Monthly Archives: November 2010

DAY 2 – An early morning start to a busy day

Day 2 – November 5th, 2010 I woke up to a quite and still morning. The only sounds I could hear was the ceiling fan above me. There was a beautiful thunderstorm storm last night and the smell of summer rains still lingered in the air. You haven’t smelt rain until you smell it on…

Responsible travel – does it make sense?

Can travelling change the world? Unless you are a celebrity like Madonna, or a famous politician like Bill Clinton, it’s sometimes hard to see whether responsible choices have significant effect at all.

DAY 1 in South Africa – Finally to Mpumalanga and out into the field

The entrance to Gecko Lodge from the parking lot.

DAY 1 – November 4th, 2010 After a long day of rush hour traffic encounters in Cape Town, uncomfortably jogging to catch my connecting flight, camera strap asphyxiating my air flow, laptop tucked firmly underarm, my professional dignity trying to keep up and my mentality sparingly intact, I made a dash for gate E1’s final boarding…

Octavius Express: Rail News Round Up 3

I know what you’ve been thinking.  ’What the hell has been going on in trainland for the past seven days?