What a thrilling weekend Jeanette, Annelie, and I had in Dinokeng Game Reserve, an hour’s drive from Johannesburg airport when the borders were closed. We booked into a...
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South Africa is still on Phase 4 Covid restrictions. It is so sad to hear about all the deaths and people contracting Covid. Virtually every family has been affected...
Little did I know that when I embarked on my journey to South Africa, bringing a batch of my book Hippos, Hotspots, and Homelands with me, I will encounter ‘Hotspots’...
Amazon New Release Amazon New Release! What a week this has been. The book launch was very successful. I still maintain the #1 spot in new releases for Historical...
Jambo! Break out and join us on a Tanzania and Zanzibar adventure! An article you would enjoy! I came across a delightful article in GoNomad that has specific relevance...
Where do the Xhosa people come from? The Xhosa people in rural South Africa moved down from central east Africa, settling in the Eastern parts of the country. Nelson...
Why did I call the book Hippos, Hotspots, and Homelands? Since my memoir, Hippos, Hotspots, and Homelands, will only be published towards the end of May, I...
Covid put all physical travel on hold, but it has not stopped me from planning, writing, and dreaming about future trips. The Viking cruise, Waterways of the Tsars, has...
Launching my COVID project, a new book, Hippos, Hotspots, and Homelands Yes, when I realized what a long lockdown we were in for, with no promise of traveling in sight...