Whatever you choose to call this thrumming metropolis, there’s no doubt that Johannesburg is a city of contrasts. But the old “crime and...

Kalk Bay, Chalk Bay, started life as a tiny fishing village on the False Bay coast of the Western Cape. Generations of fishermen have...

For a moment it’s as though the world has been tipped into a vat of indigo dye. Blink and the wash of colour separates into different ...

This morning I woke up miserable. No reason, no problems, just plain mis, with a 65 k south easter blowing outside my window that told...

Bontebok is a small park, about 28 km2, established primarily to ensure the preservation of the species. It lies about five km outside...

On Saturday afternoon two friends and I were on Noordhoek beach, to photograph panoramic images. The light wasn’t wonderful, but there...

Ever heard of the Devon Valley Detour? Neither had I, even after 17 years in the Western Cape. So it was a lucky surprise to be invited...

Thirty-odd years ago I took my mother and 12-year-old son to Addo for the day. We lived in Port Elizabeth, so the drive was not onerous...

It’s official – my favourite animal is the elephant. In July we were lucky enough to visit both the Kruger National Park and the Addo ...

Try to imagine if you can, someone very dear to you rushing down to SuperTubes at Jeffrey’s Bay, surfboard under arm, two days after the...

The March fire on the Cape mountains burned for a week, destroyed thousands of hectares of flora and much fauna, and cost the life of a ...

I’ve lived in False Bay for a number of years, and had fish ‘n chips on the dockside many times. But I’d never really explored the little...

Bartolomeu Dias called this “The Cape of Storms”. King John II of Portugal renamed it the “Cape of Good Hope”. Sir Frances Drake...

I recently told a couple of friends that I was off to Melville to babysit my grandcat while her parents were away for a few days. The ...

Freelancing in summer in Fish Hoek has to be the best job in the world. Let me explain - Up at 5 am, couple of hours work. A long walk on...

I broke a front tooth a week ago. Not earthshattering, or not worth a tweet, I would have thought. But the broken tooth led to a trip...