Difficulty: the trail is fair, getting to the parking lot is difficult Distance: 19 km-round trip, 600 m elevation gain The hardest part of the […]
International, Travel
A Weekend in Victoria Falls
It’s easy to forget you’re in Zimbabwe because it’s a tourist hub. But you’ll be reminded. The immigration office at the border post is a […]
International, Travel
O K A V A N G O
I’m not really sure when my facination with the Okavango Delta began. I know I watch too much David Attenborough—sue me, I find the sound […]
International, Travel
Sleeping Under the Stars in the Namib Desert
If there’s one thing you should know about the Cape Peninsula, it’s that it’s stunningly green. And as a Vancouver gal, I don’t give that […]
Food & Wine
Experiencing Cape Malay Cuisine with Faeeza
Faeeza Abrahams has always been the first out of the gate. She started school at the tender age of four and left aged fifteen to […]
International, Travel
Photos to Inspire You to Visit Cape Town
I agonized about how I was going to write about Cape Town. I have far too much to say about what I’ve learned, and I’ll […]
Food & Wine
Why You Must Visit the Pajamas & Jam Eatery in Strand
Heading east out of Cape Town to wine country anytime soon? Then you simply must carve room into your day to stop in Strand for […]
International, Travel
Layover in Amsterdam
When are cancelled flights ever a good thing? When you get rebooked with a day-long layover between what would otherwise be back-to-back 10 hour flights. […]
Life
Confessions of a Solo Adventurer
I’ll never forget the day I packed a suitcase full of winter woollies and told my parents “buh-bye” as I boarded a plane to Iceland, […]