Bubbling through Champagne Valley
Writing about past trips is always great! You get to relive them all over again, as you scroll through and select photos to share. It’s like a gift that keeps on giving. A while ago,…
Lovely Kirstenbosch
My first trip to Cape Town was a whirlwind one day affair to help out at an ASI course. So when I got the chance to go back again, for our next fully booked course…
An Airbnb Adventure
I hadn’t heard much about Airbnb when I signed up on their site, to do a last minute accommodation booking for an impromptu work trip to Cape Town. Little did I know what I’d been…
Herping in the Soutpansberg
Before we start, for those of you not au fait with the term “herping” here’s Wiki’s definition, which is pretty much spot on: “Herping is the act of searching for amphibians or reptiles.The term, often used by professional and…
Day tripping to the Chain Ladders
My love for the Drakensberg mountains deepens each time I have the privileged to visit. It doesn’t matter which part of the Berg I see, it does my soul a world of good, just to be…
Where to buy camping essentials
(Where to get the best priced camping, hiking and outdoors equipment in the West Rand) Hands up! Who wants a 4×4 with a roof top tent? Me! Me! (Okay you can all put your hands…
Scenes from the South Coast
Think December holidays, seaside towns, sunshine, laughter, colourful umbrellas, beach towels and endless blue seas. Scurrying crabs, sea shells, smoothed pebbles, the crunch of sea sand between your toes. The taste of salty air, the…
ClustrMaps and imaginings
I had been intrigued by the idea of blogging way before I started LittleAshCloud, but had never had the perseverance to follow through with anything more than an intrigue for the idea. And now, a…
Lotheni – Far from the madding crowd
Stop your busy day for a few minutes, and come join me for a short walk, I want to show you something. Park your car under the Pines, you’re met by the crisp fresh smell…
Namaqualand – Blooming marvellous
The trip of a lifetime started because of a book in one of our crammed book shelves. The black letters on the white spine read ‘Patterson – Garden of the Gods’ This gem of a…