Top tips for group travel

In a couple of weeks time we’re heading to Berlin for a long weekend with a group of friends. I’m so excited, as it will…

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Afternoon tea at the Mount Nelson Hotel on our #SAroadtrip

As anyone who reads this blog regularly will know, I believe every grown up gap year needs a few luxuries along the way – no…

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A lesson in forgiveness – A trip to Robben Island in South Africa

I don’t know about you but there have been a few times in my life when I have been so angry with someone I have…

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Penguin spotting on our #SAroadtrip

When you think of animals in South Africa I’m sure what instantly springs to mind is the Big Five. But in amongst all of the…

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Ostrich riding on our #SAroadtrip

Ostrich riding on our #SAroadtrip

My guidebook began its description of Oudtshoorn with the sentence: “If you’re an ostrich, this is the place to come for work”. Now if that…

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Visiting The Owl House in South Africa

Visiting The Owl House in South Africa

I’m always fascinated when you can see someone’s personality reflected in a building they have created: from Gaudi’s obsession with detail in La Sagrada Familia…

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The Perfect Safari on our South African roadtrip

The Perfect Safari on our South African roadtrip

I guess one of the first things which spring to mind when you think about Africa is the wildlife. It’s all about safari and seeing…

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A tour of Soweto - The first stop on our South African roadtrip

A tour of Soweto – The first stop on our South African roadtrip

“In Soweto we are trendsetters. People watch us and they follow what we do,” our guide Tanbo told us before we headed out on a…

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Standing in the way of control

Standing in the way of control

I never really thought of myself as a control freak. I always considered myself to be quite a laidback, go-with-the-flow, kind of traveller. (I can…

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Our South Africa roadtrip plans

Our South Africa roadtrip plans

It feels like I’ve been talking about it for ages but I am so excited to finally be able to announce the plans for our…

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