Don Kwikshot
Across the Namib in a Mobile Home
“I had a farm in Africa” – well, not quite; I had a farmhouse, but that’s for another story. No, I had a mobile home. It was a Mercedes, but...
Robben Island – South Africa
As far as I remember, Robben Island, that infamous jail of political prisoners, was first opened to the public in 1994. No-one would ever have heard...
Hidden Corners of the Cape- The Forgotten Highway
Whilst we live in a very beautiful country, it is interesting to note that its main history is fairly recent, only really going back to about 1850...
Sardinia
In September I decided to take a holiday. I have had only a few of these over the years and so rather looked forward to it. I really wanted to go to...
CORNWALL 1959 – UK
THE TRAIN It’s a cold, blustery morning with a hint of spring in the air; clouds hurry across a pale blue sky causing sudden showers to wet the...
Kolmanskop- Namibia
There is a long straight road in Southern Namibia leading across the Huib Highlands and then down into the desert; it runs from Keetmanshoop through...
Die Hel – A Hidden Valley in the Swartberg, South...
by Christian Nielsen, I have always been one of those people with strange ideas: many years ago I was a steepleholic – if there was a church...