Posts tagged South Africa

It’s that time of year again where I think back over the last year of my life, celebrate my successes, forget my failures, take out …

Last weekend was spent at Groot Constantia. Constantia is the leafy, undulating valley hiding behind Table Mountain’s more famous face. The weather was perfect, the …

I am an immigrant – and thus by definition an emigrant, as well – by descent. Parents and grandparents on both sides of my family …

Integration in the Rainbow Nation Integration is a hot political topic in the UK. The Nanny State wants to be integrated. In many of its …

So, I got mugged. Never a particularly fun experience. But, luckily, I wasn’t alone, and Patrick, whom you’ll remember from previous blogs, handled the situation …

I’ve been hibernating. Like a chubby Grizzly I’ve retreated into my down-feather-and-Egyptian-cotton bed, closed the shutters, put my phone on silent, and said good-bye to …

From the nature of my posts before my absence, you might have guessed that I’ve spent the last few weeks doing exactly what I had …

I love day trips. I would say I see them as little escapes from the routines of city life, but I have neither much routine …

As part of my ‘living life to its max’ philosophy, I’ve spent the last few weeks jotting down things I really want to do, in …

Earlier this year I found myself in the midst of some new people, in a small town in South Africa that I visited for the …