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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…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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