Day number two of our weekend in Cape Town and we had a flight back to Joberg to catch in the afternoon, so we decided to devote our morning to doing some sophisticated wine tasting at the local vineyards. Our first stop was Groot Constantia- one of the largest and...

So Josh’s and mine holiday adventure had finished, but despite the masses of hard work we were doing over the 6 months we were there, we did get a few weekends where we could see some of South Africa, other than just the inside of the ABSA office. We were extremely...

So this wasn’t our first time in Cape Town - we’d actually visited for the weekend on a previous work trip and we even climbed Table Mountain and saw how amazing it was up close. But driving up to it from a distance is a whole different kettle of fish. Table Mountain...

So we woke up in this beautiful little house in the middle of nowhere. The house we were staying in was an example of Cape Dutch architecture, a typical Afrikaner architecture style brought over by the first Dutch settlers in the region. Inside it felt like sleeping...

We made our way inland towards wine country. This was the final leg of the journey and potentially the most beautiful. After my 'issues' on the boat, I decided to drive (to avoid card sickness). Driving through South Africa you get a lot of surprises. Not just baboons...

So the next morning we had to wake up at 6am for our "Great White Shark experience". I was beginning to regret flirting my way through such copious amounts of free gin the prior evening, but we had another adventure on our hands so the excitement helped get up in the...

Waking up the next morning in Knysna we were keen to get the hell outta out town and find a slightly funner crowd to hang with. We jumped in the car and were back on the road in no time. However on our way to Mossel Bay (S.A.'s prime destination for Great White...

So the following morning we woke up without a plan. We were gonna chill, progress along the coast, stop off at the local breweries and maybe have a dip in the ocean if it was warm enough. Unfortunately as we were having breakfast it started pouring down with rain...

Ok enough lounging around- it was time for some action. Besides, as much as I love being lazy, I love adventure more! We headed towards Storms River. I say we; I was designated driver so Josh had been enjoying the Eastern Cape's finest grape juice and had fallen...

After our animal adventures it was time for a bit of rest and relaxation. We had heard that some of the best beaches of South Africa were to be found in the local municipality of Kouga (I know what you're gonna say- it's too easy), so we headed along the coast to one...

Before continuing down the coast we decided to visit one of South Africa's largest national parks, which conveniently was only 70km away. The Addo National Park protects the large elephants herds that used to roam the Eastern Cape many years ago. The park now holds...

Following multiple requests from my wide readership, I have decided to flash forward 6 months and take you through my adventure real-time. Having just wrapped up an amazing piece of work for the client, my colleague and friend Josh and I decided to take a week's...

Arriving the first day in Pretoria, after an exhaustive overnight flight and having flown back from Bosnia less than a day earlier, my first trip to SA definitely started off on the wrong foot. Driving in to Pretoria didn’t make it much better. It was August and...

After spending the major part of the last 6 months as a Pretoria resident, I decided (with some “mild” Bosnian style encouragement from my biggest/only fan: my mother), it was time to get writing again and share some of my experiences with the world (or at least my...