I am in London. Already at the Joburg terminal, waiting in queue to board the British Airways flight, I find myself in a little more Europe, a little less Africa.…
South Africa comes in at 70, stellar in all that is diversity and exploration. Vibe/Ambiance: 3 The scenery is spectacular, wildlife amazing, as people kind as can be, but I…
I am about to go from 20C = cold to 20C = hot, and I have a feeling that I can pile my layers on to my heart’s content, but…
Behind me, the guy who checked in at the same time as me, Ghys, tells Eleanor that he and his woman head to Johannesburg for the day, and thank you…
I have a choice: either continue putting one foot below the next, or completely submit to the anxiety-ridden vertigo knocking on the doorstep of insanity, ready to consume me whole…
Eleanor grants me a bike rental for the day instead of a half-day because the horror my face conveys at the news of the cancelled shuttle to Royal Natal Park…
Schools out for the summer in South Africa, meaning it’s double-time holiday season between the summer break and Christmas. Totally oxymoronic for us northern hemisphere blokes, I know, but here,…
Heaven… I’m in heaven … and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak plays in my head as I walk the grounds of the Amphitheater Backpacker Lodge, its…
Loretta nibbles crumpets and tea while I scarf down a tomato and cheese toastie at Bergville’s only restaurant, the appropriately called Bergville Inn. Here, we part ways after almost a…
Because they predict massive rainstorms and the second coming of the JC, we decide to cut the seven hour journey from Swaziland to the Drakensburg–my new destination of choice given…
Where In The World Is Gwendo? 