Today was the day, or so I had hoped, to do my first ever sky dive. Unfortunately despite the beautiful weather we’d had up until this point some sort of cold front that brought with it mist and the threat … Continue reading
Technically the Garden Route stretches on the national road the N2 from Mossel Bay to Storms River finishing just shy of Port Elizabeth and our ultimate destination the Shamwari Game Reserve located on the Eastern Cape but nevertheless this is … Continue reading
Today Shona, who I will from now on call the Nimble Mountain Lion because that girl sure can scale a wall like nobody’s business, was gracious enough to take us through the ropes of indoor rock climbing at her local … Continue reading
Everyone should act like a monkey now and then. Though having said that many of you probably already think that you work with a bunch of monkeys and … well, I better not continue with that train of though! 🙂 … Continue reading
Photos are here. Hong Kong has long been a favourite destination for shoppers but to my relief Hong Kong is also so much more than that. For a place so small geographically there was still plenty to do during our … Continue reading
Windsor is a comfortable train ride away from London and makes for a nice day out. There are the typical attractions of Windsor Castle, Eton College, and of course Legoland. But Windsor also has great shopping and great food. Although … Continue reading
Nikko is a definite cultural must go for a visiting tourist. Understand that 70% of the Japanese observe Shinto; 60% are Buddhists; 0.8% Christians therefore many are of both faiths – apparently observing Buddhism for ancestral worship and Shinto for … Continue reading