One of my all-time favourite trips was my solo trip to Switzerland. I spent the first two days in Switzerland exploring Zurich and surrounds and then part of the second day exploring Basel. Then I had to do a bit of work for a few days (the actual purpose of the trip:-)). Afterwards, I decided …
Singapore is an expensive city, particularly for hotel accommodation. And even more so when you come from an emerging market country like South Africa with a (usually) weakening currency. Although we try to limit our accommodation costs when travelling, neither of us are big fans of dorm rooms in hostels. We could still accept a …
After the work part of an overseas trip was finished, my partner joined me in Amsterdam for a few days in Europe. We met at Amsterdam Central station. It was a rainy and cold spring day in Amsterdam. It was quite miserable to be outside. Since we only had the one day in Amsterdam, we decided to make …
One day during the December school holidays my brother and I took my daughter to the Sci-Bono Centre in Johannesburg. We had heard so many good things about the place and felt it was about time we paid a visit. I was initially reluctant to go there is because of the location of the Sci-Bono Centre. It …
This post contains affiliate links. If you click on a link to make a purchase, I will earn a small commission without any additional cost to you. While in Washington DC, we wanted to try some popular American food that we do not have back in South Africa. One of the free guidebooks from the …