Postcard of the Week: Townships in South Africa
I discovered on my trip to South Africa that this is a country of contrasts. Distinctions between wealth and poverty are painfully evident, with the […]
DTour Part 3: House-hunting in Hollywood
Well, house-hunting for my hypothetical future house. I’ve just been staying at the DoubleTree by Hilton Maya Hotel in Long Beach for two nights and I’ll go […]
DTour Part 2: Strolling around San Francisco
After two lovely nights at the DoubleTree hotel in Sonoma Wine County it was time to move onto the next stop of my DTour. However I […]
DTour Part 1: When in Sonoma Valley… Drink a lot of wine!
Ever since July I have been aching to get my DTour started! It’s a trip I was lucky enough to win in a competition run by […]
Cape Town Part 4: Surviving My Shark Encounter…
I’m pleased to say that I have bravely battled no fewer than 12 great white sharks and I have lived to tell the tale. And […]
Cape Town Part 3: The Winelands
The area around Cape Town is also known for its excellent wines, and South Africa actually hold the no.8 spot in the world for quantity […]
Postcard of the Week: Antique postcards of the Ligurian Coast
Last week I wrote about the antique postcards of Genoa that my dear friend Annalisa showed to me (check out her blog at Viaggio Vagando). She also showed me these […]
Visiting Alexandra Township in Johannesburg with One Young World
One of the most valuable parts of the One Young World summit in South Africa was the opportunity it gave us to explore the real […]
Cape Town Part 2: The Cape Peninsula
The Cape of Good Hope is the most south-westerly tip of the African continent and juts out into the Atlantic Ocean as a thin and mountainous […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 