The walk to the Cape of Good Hope.

Exploring the natural side of Cape Town, South Africa

From the dassies on Table Mountain to the penguins of Boulders Beach, you’re never far from nature in Cape Town. Meeting dassies on Table Mountain From the top of Table Mountain on a blazing blue-sky day, Cape Town’s appeal is obvious. The views look over…
A pasta dish.

Can I learn to make pasta in Florence?

If you're visiting Florence and want to do more than trawl through world class art museums, you can go the foodie route. It's possible to spend an afternoon learning to make pasta in the historic centre of Italy's Renaissance jewel. A small-group class held inside…

KwaMuhle museum review: Apartheid’s origins in Durban

The KwaMuhle museum in downtown Durban shows that Apartheid didn’t just magically come into being in 1948. Apartheid and the Durban System It takes a little while to register. Walking around Durban’s KwaMuhle museum initially starts off with headshaking and tutting at the injustices of…

Four great places to eat and drink in Prague

After repeated visits to Prague over the last two decades, I’ve learned that the best places to eat in the Czech capital aren’t always immediately obvious. Elsewhere on the site, I’ve written about where to drink in Prague away from the tourist traps. But for…
How many bottles of wine can you bring into Iceland?

How many bottles of wine can you bring into Iceland?

Iceland’s duty free limit is relatively generous, and bringing wine into the country with you can be a big money-saver. Saving money in Iceland Iceland is an astonishingly expensive place to visit. This is particularly the case if you like a drink or two, as…
The Salmon in Oslo, Norway.

The Salmon: Visiting Oslo’s best free museum?

The Salmon in Oslo is both a fish restaurant and a museum about Norway’s salmon industry. And this free museum is strangely fascinating. A fish restaurant that’s also a salmon museum The Salmon in Oslo’s touristy Aker Brygge area is an unusual place. It’s a…