I started this post in 2022 and after writing only 2 paragraphs, I realised I needed more time to think it through and gather more evidence. It’s now 2026 and I can finally revisit it with new insights. Since 2020, I have been observing people a lot. Like most people, prior to 2020, I used…
Tag: Travel
Highlights of Austria 2022 – Salzburg, Hallstatt, and Vienna
This post is long overdue, but considering I’ve done another trip since the last one and have another one coming in a few months, I needed to get on it! So much has happened this year that finding the time to give this post the attention it needed was quite a challenge. While I normally…
Munich in a Day
Out of all the places I’ve traveled to, Munich was my favourite city, so I was dying to go back. It was incredibly expensive this time though despite Oktoberfest having finished (we just missed it by about 3 weeks) so as much as I wanted to spend at least 4 nights there, we booked only…
2022 – My Best Year of Travel
I entered 2022 with very high expectations. I had started a new job a few months prior at a company I’m extremely proud to be associated with, and there was something in my gut that said it was going to be a special year. I started a new relationship on New Years Day with someone…
The kind of Humans that Travel creates
My last trip overseas was a little over 2 years ago, and to say that it makes me sad that I haven’t been able to leave South Africa since then would be a gross understatement. I’ve been infatuated with flying since 1994 and that has not changed, but my addiction to travel started when I…
Giza – Mounts, Stones, and Artefacts
30 March 2019. How often do you get to say that your childhood dream came true? Well, on this day, it happened. Again! We got up early, did the usual awkward “let’s find a table and sit down only to get up immediately to find what we want to eat” at the breakfast buffet before…
Love in the time of Corona
Three months into 2020 and the year has gone in a totally different direction to what we all thought. I had many plans – I expected to start a new job in January after my last contract ended. I also planned to go to Norway and Sweden, and Spain for the Tomatina festival which is…
Alexandria – Nearly headless tomb raiding
29 March 2019. A couple weeks prior to leaving for the trip, Anine and I spent an afternoon at her house planning what we wanted to see and do in Alexandria. It was only a 3-hour drive away, which made a day trip possible. I will never forget a picture that someone had posted on…
2019: The year of priceless experiences
If I could describe 2019 in one word, it would be ‘rollercoaster’. I did a DreamTrip to Egypt And not alone, but with my best friend. It was the first international trip I had done with a friend and it was the best trip both of us have ever done. We spent the first few…
Cairo – Local Bread and Ancient Paper
28 March 2019. We were half dead after the long journey from Nairobi, but we were way too early to check in to our hotel in Giza. Nevertheless, we needed to get to our hotel and get rid of our bags. Anine and I don’t need to discuss who owes who money, we just balance…