There are not many places in the world where you can drive for 50km and not pass another car but the highlands of the Eastern Cape is one such place. It is hard to understand why this area is so rarely visited, the scenery is beautiful and spectacular in its…
If yesterday was a disappointing day, today could hardly have gone better. But it would unlikely to have been so without the helpful assistance of Monique, the manager of the King’s Lodge at Hogsback. I have received a lot of assistance in planning my route from a variety of experts,…
Sometimes it is better not to build up expectation– a lot of planning has gone into this trip and in the process I have imagined the joy of coming across the various Kniphofia that I will be seeking. Today was my venture into the eastern end of the fynbos in…
One of the reasons Colesberg gets so cold is that it is so high, 1400m (around the height of Ben Nevis). The central plateau of Africa is all at a considerable altitude from Nairobi to Johannesburg. At some point, though, as one heads towards the coast one has to descend…
