St. Helena, a tiny tropical island in the South Atlantic, intrigues with a simpler way of life due to its remoteness that harks back to yesteryear. Here you can discover its endemic species while exploring volcanic landscapes, swim with marine megafauna in warm waters, encounter…
It’s that time of year again, Black Friday and Cyber Monday Travel Deals are coming to a website and travel agent near you. I’ve compiled these travel deals by reaching out to my contacts in the travel trade. These travel deals are valid from Sunday…
Magic abounds in Poland. It’s a country where old and new coalesce, and is home to 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is a destination filled with Gothic cityscapes, medieval castles and where you’ll find a city quite literally overrun with gnomes. Mythical dragons, mermaids…
I must have been in my early teens, sometime around senior primary school when my fascination with Alaska first began. Perhaps it was the illustrated Encyclopaedia of the natural world that I was gifted for one of my birthdays or my curiosity of the unknown,…
Here’s a selection of romantic destinations around Africa based on your couple goals, whether you’re after gorgeous beaches, active vacations or all-inclusive train journeys.
You can distill your own 500ml bottle of gin at the Cape Saint Blaize Distillery in Mossel Bay during a 90-minute gin masterclass.
Now that I’m a Cape Town local, it’s easy and convenient to explore South Africa’s West Coast with day trips from the city or long weekends away. Perhaps, it’s because I’m still somewhat of a Joburger, but I’m surprised that the West Coast, which outlines…
It’s oh-so instagrammable in the Maldives. It has all the essential ingredients to capture sublime Insta-worthy shots. Some 1 192 coral islands and islets to pick from, no matter your budget whether you stay at a luxe private resort or on a local island. Yes…
This is part three of my four-part series about travelling to the Maldives in partnership with Visit Maldives and Air Seychelles. Snorkel with Manta Rays in the Maldives Ari Atoll – one of the largest atolls in The Maldives, measuring 89km by 3km – is…
Fall in love with nature and the great outdoors There’s no doubt that The Maldives is one of the most romantic destinations in the world. Not only for its spectacular location, but for its private island stays that languidly swim in the aquamarine Indian Ocean.…
(Edit: Competition closed, winner announced at the end of the blog post). Read this post if you want to stand a chance to WIN a return trip for 2 from South Africa to Maldives along with 7 nights’ accommodation in two resorts plus hotel transfers,…
The KwaZulu-Natal landscape and climate make Thanda Safari a malaria-free destination ideal for year-round Big Five game viewing, birdwatching in five-star luxury.
Réunion Island is best known for its spectacular landscapes – soaring volcanic peaks and thickly forested mountains, tumbling waterfalls, serene beaches, and wide sand plains that are reminiscent of Martian landscapes. A Air Austral: Located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and 175 kilometres…
There’s plenty of opportunity to take a shot left to explore the beauty that is Mzansi. All while boosting our local tourism sector which has been hard hit, like so many other industries, by Miss Coco-V. South Africa truly is the world wrapped up into…
Hong Kong is a sultry mix of modernity interspersed with luscious islands, floating fishing villages, stretching beaches and hiking trails. This Asian region boasts many tourist attractions that are ideal for city slickers and nature lovers.
When many of us arrive in Thailand for the first time, it might be with a luggage full of stereotypes that we’ve heard about the South East Asian nation from friends, things we’ve read or from Instagram photos. We associate it with sticky Pad Thai…
Since we can’t travel outside Gauteng province just yet, we’ve decided to do so with our tastebuds instead. The two of us have been cooking – and munching – our way through a menu of global cuisines from destinations we’ve travelled to or hope to…
In early March I made my way to the Middle East for the ‘first’ time. The last time was a transit-turned-layover in Doha. This time I was here for good to visit dear friends in Dubai, UAE, followed by journey across Oman with Desert Flower…