By BRUCE DENNILL I should never have taken the milkshake. I had just flown business class for the first time, and there was free stuff in the arrivals lounge at Zurich Airport. I had just had a shower in…
By BEN WRIGHT “Yes, there are a lot of tourists in Iceland now, perhaps too many,” said Silvia, in perfect English and with no irony. Her daughters, who spoke English too, as well as Icelandic and Zulu, were playing…
By BRUCE DENNILL Istanbul. Home to the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Golden Horn, the Grand Bazaar, the Topkapi Palace and dozens of other world-famous tourist attractions, it’s also riddled with side roads; non-descript, non-guidebook diversions that are…
By BRUCE DENNILL Airport angst. It’s a thing. Anyone who’s felt annoyed when they’ve had to arrive at a placed composed primarily of tiles and x-ray machines four hours before they’ll be able to leave it ahead of an…
By BRUCE DENNILL These photographs were taken at the petting zoo/farmyard at Seasons Lifestyle Estate near Brits. Other people go there to invest in property or to play golf. To each his own.
By BRUCE DENNILL “Guests come here for the peace and tranquillity of nature. We therefore request everyone to be considerate towards one another and assist us in providing the very best that a tranquil, relaxing resort can provide.” And…
By TAMMY BALLANTYNE It would most likely be true to say that after summiting Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro a year ago, most other walking trips could be considered tame by comparison. This thought had crossed my mind when…
By BRUCE DENNILL In 1997, I joined a gaggle of mates for a trip to the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal for a New Years’ holiday. As it turned out, about 30 000 other people had the same idea, so relaxing…
By TAMMY BALLANTYNE There were several moments on the Otter Trail where I looked up and thought: “This is tougher than I thought it would be.” When the pack I was carrying bit into my shoulders and my trail…
By BRUCE DENNILL It’s the end of a long day. The Namibian border is within sight. This is not an area in which there are a great number of options for an evening meal, though the neat, well-run Kalahari…
