Viking Rhine Getaway – Day 3 Strasbourg
Day 3 – Kehl, Germany/Strasbourg, France The cultural center of France’s Alsace region, Strasbourg is an Island with a [...]
Viking Rhine Getaway – Day 2 Breisach
Our original ship, the Viking Einar, sailed mostly at night, so we arrived in Breisach at four in the [...]
Viking Rhine Getaway – October 2026
Day One – Basel Switzerland A few years ago we had discussed a holiday to celebrate my cousin’s 50 [...]
Memorable Moments in Africa
There were so many but let me start with the funny ones. If you haven’t read The Legend of [...]
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Steve and I toured the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden with Steve Lake and Nick, our other guide from Micato. [...]
The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
After our morning with Christo Brand we strolled to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, a vibrant and hopping part [...]
Touching History – a Meeting with Christo Brand
I remember the day in 1990 when Nelson Mandela was released. I was in Jamaica and witnessed the celebrations. [...]
The Legend of Scaredy Squirrel
Our Micato guide Steve Lake hates rats. His grandfather scarred him for life by telling him how the rats [...]
Red Hill Library and Community Centre
In South Africa, townships are racially segregated residential areas, primarily for non-white populations. Townships were created during the apartheid era [...]
Penguins and Cape Point
I could live in South Africa. They have penguins. I’d always wanted to see them in the wild. Don’t [...]