Mistaking Aleppo 18 March 2011 At immigration, Claire and I - the only tourists on our Syrian owned bus -... read more
Slovenia is cave country 17 January 2011 By crossing the border into Slovenia I am entering a territory about whose history and... read more
Driving around the world – Germany 1 December 2010 In a sodden grey traffic jam I find my way to the Bodensee. I had... read more
Highlights from the E-Tourism Africa Summit in Cape Town 29 October 2010 The third annual E-Tourism Africa Summit took place in Cape Town this week, with a... read more
Marinated grilled calamari – in honour of Paul, the ‘Psychic’ Octopus. 8 July 2010 Seeing as Paul the octopus correctly predicted that Spain would beat Germany in the second... read more
Let the 2010 world cup games begin! 3 June 2010 So, the much-awaited 2010 FIFA World Cup is about to kick off on home turf!... read more
Cape Town to host backpackers’ party of the year 24 March 2010 Take a lush plot of land in Klipheuwel, 17km from Durbanville, add a big screen... read more
Glhwein the German way 28 May 2009 Having spent a few months in the Austrian alpine winter, I maintain there's nothing quite... read more
