From the air I stared out at the endless expanse of red-brown dirt roads and silver tin roofs spread below me. Home to over 1.7 million people, Lusaka is one of the developing…
The World’s Top 10 City Skylines
Is there anything better than to fly over a city and to catch a glimpse of its magnificent skyline? Choosing the 10 greatest skylines is of course highly subjective, yet…
The Book Shop: Scotland’s favourite bookstore
Wigtown is Scotland’s book town, home to more bookstores than any other town in Scotland (more than a dozen). And The Book Shop is Wigtown’s favourite bookstore (or perhaps…
Scotland’s book town: Wigtown
When next you find your way to Scotland, do yourself a favour and visit Wigtown, Scotland’s book town and an absolutely charming place to spend a few days. It’s not only loaded…
Ristrettos and ricotta hotcakes at Ritual, Jo’burg
“Part of the secret in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside” – Mark Twain This is the motto Ritual restaurant lives by. Situated n Sunninghill,…
The Eurostar experience
I think one of the (many) funny things about being South African is how we think the rest of the world is so far advanced in comparison to us. In many ways they are, of course,…
