South African Culture 101

Unfortunately my time at Go Girl has come to an end, which means this will be our last trip together. So rather than focus on one particular place, I thought…

Photographer: Aimee Remani

The Water Warrior: Sheree Ann Marinus

Water.  Can you imagine a world without water?  It’s hard to believe, but that’s where we’re heading.  That is where Africa is heading.  That is where South Africa is heading….

A Boat Ride Back in Time

After living in Cape Town for almost seven years, Sporty and I finally got around to visiting Robben Island, the Mother City’s second most popular tourist attraction. Now a national…

Exploring Your Own Backyard

Too often traveling conjures up grandiose scenarios involving interminably long flights, layovers in obscure airports and many dusty hours on a rickety bus. Or at least that’s how I imagine…

Waylaid by a Naked Mexican

With the exception of places like Tsarabanjina, a small island off the northwest coast of Madagascar, which you can apparently circumnavigate on foot in a matter of hours, most cities…

Photographer: Aimee Remani

Johannesburg…At Dawn

Is Johannesburg beautiful? At first glance, One may not think it so, but this is one of the most difficult questions to answer. The story of the global metropolis as…

From Transkei With Love

The desire to understand the complex system that is “freedom” on the African continent is a strong one. It has been a mess of colorful joy and utter sadness coupled…

Journey vs. Destination

.. . . I’m an intrepid traveler. I’ve lived, visited, or worked in 20+ countries on four continents. I’ve stayed in four-star hotels and slept above pigpens. I’ve ignored State…