It suffices to say that I have trained with some of the best ladies and gents in South Africa and we developed systems and guides .Yet over the years I have…
This week we cross over into Nepal with our intrepid explorers. After an hour-long flight on Buddha Air, they landed in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. Getting through customs,…
Whilst on their tour of India, our group explored the ghats of Varanasi. In geographical terms, a ghat is a mountain pass. Today’s newsletter is about the ghat which is a broad flight…
I always like to bring something back from a trip, be it a curio, a book or suchlike. By way of example, my Roberts Bird Book is 30 years old…
The Taj Mahal always has visitors flocking to it. The magnificent Taj Mahal is said to be the symbolic representation of eternal love. Located on the banks of the Yamuna…
So we headed south down the highway. Destination Parys but we would be stopping short and going to the local airstrip. I felt a degree of trepidation as the last…
Part of a twitter feed last week… Another quick diversion from our India/Nepal saga due to current events… For the last two weeks, the Cape has suffered insane levels of…
Bain’s Kloof Pass is a wonderful route to get to Tulbagh from Cape Town. At 02h38 am on Sunday 11th June, an earthquake hit Johannesburg. Whilst it lasted approximately 30…
India has the largest cow population in the world. Producing milk, providing labour and being a source of religious inspiration, cattle have always played a prominent role in the Hindu…
I have a full toolbox for trips but that and recovery equipment take up a good deal of space. I have opted for some “mini” stuff that sits in the…
In the last week of March, Ian Georgeson (our CEO) flew to Delhi, India for the start of a phenomenal adventure. The trip had been a long time in the planning…
So on the invitation, we set out to the “Landy Fest” a gathering of Land Rover owners held at Rust de Winter near Dinokeng north of Pretoria. It is a…