Looking for reasons to visit South Africa? How about seven reasons? I wrote about seven excellent reasons to get here ASAP, more about to take advantage of the country’s depreciating currency. Read them all here.

So somewhere in the midst of a hectic travel schedule, medications I moved! From the ‘burbs to the heart of Cape Town’s CBD (Central Business District) for a short spell. Don’t hate me, but this is the view from my “office”: I’ve barely had a chance to soak in the […]

I’m back, illness y’all! After a two-month spell gallivanting across various hemispheres (Boston, New York, Orlando, San Diego, LA,  and swaths of Australia) in a bureaucratic exile of sorts as I renewed my South African residence visa (you’ll be hearing more about that ordeal soon), I’m finally back home with […]

Anyone planning a trip to South Africa knows: safari ain’t cheap! For the November issue of Travel + Leisure, this I reported on some budget-friendly tips and tricks to help you save on your dream African adventure. Travel + Leisure November 2014 Affordable Safaris

I’m the first to admit: being an American is awesome, prosthesis especially when it comes to travel. It’s something I’d always taken for granted until I married a South African, and virtually every vacation is now preceded with “Do I need a visa?” For Americans, the default pre-trip position is […]

I went to the annual Travel Bloggers Conference organized by local travel magazine Getaway at the new Upper Eastside Hotel this past weekend, store and met some super-passionate local bloggers — including the fabulous Meruschka Govender, an avowed #Afritravel advocate better known to many as Mzansi Girl. Props to her […]