Tag Archives: South Africa

South Africa – the most beautiful country in the world!!


1. South Africa paradiseintheworld.com / Via paradiseintheworld.com, touropia.com, buzzfeed.com, buzzfeed.com This country sweeps international travel prizes and has travellers raving about its beauty so much that it has the highest repeat tourism of any long haul destination in the world! … Continue reading

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I am now a published author – hallelujah!!! My Love Affair with Nora!!!


I have been extremely quiet over the past few months, but for a reason!  I have fine-tuned and re-read and edited, and proof-read again my novella / autobiography / travelog on my mid-life adventure of joining 5 strangers, all Norwegians … Continue reading

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Posticino Express, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town


Posticino Express I had the pleasure of spotting this little gem recently when having to wait for a client appointment in town.  It blew my socks off!!  And I dedicate it to my beloved, Kobus!  Till we are 105 and … Continue reading

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The most iconic sight in South Africa – Table Mountain


Taken with my trusted Sony Ericsson Xperia – always in my palm, so I do not miss a shot!

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I did not make it to midnight – 2014


The small bottle of champagne I chilled for myself, was empty at around 11.15 pm, and Prince Charles and Camilla even started to look quite attractive there on the Royal Variety show on television just before I sank into a … Continue reading

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Life on a farm includes kamikaze pilots!!


I woke up this morning, disoriented, not sure if I am dreaming I am ducking bombs at Pearl Harbor, or whether there was some crazed pilot hell-bent on committing suicide by flying into my house!  As Kobus had just left … Continue reading

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Adopt a dog month October – Go on, adopt a dog at the SPCA or your local shelter!


This has not been an easy few weeks.  How does one ever try to understand the mind of another human that can kill an innocent animal, clearly a domestic pet, in cold blood?  We have laid a charge at the … Continue reading

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Langebaan – my heart’s soft spot


Langebaan is a seaside town, just north of Cape Town, nestled between a hill and a lagoon with water that changes colour from day-to-day.  When the mist rolls in through the mouth of the lagoon, creeping over the hills that … Continue reading

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Getting older


I got word yesterday that a woman I used to work with, only age 59, died of cancer after a short illness.  This news came from another lady, a client for years, whom I have shared a wild and wonderful … Continue reading

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The fairest Cape has a “Spice Route”


Just like Zanzibar, the exotic island off the coast of East Africa, close to Tanzania to be precise, Cape Town was once the stop-off for fresh produce for ships en route to the East, where Europeans sailed to get spices … Continue reading

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