Someone I Once Met: The Sailor-Player
This is Yann, A Frenchman who loves sailing as much if not more than he loves women. Its no wonder we came to be friends after a chance meeting on the docks- he can’t resist the ladies. At the age of...
View ArticleSomeone I Once Met: The Crazy Beautiful Latina
When I met Xaviera at a farewell party in Santiago she was dressed like a flower. It was a costume party with no particular theme and that is what she came up with. I should have known then and there...
View ArticleTravel Q&A: A New Dimension to Wanderlust
Introducing: “The Travelling Inquisition” Has anyone’s story ever inspired you or made you think differently about things? Every now and again I find someone along the way who is undertaking or once...
View ArticleQ&A: “Panamericano” A Journey Through the Americas
Stefano is a travel blogger that I met in Bolivia in 2012. His trip was a marathon compared to my one month sprint. A lot has changed in the year since our meeting- including the start of this blog and...
View ArticleQ&A: 70’s exchange student looks back
James was 24 in 1979 and studying at one of South Africa’s top Agricultural colleges. An opportunity arose for him to go abroad and he grabbed it with both hands. More than 30 years later, he still...
View ArticleTravel Tips: How to Keep Your Travel Costs Down (and still have fun)
The fact that I’m writing this doesn’t mean I went through all these efforts (this time round). It’s safe to say that my post-yachting-season-bank-balance has allowed me to live relatively well...
View ArticleQ&A: Bodyboarder Ticks Tahiti off his Bucket List
Reece Wartenberg’s first love is the Ocean. But above all comes bodyboarding. His deep seated passion for it has and will continue to take him across the world to ride the waves of his dreams. This...
View ArticleSomeone I Once Met: Dootch
Someone once said that if you wanted to walk from campus into town and you’re in a hurry, don’t go with Dootch. Our university was one of the smallest in the country, and although it’s done a lot of...
View ArticleSomeone I Once Met: So what, I Manage a Brothel
Close your eyes and Sera-Jane sounds like just another Aussie chick. Open your eyes and you have what looks to me like the lead singer of 90’s band the 4 Non-Blondes with a ring through the middle of...
View ArticleSomeone I Once Met: The Great Dane
I’ve always said: when travelling solo you are never really alone. Unless of course you head off the beaten track and away from anyone – traveler or otherwise. But my month long trip to Bolivia and...
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