to or your nationality, and includes a R750 ($50) discount on international flights and a R150 ($10) on domestic (South African) flights, thanks to my partnership with Online Travel…
The 100 most-visited cities in the world
If you’ve ever wondered where the rest of the world travels, whether it’s for leisure or business, the numbers are in. Each year Euromonitor International tracks arrivals in 400 global cities. It releases a list of the 100 most-visited cities (with stays of at least…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Travel Deals
Updated on 28 Nov (8PM) – check new entries under each section: transportation, packaged deals, accommodation, and experiences and tours. I’ll continue to update this post as more travel deals are announced. It’s that time of year again, Black Friday and Cyber Monday Travel Deals…
Three weeks in India: From North to South (day by day)
I love travelling solo. (Here are some awesome destinations for solo female travellers.) Though there are certain destinations where I take comfort in travelling with a guide and fellow travellers, especially if it’s my first visit. I undertook my first group tour with other travellers,…
Mumbai in 24 hours
Fashion capital, coastal metropolis, Art Deco enclave, Bollywood epicentre, financial hub. No matter how you chose to describe it – Mumbai is anything but boring, especially when you only have 24 hours in which to explore India’s largest city. As we step off the train…
Vilanculos Vacation: Everything you need to know
Claiming a sand bar island as your own, floating in the lukewarm cerulean waters of the Indian Ocean, and indulging in pastéis de nata, freshly-caught King Prawns drenched in garlic butter sauce, washed down with 2M beer are reasons enough to visit Mozambique’s seaside town…
Marseille: Exploring France’s oldest city in 72 hours
During my fourth visit to France earlier this year, I visited the Haute Alps and Provence regions with a base in the country’s second largest city. Between Marseille’s history as France’s oldest city and its contemporary façade, there’s much to do during a three-day visit…
Solo Female Traveller? Ideal destinations for you
The Solo Female Traveller trend is growing. At the end of last year I wrote a comprehensive post about The Rise of Solo Female Travel outlining tips and trends. It talks about how more women, of all races, ages, occupations and with various interests are…
Bathurst and the World’s Biggest Pineapple
Bathurst, a sleepy frontier town in the Eastern Cape Province, boasts the world’s largest pineapple and South Africa’s oldest continually-licensed pub.
LGBTQI+ Travel: Gay-friendly African countries + travel tips
LGBTQI and gay-friendly travel in Africa. Here are the 22 most gay-friendly African countries to travel to from South Africa and Reunion Island to Rwanda and Botswana.
The 2019 South Africa Travel Calendar
This is a comprehensive month-to-month travel calendar of what to see and do in South Africa in 2019. The guide includes bucket list things to do in Mzansi from music, cultural and beer festivals to epic trail runs and surfing competitions.
Farewell 2018, Hello 2019
As has now become an annual tradition, at the end of each year, I trace the memories of new destinations I’ve discovered and those I have explored anew, through my photographs.
The Rise of Solo Female Travel: Tips and Trends
In Art of Travel, Alain de Botton of The School of Life captures the reasons why I prefer solo travel. “It seemed an advantage to be travelling alone. Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity…
NIROX Sculpture Park: Winter Art Festival & Musical Concerts
It’s long overdue but I finally visited the NIROX Sculpture Park to see the annual winter art festival – thanks to @za5 for taking me along. It is found within the 15-hectare Khatlhampi Private Nature Reserve in Gauteng just 45 minutes from Johannesburg city centre. There are a…
13 Nelson Mandela Tourist Sites in South Africa You Must See
Today (18 July 2018) we celebrate the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth in the hamlet of Mvezo, near Mthatha in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. Madiba, Rolihlahla, Tata, Khulu, Dalibhunga, no matter how you know or refer to him, he is the symbolic father of our democratic…