a cause worth fighting for
Well, I’ve been in Europe now for about 2 months, and apologies for falling behind with updates – I’ve been busy having a damn good time or being very worn […]
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gibraltar: the rock, the monkeys, and a new beginning
By ferry, by bus, and by foot, the Rock of Gibraltar is a tough one to miss. Standing tall over the peninsula at the south edge of Spain, the rock […]
a traveller’s missing muse, and the day I got mine back
I’d made it three months and all the way to Paris, but after a day at the Louvre, I could no longer deny myself a reality that there were a […]
bungee-jumping over Victoria Falls
Looking back, I never actually had any real desire to bungee-jump. Something about jumping off a bridge with an elastic tied to my ankles and potentially getting that giant elastic […]
horse-back riding in Oudtshoorn
When presented with the opportunity to ride a horse through rolling hills, one must take it. It was yet another beautiful day in Oudtshoorn and I had the pleasure of […]
mountain biking down swartberg pass
The day started off with a long drive through rolling hills and recurring thoughts of wondering what sort of masochistic misadventure I got myself into… I was being dropped off […]
cango caves – oudtshoorn, south africa
I’d taken a break from my 54km bike ride just before the halfway point to take an extra 2km roundtrip detour up a very steep hill to see something that […]
10 reasons to visit madagascar this year
If you are up to spending even one night in a tent in the Andasibe rainforest with the lemurs, the “music” of the indri, is all the reason you will […]
bouldering in the bay – plettenberg bay, south africa
After jumping out of an airplane, it doesn’t matter how you spend the rest of your day. That sense of euphoria keeps you buzzing and all you can do is […]
monkeying around in phalaborwa, south africa
If you ever have the opportunity to look a monkey in the eye while their little fingers grip your own, you realize that they have a way of sizing you up in a glance and wiggling their way into your soul. (I swear they can see it, too.)
