These posts might cover anything from packing tips and transport lowdowns to useful travel gadgets and gear we’re using.
We had read so much advice on safaris before coming to the Masai Mara – when to go, what to wear, what to take, what to do, etc. However, some of the African safari tips were conflicting. Nearly everything I read said to wear camouflage safari clothes to blend in, yet a few people we … Read more
Local tips on staying safe in Cape Town and its townships, from avoiding carrying large sums of cash and flaunting valuables, such as expensive camera equipment and mobile phones to making friends in the city and heeding the advice of your hosts on travelling around Cape Town, especially after dark. Is Cape Town safe? Is … Read more
In Cape Town, as we did in Barcelona, we decided to play at being tourists for a day. Here are a few ways of seeing Cape Town and our verdicts as to which are worthwhile. We’ve resisted sightseeing and ticking off attractions in most of the destinations we’ve visited on our grand tour so far this year, … Read more
Don’t let the story of the attempted robbery we foiled which we told you about deter you from visiting Buenos Aires – it’s a brilliant city, we’ve spent a lot of time here, we’ve always felt safe here, and we still want to buy an apartment in Buenos Aires. Surely that says something? Just be sensible … Read more
The image above is that of the interior of Comisaría 25°, the police station on Avenue Scalabrini Ortíz in Palermo, Buenos Aires, where we recently spent a few hours late one night, or rather, very early one morning. After two decades travelling together and five years of continuous travel on the road as a writer … Read more