19 September 2023

Our world is filled with constant noise and chatter, we are always switched on. We are connected ALL.THE.TIME. If we do not take deliberate breaks from these daily stresses our bodies and minds struggle to cope which can bring about mental illness like anxiety and depression. Travel often becomes an attempt to break away from the daily stresses but while travelling the external noises can still

03 November 2020

One of the best ways to explore South Africa’s vast travel options is by hitting the road. Besides the actual beautiful destinations and stopovers – the road offers interesting quaint rural towns, vast open spaces from Kalahari Desert to lush green mountain passes and a sky full of stars. Some of my best travel memories involved a car, playlists and good company on the road. Road tripping in South

22 July 2020

Travel was the first hit by the COVID19 pandemic and will also be the industry that will see the lingering impacts for many years to come. One of the biggest impacts will be on HOW we travel. The travel experience is changing on all fronts, but it is tough to imagine how much change is happening without experiencing it first-hand. Countries are still navigating when and how to open their borders

25 May 2020

Never has it taken 5 days to get to Scotland from Africa, at least not by air and not in the 35 years I have been alive. This is my COVID19 story: How I helped a client travel from Ndola, Zambia to Aberdeen, Scotland during the most uncertain and unpredictable time in travel history. Airlines were cancelling flights left, right and centre without warning. Countries were closing their borders beh

24 May 2020

I recovered this beautiful letter from one of my most beautiful clients whilst doing some spring cleaning and I couldn't help but share! The following year in 2017, she booked her 40th Birthday trip to Mexico where this photo of her was taken! Dear Lize, I just wanted to take this opportunity to write and thank you for the great service I received from you during my dad's visit to Sout

11 May 2020

The great looming uncertainty of what the travel landscape is going to look like post-COVID19 brought forward an interesting challenge for me. Besides the obvious turmoil that is happening globally right now, I was stumped about how to approach my travel blog ideas without knowing where this is all going to end, and where and when will we be allowed or able to go. I have a dozen unfinished blogs a

14 April 2020

The Eastern Cape calls to the adventurous souls with an overwhelming choice in daring activities and undiscovered corners waiting to be found. Somewhat underestimated next to its neighbour the popular Western Cape, the Eastern Cape proudly holds claim to 500km pristine coastline, stunning beaches and dunes. And who doesn’t want to visit a place that offers more sunshine per year than anywhere else

05 January 2020

It is the year 2020, how lucky are you to be alive at this very moment in this wonderful world! A world full of amazing destinations, too many to list, too many to fathom but most of us have short listed the vast options of places that we want to visit in our lifetime – our Bucket List. Although they may change every now and again and some repeat, the idea is to actively make plans to tick these s

23 August 2019

Looking down into the canyon after our transfer dropped us at the hike’s starting point was daunting enough, so the thought that I had to hike through this monster for the next 5 days had me seriously doubting my own sanity! We had been waiting a year for this and so much goes into the preparation; the backpack, the gear, the food packs, first aid kits, satellite phones, water bladders, tent or