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A Self-Drive Safari in Addo Elephant National Park 26 Aug 2013 | 10:59 pm
My South African roadtrip has thus far taught me that I know very little about South Africa. It’s shown me the beautiful rugged coast, Robberg Nature Reserve, and even a train hotel. Thus, as I head...
Hiking Robberg Nature Reserve 25 Aug 2013 | 07:22 pm
I didn’t realize how little I knew about South Africa until I started to wander down the coast between the Garden Route and the Wild Coast. What I found wasn’t the Big 5 Safaris you see in all the br...
Diving in Cancun and the Riviera Maya 24 Aug 2013 | 09:56 am
Lapped at the by shimmering waters of the Caribbean Sea, Cancun and the Riviera Maya are perched along some of the most exquisite shores of Mexico. Gleaming under the sun is its long stretch of pale, ...
Beacon Island Resort: Photos of the Week 20 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
As you’ve seen over the past couple weeks on the travel blog, I’ve had the chance to stay in some pretty amazing hotels in South Africa. Almost everywhere I’ve stayed has been of the luxury variety, ...
A Walk in Wilderness, South Africa 19 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Alright I get it, Cape Town is pretty perfect. Even though I imagined the city to be incredible, I didn’t expect to fall for the place as hard as I did. I definitely underestimated it. But as I hea...
Hotel Review: The Marine and The Cellars-Hohenort by Liz McGrath 17 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
After spending a couple nights downtown Cape Town, I made a move to the outskirts to get a different perspective on the region, and maybe even a bit of solitude. I did so by first spending a night at...
Mossel Bay’s Train Hotel 16 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
“Where are you staying in Mossel Bay?” A passenger sitting across the aisle on the bus asks me. “No clue, to be honest. I haven’t really planned things out at all. It’s the off-season though, I’m s...
Selling Anne Murray 15 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
In so many ways, Cape Town was the end. It was meant to be my last country in Africa for a while. It was the last real travel goal I had set myself. But most of all, it was the end of 17,000kms dri...
How to Create an HDR Photo in Photoshop Elements 11 14 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Overwhelmingly, the one tutorial people have asked me to do with Photoshop Elements 11 is an HDR image. Now, well I do shoot some HDR, it’s not something I like to do too much of. For me, I’d much r...
Is Cape Town the Perfect City? 11 Aug 2013 | 04:58 am
A little while ago I ran a bit of a series on the travel blog about me searching for my base. I was looking for good place to settle down a little bit and work in blocks of time between trips. Hones...