lmar (62)in #travel • 7 years agoCape Town is a city made for walkingCape Town’s scenic beauty is legendary. It is regularly featured among the most beautiful cities in the world, with…lmar (62)in #politics • 7 years agoThis quirky thing they call *the vote*I have rarely found myself thinking more deeply about the concept of democratic election and what exactly it is that a…lmar (62)in #nature • 7 years agoDancing wildly in the Mafia's old forecourtThere we were, joining young people in a wild dance in the forecourt of the old Mafia villa near Naples. It was weird…lmar (62)in #photography • 7 years agoSnapshots of South Africa’s Natural BeautySouth Africa counts among the world’s most biodiverse countries, after Brazil and Indonesia. Its scenic beauty must…lmar (62)in #travel • 7 years agoStraddling the Mountain DragonThe road curving up the Drakensberg is scenic but treacherous. It is why adventure travellers call it The Mother of…lmar (62)in #tourism • 7 years agoGarden town rises like a Phoenix from the ashesKnysna is one of the prettiest towns on South Africa’s Garden Route, which runs along part of the country’s South…lmar (62)in #travel • 8 years agoRiding the Tail of the DragonThere I was riding the Tail of the Dragon and I had no idea I was doing so. The section of forest road high up the…lmar (62)in #travel • 8 years agoThere is beauty and sadness in the haunting eyes of a CheetahLook into a cheetah’s eyes and somehow the sensation sticks. There is a haunting beauty there, as there is something…lmar (62)in #travel • 8 years agoThe grand old abbey that stands lonesome watch over the plains of Italy’s PiedmontStaffarda Abbey stands there all by its lonesome self on the plain of Italy’s Piedmont. It is almost as if the grand…lmar (62)in #travel • 8 years agoYellowstone hisses and puffs like an Earthern beast and blows your mind awayDusk was falling when we entered Yellowstone National Park. The crescent moon hanging just above the outline of the…lmar (62)in #politics • 8 years agoMight the stars tell us what’s going on around the worldLooking back on 2016 and wondering what 2017 had in store, I thought that had I been an astrologer I would have been…lmar (62)in #travel • 8 years agoNow for a walk under Dubai’s desert sky.Walking under the desert sky is fast becoming a favourite activity in Dubai. The trend has come with the appearance of…lmar (62)in #travel • 8 years agoThe elephant king who stole heartsThe old elephant bull was a sight to behold. So impressive he was that he got crowned king on two counts. Hail to…lmar (62)in #travel • 8 years agoClothes maketh the travellerTravel and weather are close associates. Ask anybody about their holiday and the answer will most likely be the…lmar (62)in #travel • 8 years agoSee glitzy Dubai for the over-the-top modernistic city it is.There comes a point on visiting Dubai when one stops staring after every Ferrari, Lamborghini or Maserati roaring past…lmar (62)in #travel • 8 years agoThe Italian castle that whispers of pride, glory, pain and hardship.If castles could talk, La Castiglia overlooking the picturesque north-western Italian town of Saluzzo would have had…lmar (62)in #travel • 8 years agoThe Italian village that clings to its rock perch for dear lifeThe ancient little village seems as if it could at any moment tumble from the high rock on which it is perched in the…lmar (62)in #travel • 8 years agoMamma Mia! The joys and perils of driving in Italy.My knuckles were white on the steering wheel and my foot pressed down so hard on the accelerator I feared I might…lmar (62)in #photography • 8 years agoI saw a good moon rising …Businesses and media outlets in Dubai suggested a range of places for best sightings of last night’s super moon: From…lmar (62)in #travel • 8 years agoThe beauty and the sadness about our rhinosRhinos are fabulous creatures to watch, and nowhere more so than in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi. It is in this beautiful reserve…