Well, as date nights go, that one was pretty extraordinary. I can’t take credit. It all has to go to MSC Cruises and the incredible MSC Orchestra, newly arriving in Durban Harbour and ready to begin her inaugural South African Season. We have the privilege of her presence in our waters, up and down the...
Oh, Florida.
Raw, honest travel blog. I spent two weeks in Florida in February 2018. I had been wanting to visit Florida since I was 6 years old, when I watched my first mermaid movie. Where the entire addiction to all things mermaid began. Where the dream to ‘grow up to be a mermaid when I’m big’...
Growing Up in the Drakensberg
Raw, honest travel blog. I grew up in the berg. I found my feet, stumbling on hiking trails. I found my voice, competing with the screaming thunder that would role in with the night. I found my sight, atop mountains — overlooking valleys of rolling hills and running rivers. I found my strength, pulling myself...
Deepawali in Malaysia
By Tamryn Iyer Hey everyone! Sorry for the crickets. I recently stepped into the big world of becoming an English teacher & moved to Vietnam. After a month long TESOL course in Hanoi, I now have a job at a really good language center in Ho Chi Minh. I love everything about Saigon and it...
Savvy Tips: Countries with Visa upon entry with a South African Passport
More options for exploring and having fun, building memories and living! Benin Cambodia Cape Verde Comoros Djibouti Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Guinea-Bissau Iran Jordan Laos Madagascar Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Nepal Oman Palau Islands Rwanda Tuvalu Samoa Seychelles Somalia Sri Lanka St...
Savvy Tips: Visa-Free Country List for South Africans
There are 64 visa-free countries for South African passport holders. Live life and explore the beautiful wonders of the world! Below is the list for ease of reference: Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Chile Cook Islands Costa Rica Dominica Dominican Republic ...
Savvy Advice for the Silver Traveler
Posted by Jennifer Morris I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love the idea of traveling. Well, almost no one. A friend recently categorised her trip around the Cape as a ‘a lot of time spent away from Netflix and my own comfy bed’. So not her. But everyone else I know would love to travel....
More Mauritius
By Tamryn Iyer Traveling with family and exploring as a foreigner is great. What is even better is the ability to see the country through locals of the land. I titled this blogpost “the bergs, the beach and the buildings” …as that is exactly how best I could describe Mauritius! When you think Mauritius, you...
Your first steps to Il Maurice
By Tamryn Iyer Traveling out of South Africa has never been easier. A simple midday flight straight from Durban, and three hours later, you have arrived on an island, called Mauritius. Going through immigration’s and baggage is fairly straight forward and should take you about 30 minutes, depending on queues. If this is your first...
Madagascar – Number 3 on my Bucket List!
Whether you're hiking a forest trail or whale watching, local insight you'll get from a guide will...