Layover

How to Prepare for an Unexpected Layover

Maybe I’m just really unlucky, or I’m secretly being filmed for the reality TV show version of The Terminal, but in any case I’ve found myself unexpectedly grounded now one too many times. If this happens to you, don’t panic. You’ll likely be rebooked to the next available flight and, if the next flight is …

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Visiting Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) in a Weekend

If you’re trying to plan a trip to the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), you’ll probably have realised by now there’s very little useful information to plan your trip. To be fair, Eswatini is overshadowed by the epic Drakensberg Mountains in the south and the rich wildlife of Kruger National Park in the north. That …

Wolfberg Arch Cederberg
Hiking trip

Starry skies, Arches, & San rock art: A weekend in the Cederberg

If you’re looking for a change of scene from Cape Town or want to experience something unique during your trip to South Africa, head over to Cederberg. Just 3 hours drive from Cape Town, and you’re in an entirely different world. While fynbos is lovely and all, nothing beats some really nice rocky landscapes. The …

Bike trip

Cycling through the Swiss Alps: Alsace-Lorraine to Lombardy

When I think cycling through the Alps, I immediately think you’ve got to be Tour de France material or Hannibal on an African war elephant. But you don’t. Normal people, with a bit of practice, can do a multi-day Alpine bike ride. My sister is living proof normal people can make it through the Alps …

Road trips

Around the Yucatán Peninsula in 8 Days: Mayan Ruins and Cenotes

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or go to Mexico. That’s what we did when we couldn’t enter the USA directly from South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic due to bans on virus variant countries.  Even though Mexico was accessible for years while I lived in the States, it was never on my radar. …