If you’re ever in Cape Town, the first thing people will tell you to do is summit Table Mountain, the city’s symbol, which stands proud and tall as a sentry on the perimeter of the city, casting a shadow over everything below it. It’s like coming to San Francisco and not visiting Alcatraz or vacationing [...]
Cool and Quirky Cape Town
April 27, 2010 By 18 Comments
Having traveled as much as I have—not to mention, having lived in Tennessee, Arizona, New York, Scotland, Holland, Denmark and California in the last decade—I so rarely arrive in a city and think: I could live here. I’m to the point where I like being settled, as far as a nomadic spirit like me can, [...]
Photo Friday: Cape Point, South Africa
April 23, 2010 By 14 Comments
…to be continued from last week’s Photo Friday. As we rounded the curve on a very windy coastal road leading out to Cape Town, we saw this suspicious silhouette… BABOON! A hitchhiking one at that, otherwise known as my father’s cousin. The funny thing is the peninsula is ridden with “Beware of Baboons” signage of [...]
One Month: Commence Freakout
April 22, 2010 By 38 Comments
It’s been 337 days since I said I’d marry that boy. How have we gotten to here already? Am I ready from a logistical standpoint? Heck no. Am I elated in an emotional sense? You better believe it. So many of you have requested wedding planning updates along the way, but truth be told, there [...]
Photo Friday: Boulders Beach, South Africa
April 16, 2010 By 18 Comments
When we found out their were penguins in South Africa, there was no question about it: My mom, sister and I would be making a day trip to see them, no matter how far. Luckily, they weren’t so far after all—just about a 45-minute drive from Cape Town on a very scenic route. So, armed [...]
We Interrupt Your Africa Coverage…
April 15, 2010 By 12 Comments
I just returned from my month-long African adventures last night and, following a 13-hour slumber, am up and at ‘em tackling wedding tasks (37 days!) and deadlines galore. (And tending to an injured SVV, who had the nerve to go and get surgery and a metal plate inserted into his hand the day before my [...]
Anchors Away: Eye to Eye with Jaws
April 12, 2010 By 24 Comments
This is one topic you likely thought you’d NEVER see on my site, given all the times I’ve talked about my biggest foe. Luckily, I have acquaintances even braver than I to make up for my lack of courage in some arenas. This guest blog is courtesy of Richard Luck, my sister Kari’s boyfriend whom [...]
Photo Friday: Children of Rwanda, Part III
April 9, 2010 By 27 Comments
This is the final installment of a three-part series documenting the faces of Rwandan children, following Part I here and Part II here. Someone—from Rwanda it should be noted—commented on my last Photo Friday: “May I just ask, why is it always kids from the village, and the poorest? What about the middle class? I [...]
You Know You’re in Africa When
April 8, 2010 By 13 Comments
Scene: We’re in the middle of Oudtshoorn trying to find our way to Cango, one of the ubiquitous ostrich farms, when a festival rendered many of the streets impassable. Enter: BlackBerry. Me: hello, I’m trying to reach your park and I saw a turn-off for the road but it was blocked. Girl on phone: yes, [...]
Anchors Away: The Jewel of the Indian Ocean
April 6, 2010 By 16 Comments
My sister Kari is currently en route from South Africa to Ghana on her four-month round-the-world trip via UVA’s Semester at Sea program. Here, she talks about one of her favorite stops thus far, the African island nation of Mauritius. Hopefully, one of these days, she’ll have time to fill us in on the dozen [...]
