Today has been the most extraordinary day - a day of superlatives! There's truly magic in the air here. Cécile and Boyd Interior Design...

Have you ever spent a Sunday near Cape Town on a clear blue balmy day? What beautiful, beautiful country! We were picked up at 9am this...

There’s an old Zulu saying: It’s very good to know where you’ve come from, because otherwise you won't know where you are going. So let's...

It's 11.30pm on Thursday night in Cape Town. We've checked in to the Cape Grace Hotel, I've had a shower, and I'm so looking forward to...

When I woke this morning in the dark, just before the alarm at 5am, I'd had very little sleep. Unlike Mrs Thatcher whom I think could...

I'd like you to meet Annah who works in the kitchen, utterly beautiful with a great hug. Last night I went to her as she stood behind the...

Rarely am I lost for words. Now I sit at the screen, wondering how to begin. My heart is so full, my head spinning. I could write for...

It's so exciting to be starting my first note to you from South Africa. I feel like squealing with delight. Here we are in...

If you came with me to Japan, you know that I've decided to pack 'light' for every trip. I cannot tell you how liberating it is. I keep...

You'll be sitting in a hide with me, eyes at waterhole level, watching elephants play only metres away. We'll even need to take wipe

Image by Jon Sullivan via Wikimedia Commons 'There is something about safari life that makes you ... feel as if you had drunk half a...

With the wisdom of hindsight, here are my thoughts on planning a trip to Japan. I've given links just for your information - they aren't...

When we've wanted to say goodbye to shop employees, doormen, wait staff or taxi drivers we've been saying matane rather than sayonara. I...

Each morning for breakfast we've had a table at the window looking at the fabulous view over Tokyo. Today we had this dinky little alcove...

This message by a vendor on the website of the Nogi Antique market convinced me we must go there. How could you not visit someone who...