SoloSouth Africa
The Karoo, slowly: four days from Graaff-Reinet to Prince Albert
A solo road trip through big skies and small dorps — where I stayed, what I spent and why I'll never rush the R407 again.
A South African travel journal
Pack the padkos. Bring the passport.
Slow roads and open skies — solo or with the whole family, from the Karoo to Kyoto. Honest stories, real costs in rand, and the little things that make a trip easier at any age.
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FamilySouth Africa
Three grandkids, one minibus and the Drakensberg
A family week in the Champagne Valley: hikes small legs can manage, rainy-day rescues and the self-catering trick that saved our budget.
SoloJapan
Solo in Kyoto at 67: temples, trains and a very patient tea master
My first big overseas trip alone. How I planned it, what the rand bought, and the moment I stopped feeling like a tourist.
Sossusvlei with the family, on a budget
Red dunes, a borrowed 4x4 and a cooler box full of boerewors — our self-drive family trip into Namibia.