We had brilliant success spotting the Big Five on Kenya safaris, we’ve seen abundant wildlife in Australia’s outback when others claimed to have seen little at all, and we never have a problem attracting primates wherever we go, from Costa Rica to Borneo, but we have the worst luck when it comes to marine life. Regardless, … Read more
Wine tasting on a wine tour of Cape Winelands was high on our list of things to do in Cape Town, South Africa. Three Western Cape wine-making destinations, Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch are easily visited on a day trip from Cape Town. But while a day-long wine tour gave us a taste of the Cape … Read more
When you go out on safari in Africa, no two days are the same. You might spot plenty of wildlife, perhaps even the Big Five. Or you might not. Regardless, the opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and into an environment you wouldn’t normally find yourself in can be a heap of fun. … Read more
“It’s going to be an interesting game tonight,” our guide Luis tells us with a grin, as he scans the score table and list of players he has on a sheet of paper in his hands. This is good news, because if you’re going to watch football in Rio you want it to be interesting. We’re … Read more
Spending two weeks in one of the world’s great gastronomic capitals and not doing a Paris cooking class would have been like going to Siem Reap and not clambering around Angkor Wat. Doing a French cooking course was a given, but what kind was the question. We decided upon a macaron making class in our … Read more