Tag: Travel

My thoughts: River of Gold – Narratives and exploration of the great Limpopo. Peter Norton, Michael Gardner and Clive Walker.

February 20, 2025

Synopsis: Three authors unpack the stories of the Limpopo River. This book is a treasure chest of history, information and stories of the second-longest river in South Africa in the words of the authors themselves: South Africa’s most iconic river.” The stories cover everything anthropological to everything natural and take you on a 248-page, 1750-km-long … More My thoughts: River of Gold – Narratives and exploration of the great Limpopo. Peter Norton, Michael Gardner and Clive Walker.

Country People – Meet Jaco Kruger, Plettenberg Bay

November 14, 2018

Meet Jaco Kruger Owner of Offshore Adventures, an entrepreneur with a passion for the ocean. I briefly got to meet Jaco, last year August, when a mutual friend organised for me to go with on a seal diving experience. Unfortunately, the weather turned fast on that day and we also saw quite a few Great … More Country People – Meet Jaco Kruger, Plettenberg Bay

Introduction to our New Home in the Govuro District, Mozambique

October 8, 2018

Our boxes are unpacked and I finally have time to share with you are new home! My husband has accepted a position to manage a cattle farm here in Mozambique and the opportunity came as an answered prayer for our family. It will be a different life to what we are used to in some … More Introduction to our New Home in the Govuro District, Mozambique

Country People – Meet Janine Joubert from Jeffreysbay, Eastern Cape

August 22, 2018

Meet Janine Joubert, mother of two and wildlife videographer.  I met Janine a couple of years ago when she visited the previous farm where my husband and I were working and really enjoyed her bubbly personality and her love for the wildlife on this beautiful continent we live on. Where do you work and live? … More Country People – Meet Janine Joubert from Jeffreysbay, Eastern Cape

Country People – Meet Villiers Steyn from Hoedspruit, Limpopo

August 15, 2018

Meet Villiers Steyn, professional photographer and photographic safari guide. My first impression of Villiers was through articles he wrote when he was a journalist for the Go!/Weg! magazine. I always really enjoyed his articles. It was also a recent article in the Africa Geographic Magazine that prompted me to interview him for my Country People … More Country People – Meet Villiers Steyn from Hoedspruit, Limpopo