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TRAVEL Italy
We flew into Naples on a hot September day to be greeted by blue skies and ever looming Mount Vesuvius nearby. We caught a bus down to the port and hopped on a fast ferry to the beautiful Isle of Capri where we were picked up and driven to our fantastic hotel on a cliff overlooking the bay, complete with steps down to the beach from our private terrace outside our room. Capri is where the famous Blue Grotto ...
TRAVEL South East Asia
Our three week tour of South East Asia began with an overnight stop in Singapore on the way to Bali. Singapore is a very Westernised city and a great place to spend a day cruising around the harbour and rivers. We enjoyed a mandatory Singapore Sling at the Raffles Hotel, quite possibly the most expensive drink you will ever buy. Being typical backpackers, we were knee-deep in the shells of free nuts at the ...
TRAVEL Tenerife
TRAVEL TENERIFE Sponsored by Pearly Grey Ocean Club
After a 5 hour flight from Gatwick, I felt the wind on my face on Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It was very windy – the reason we were told is that this was the windy side of the island. During our cab ride from the airport to our hotel I noted all of the banana tree plantations: a real sign of tropical weather! We travelled o ...
TRAVEL USA
Crossing the international date line is a very interesting experience, arriving in Los Angeles from Fiji, roughly 6 hours before leaving it! After processing that I had gone back in time and was on the other side of the world, I caught the connecting flight up to San Francisco. Now, it is always best to seek advice before booking a place to stay as my hotel was extraordinary, in the bad sense of the word! S ...
TRAVEL New Zealand
The biggest surprise about New Zealand was how cold it was, a completely unexpected shock after having just spent a week on the Great Barrier Reef in Cairns. When you are on a round the world trip, you tend to pack light, so let me warn you all – New Zealand gets colder than London does! It is also a nerve wracking arriving in Christchurch, as mud on your shoes or a catastrophic piece of fruit could get y ...
THE GREAT BILTONG Taste Test
Bil (‘rump’) tong (‘strip’ or ‘tongue’) - Dutch origin
Ah biltong...South African cultural icon and one of my best-tasting memories of old. There isn’t a South African alive who can’t recollect images of get-togethers, birthdays, and camping trips where biltong was passed around amongst family members and friends. Consider it in the same light as a sacred Red Indian peace pipe: everyone is expected to t ...
TAKE TIME TO REFLECT
How can you move forward if you haven’t learnt from the mistakes of your past?
Before rushing headlong into the New Year, making resolutions and focusing on new goals, take time to reflect on this year. Take a moment now to look back on 2008 and remind yourself of what you have accomplished.
We are good at looking ahead at our goals and dreams and looking back at our failures. Consequently we end up nev ...
