Suddenly a high-pitched whizzing noise created a compelling call to action. All of us were alert and running amok, screaming and shouting. Chaos reigned.
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Someone approached us wanting our passports. Now there’s one thing I might do, is give my luggage away, but not my passport. That’s just not on. We’ve all heard of horror stories about losing passports, so I don’t trust anyone with mine.
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After much deliberation we decided on Madagascar. It wasn’t a regular destination for tourists at that stage. Its international relationships were poor, with recurrent political issues and impeachments.
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15 Facts about Snorkeling. Contrary to one of my previous blogs, it's quite easy to snorkel. However, I'm no expert. These are my tips and suggestions.
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We stayed in three very different types of accommodation. The first was a contemporary loft apartment in the centre of Cape Town.
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We started traveling long before blogs were started. There was no Instagram, Twitter or Pinterest. We didn’t even have selfie sticks. Oh, wait, we did have a form of social media. It was postcards.
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Would we go with a tour group again? It is not really our style of travelling and we haven't done it again.
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Why would one eat Chinese food in Amsterdam?
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At a distance Venice gave off an air of elegance, yet there was much ruin and decay when you looked closely. Mind you, I would also rot and shrivel up if my feet were stuck in water for centuries.
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Rome with its myths, power and prestige was once called an Eternal City, the largest in an Ancient Empire but now doesn't even feature in the top twenty largest cities of today. Yet it's still impressive.
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We found Paris quite confusing to get around. We didn’t have the luxury of GPS’S and Google maps.
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Another highlight with some gloomy undercurrents was visiting an old cotton mill, which was still in working order. How sad to know that children used to work in the mill to earn a living.
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It was a blurry mish-mash of different sights from historic buildings, art galleries, roaming the streets to rushing from town to town.
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The drive in the taxi was quite hair-raising with lots of hooting and squeezing past other vehicles on the narrow island roads, but the sweet fragrances from the sugar cane and tropical blooms along the side of the road soothed our senses…for a while.
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It had been raining heavily throughout the night. We were high and dry and were still snug in bed. Till I stretched my toes.
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By the time we got there though, the sea was not very cooperative. The Indian Ocean was pounding relentlessly against the rocky shores. The tide was higher than we anticipated and the waves were crashing over the rocks repetitively.
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