It’s December – and for many that means a downhill slide into holiday mode; a panic for many parents about what to do with children on...

Sunbird (male) quietly surveying the city below                      Photo Credit: Natalie du Preez As I sit here I can’t believe nine...

After several days in rain and poor visibility – this greeted me on my halfway hike Week 27 sees me starting on a memorable day – exactly...

Even reaching the top of a hike doesn’t guarantee a view Week 25 – The parallels of life and hiking First up – special thanks to Wings...

The journey of life has infinite experiences – and yet we tend to focus on a finite amount of them. Destinations have somehow become the...

Bad days are just like commercials; they annoy everybody but eventually they go away. Don’t you hate it when something goes wrong and...

I have a dream to help South Africa. I have a dream to inspire people to discover what it feels like to live with passion. I have a dream...

We live in an increasingly fake world and I feel like it’s getting out of control. Photoshop – one of the tools contributing to our...

Where did this saying come from??! I ask this because, based on University Hospitals website, I’ve had two out of the five ‘Most...

I think I could be a serious contender at the Procrastination Olympics. Oh – the snooze Olympics too. Or maybe snoozing would be an event...

Even after the most destructive fire – life finds a way and transforms the landscape. On the face of it – being retrenched sounds like a...

Every time I post a new article, it’s like asking a woman out on a date. The groundhog experience of writing that never has the same...

Adversity is opportunity dressed in disguise. It sometimes feels like it follows us around though, doesn’t it? People who overcome...

This year there seemed to be far more people partaking in ‘Dry January’, i.e. taking a month off from alcohol. Everyone has their own...

December is an interesting time of year for me. Within a week you have Christmas: a time to take stock and be appreciative of family,...

“Why on earth do you want to go to Iceland?” A fairly stock standard response when most heard about my plans. Iceland – A New Year to...

I could never have predicted how special this Christmas in Austria was going to be. Spending Christmas with your family overseas is...

“Happiness” is like a fresh cut lawn – it looks fantastic and everyone wants one, but most people don’t want to do the actual work. It’s...

‘Now that I’m with her I feel like I don’t have enough time left on earth with her’ – this is what women want to hear. So where’s it...

Life is so fragile. My original opening line below is now poignant since I heard the news last night. I’d like to dedicate this to a...