Marcel Koning
Snorkelling Ras Mohammed (Egypt) aboard Almira III
What a fabulous day aboard Almira III, with bright blue water set against a dusty tan backdrop, where abundance of life meets no life at all. Continue reading
From Sharm to Cairo for a camel ride…
Cairo was the highlight of our Egyptian trip. What did you do on your 40th birthday? I rode a camel in the shade of the pyramids in Cairo! As you do.... Continue reading
Normandy coast and D-Day beaches
We found a camp site on the cliffs overlooking Omaha beach. We had a couple of objectives: the American cemetry, the D-Day beaches and from there ... Continue reading
A ‘minor’ detour via Switzerland
We're in Provence on our way home, and the plan is to make a 'slight' detour towards Switzerland. After all we're in the area (ie: Europe south of Paris)... Continue reading
Is Cotignac for real?
You're sitting in Holland with a couple of days off over a long weekend, and an (overdue) appointment in the south of France. What would YOU do? Continue reading
Elephant Roadblock (Kruger Park)
March 2008. It was hot! About 32 degrees and no wind at all. The region we were driving through was dry and dusty. We were on route to Shingwedzi camp and it was around 3 pm Continue reading
Three weeks around the coast in S.A.
The plan was simple. We wanted to see as much of the coastline of South Africa as possible, as we were emigrating to Europe. Having shipped our belongings, we closed the door of the house for the last time and handed over the keys to the new tenants. There was now no turning back and we had three weeks until our flight from Johannesburg International Airport.
Armed with our trusty white VW Golf (no aircon), a handful of maps, a bag of clothes and some cash, we decided to head west. Firstly because we had never been that way to the coast before and also following our instinct to “Go west, young man”… Here follows our diary of the trip. Continue reading
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