As a tradition, we try to capture a ‘selfie’ in an airplane at the start and end of every departure on a vacation. Taking our seats never get old. Perhaps…
Sometimes, the best destination is home. After all, home is where the heart is. But it helps if you live in a beautiful area which is taken for granted –…
Elsa has lived and worked in England for two years after graduation. It is easy to see why we have tried to trace her footsteps in this country more than…
While growing up in South Africa, the biggest ‘thing’ in yacht racing was the annual ‘Cape to Rio’ race – an epic Atlantic crossing in some of the most treacherous…
Things do change in an fast-paced world, but not so much in this part of the world. Back in 2007 we decided to embark on our first-ever bus tour through…
Growing up in South Africa and living there for 35 years, its a fair assumption that you have been to most places and seen most everything. As a child however,…
Cayman Islands, March 2013 Twenty years a go, we visited the Cayman Islands as a newly married couple to check out a brand new resort. It was our first experience…
May 2017 Twenty years ago, Elsa and I went on one of those cheap, crappy “2 days, 1 night” specials to the Bahamas from Ft. Lauderdale. The ship was old,…
Bunratty Castle & Cliffs of Moher Friday, June 24, 2016 Adare, in the County Limerick, is known as Ireland’s ‘Prettiest Village’. It is famed for traditional thatched cottages (some of…
County Kerry Friday, June 23, 2016 First Stop: Cobh (Cove) Cobh, pronounced as KOHV, was known as Queenstown from 1849 to 1920 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria. It…
County Cork Friday, June 23, 2016 First stop: Kildare and the National Stud Farm & Gardens in Tully In the rolling hills of Kildare lies a true national treasure:…
Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland Friday, July 15, 2016 Skerries is a North County Dublin sea-side town located 31km (19mi) north of Dublin City Center. The name comes from the Norse…
