The backpackers guide to… back
Travel

The backpackers guide to… backpacking [infographic]

When you’re out on the open road, your pack becomes your wardrobe, your tool shed and your mantelpiece. But an undisciplined backpack makes for a troublesome trek; heavy and awkward, with your passport last seen somewhere between smelly socks and an unfinished bottle of flat lemonade.

Oh the (41) places you can go
Travel

Oh the (41) places you can go on a Schengen visa

So much has been written about the Schengen visa, but I don’t know of any other South African that has been to all of the Schengen countries, including the 15 additional countries this visa allows you to visit. It only took 45 trips to Europe to do them all.

Sacramento – an 8km hike throu
Lifestyle

Sacramento – an 8km hike through jaw dropping beauty {photos}

Join me on a tranquil retreat to South Africa’s very own Sacramento. A place of unspoilt settings, attractive seascapes and diverse landscapes that leaves you feeling like you just came back from northern Ireland.The circular trail starts at the bronze cannon at Schoenmakerskop, which points towards the Sacramento, a Portuguese galleon that was wrecked in […]

Sable International
Opinion

‘Finding’ yourself in a foreign place

I arrived in London three years ago – ‘fresh off the boat’ as everyone here likes to say – with a view to stay two months or so. It wasn’t the plan to stay. I liked the sunshine too much; I’m proudly South African, not a tea drinker.