Before we started to plan our trip through East and Southern Africa, I always thought there were only two realistic ways to do it. The first was to go on an organised tour in a wonderfully kitted out overland truck. The second would be to drive yourself.
The Springboks first toured Europe over 100 years ago in 1906. In fact, it was during this tour that the nickname ‘Springboks’ was first used (the press were asked to refer to the team as ‘De Springbokken’ but the Daily Mail went with Springboks and it...
First played in 1927, the Ryder Cup pits the 12 best players in Europe versus the 12 best players in America. It’s played every two years, alternatively on European and American soil, and is a unique team event in an individual sport. In 2018 it was back on European soil at...
After a wonderful few days in Swaziland, and after a little detour to the wrong airport to pick up Bev in Nelspruit, our roadtrip continued as we headed for South Africa’s famed Kruger...
Kutaisi is Georgia’s second-largest city and, with its wonderfully named David the Builder airport, the latest destination for budget airline WizzAir. We had spent the previous
We enjoyed a brilliant week and a half in Georgia and this was taken whilst hiking to see the Abudelauri multi-coloured lakes.
After a fun few days in Tbilisi, we hired a car and spent a wonderfully varied four days exploring different sights dotted around the country. We were only in Georgia for 10 days, and after our
After a wonderful two months in Northern India, we took a slight detour on our way home to the UK and stopped off in Georgia for a week and a half. I had
Our final trek in the beautiful Ladakh region was through the Markha Valley – you can find my blog on our four-day trek here. Read...
The home-stay Markha Valley trek in the Hemis National Park is one of the most popular in Ladakh. It was also our final trek in the region having enjoyed stunning walking in Ladakh’s Suru and