Is it me, or is the Christmas season just getting longer and longer every year? Normally supermarkets and department stores don’t start selling minced pies and tinsel…
Anna Dairopoulos
Author for Travelstart
ROCK Girl Safe Spaces
When visiting students at a school in Manenberg, one of the many disadvantaged areas in Cape Town, India Baird asked the girls what they would need to feel safe. To her surprise,…
The best spa treatment in Knysna: Simola Spa
As with places to stay, Knysna is spoilt for choice when it comes to spas and spa treatments. It isn’t, however, spoilt for choice for places to enjoy a Rasoul treatment,…
James Bond Swaps Vodka Martinis for Wine in Cape Town
Don’t be surprised if you’re reading the latest James Bond novel and it seems strangely familiar. Carte Blanche is the title of the latest book by Jeffrey Deaver in the popular…
“Too Touristy For Me” is the Wrong Attitude
Over the years I’ve heard countless travellers express with frustration… “that place is way too touristy for me.” I admit that super-touristy places can frustrate,…
Put Your Feet Up On Spice Island
This package has expired. For up-to-date Zanzibar holiday packages please contact Travelbar. Speaking of Zanzibar, explorer David Livingstone once said, “The finest…
