A Smoker’s lament in a Zero-tolerant world
Penelope Sachs on New York, "scanning the streets for an outdoor café--of course to smoke but also to sit down and absorb the street behaviour of this iconic city ..." 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
Work Island celebrates 60 years
Six decades ago a mooring pole was placed in the middle of the lake; x marks the spot where Lelystad would be built. 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
Teaching English at Bulungula
Penelope Sachs went to teach English to the locals of a remote village in the former Transkei, "I was 54 and a tad old I thought to be having a mid-life crisis ..." 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
Cube homes in Rotterdam
During WWII most of Rotterdam’s ancient buildings were decimated and the city had to rebuild itself, so a lot of the architecture is new. Some of it is simply stunning, like my favourite Kubuswoningen ... Continue reading
Wild Horses and Technology
At the Oostvaardersplassen, there's a viewpoint overlooking a huge plain that always reminds us of Africa. Occassionally we see herds of Heck Cows and at other times herds of Red Deer. Continue reading
Camping, Cycling & Osnabruck May Fair
This weekend we drove 2,5 hours to Germany to join Ina and Andries, who'd already been there for two days. They'd found a great camping site and were enthuisiatic about the May Fair being celebrated in Osnabruck. Continue reading
In Newcastle over New Year (2008/2009)
We've been planning our trip to the Caribbean (for about 9 years) and have finally booked for March '09. It is a rather (a-hem) dear trip that's straining our piggy bank, so we'd decided not to do anything for Christmas or New Year. Continue reading
Valkenburg Cave Christmas Market
In 2002 I first heard about the mysterious Christmas market in the caves somewhere in Limburg. Continue reading
Birthday Shopping Spree at Bataviastad
Batavia Stad is a designer clothing outlet shopping centre a few km's from where we live. Some friends jealously wonder why we don't live there permanently. Well the truth is, I don't like shopping! Continue reading
isiZulu and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Recently we had the good fortune of watching Ladysmith Black Mambazo in concert at the Schouwburg Theatre in Almere. A great performance! Continue reading
Bolshoi, Carre and Childhood Dreams
Waiting to be released from an Amsterdam traffic light, the corner of my eye spun my head left. There they were ... two magic little words I never thought I'd see ... Bolshoi Ballet. Continue reading
Venice Day Trip
Venice, canals, gondolas, San Marco Square - Venice is not a top tourist destination for nothing. There were loads of folk from all over the world! Continue reading
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