Progress Belongs to those who Start.
Head to Cape Town in the Western Cape region for picturesque views and diverse cultures. Be prepared to dance with the "Cape Doctor" - its notorious wind blowing up to 50 km/h. It's got multiple personalities – chills you down in summers, becomes your rogue hairdryer, or transforms into a ghostly fog orchestra at night. Keeping an eye on it...
The Voortrekker Monument, a skyscraping spectacle outside Pretoria, gives the Great Pyramids a run for their money. It's got the world's largest marble frieze and a tapestry with three million stitches - that's three million reasons to visit. Built to honor South Africa's own "Indiana Jones" types, it's more than just pretty, it encapsulates a grand saga of adventurism and self-determination. View...
Well, the traffic drama in Johannesburg has more acts than a Shakespeare play. Metropolis expansion? Check! Failed public transport solutions? You betcha! Metrobus as the knight in shining armour? Of course. World Cup sparking changes? Naturally. Alas, the dream of a seamless transport system remains as elusive as a polite honk on the highway. The inefficiencies get as complex as...
Tracing South Africa's electrifying history from early telegraph usage in 1860 to today's frequent blackouts and soaring prices, it's clear that Eskom's in a pickle. From being the pioneer of bright ideas, like illuminating railways in 1881, to now juggling load-shedding schedules, Eskom seems to be stuck in a dark loop. Between large-scale corruption, non-payment issues, and an overburdened...
Life during pandemic times: A tumultuous blend of constant travel, vanishing job offers, and precariously teetering freelance work. But wait, it’s not all gloom! Sprinkle in a chaos-induced family reunion after 40 years, the stressful soothing of a stressed mum in isolation, and a stubbornly elusive passport from Namibia. Who says variety is dead?...
When life gives you grounded flights, you turn it into a DIY-adventure at a backpacker's lodge in East London. Between wrestling with feisty toilet brushes and sipping seaside wines, we built lasting connections, grasping breadmaking, fresh seafood-cooking, and coding between sunshine bathings. Lessons in volunteering? Personal growth and lifelong friendships beat posh vacations. Travel smart, stay safe, and when...
