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Author: skytash

North or South of the River?

I’m sure this battle rages in many great cities.  In most of these the difference between North of the River … More

Canary Wharf, England, Frankfurt, Greenwich, London, river, River Thames, Thames

Ship, store or salvage

Anyone who has interrupted their travels to settle down for a bit will have gone through what I’m going through … More

India, packing, South Africa, storage, travel

Travelling up to 10,000 feet or more

When the weather and my wallet allow, I find a small aeroplane with a willing pilot, climb in, let the … More

aeroplane, airplane, aviation, freefall, head down, motorbike, Oxfordshire, parachute, parachuting, pilot, skydive, skydiving, Texas

Cloudy Panorama Drive – 2011

On my second day in Mpumulanga, I decided to have a bit of a lie-in and take the Panorama Drive.  … More

Africa, Mpumalanga, panorama drive, potholes, sharp cliff, South Africa, travel, waterfalls

Sabi Sand Wildtuin – 2011

I arrived at Hippo Hollow too early to check into my room, so spent some time wandering around the estate … More

Africa, animals, elephant, game reserve, giraffe, kudu, leopard, rhino, Sabi Sands, South Africa, springbok

Capetown – 2006

Before I left the UK to go to South Africa, anyone and everyone told me I just HAD to go … More

Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, travel

Rustenburg – 2006

At the beginning of October, my father came to South Africa.  He is an oil, gas and coal engineer and … More

Africa, Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, Magaliesburg, South Africa, train, travel, Witwatersrand

African Spring – October 2006

Many of us have a concept in our heads of Africa being large expanse of brown dust with a strip … More

Africa, jacaranda, South Africa

Magaliesburg – 2006

Monday 28th August was a bank holiday in the UK and in true offshoring tradition, having worked on Freedom Day … More

Africa, animals, South Africa, tortoise, village

Kromdraai Reserve – 2006

Kelly and went to the Kromdraai Lion and Nature Reserve, which is around an hour away from Sandton, to the … More

Africa, animals, lion, ostrich, South Africa, wild dog

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