The first night in the desert

In April 2012 together with 48 colleagues, I walked 101km through the Moroccan Sahara. It took us five days to … More

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

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

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

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

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

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

16th June is a bank holiday in South Africa to commemorate the children who died or were injured on 16th … More

As one of my friends put it, I’m in exile again! Another continent again, however one that I have lived … More