Photo Credit: Louis Botha Fotografie Some of the best sausages on earth are pork sausages. Whether it’s a footlong Russian or a bratwurst, a Frankfurter or a cheese griller, our opinion has always been that a porcine flavor adds much to the hotdog experience. So the first hotdog recipe in our new series is exactly that: the Sweet Swine. The inspiration for this informal meal comes from the Christmas table: baked ham with mustard. The ham either emerges steaming from the oven

The memory of today will probably remain with me for the rest of my life. It was one of the most difficult physical challenges i've ever experienced, and certainly one of the most emotionally exhausting days. It’s also been one of the spiritual treasures that i'll cherish until i die. From Manang, the route to the Ice Lake is one of the most popular acclimatisation hikes around Manang, and we were all eager to see what an ice lake looked like, so we started out that morning t

Although it’s been available all along the route thus far, i enjoy my first (and last) hot shower for the trip in Pisang this morning. The blister is dressed with a team mate’s Moleskin (prime quality product, if you ask me.) Also, it’s finally time to pack away my shorts and whip out the long pants. The weather has taken an icy turn since yesterday, and after all, it’s autumn and we’re 3,250m above sea level. It’s bound to cool down sometime. After a stop at the drinking wat

“Yield: Give way to arguments, demands or pressure.” Synonyms include “surrender, capitulate, relent, be overcome, and cave in.” This is exactly what happened between the water and the rock at the Reichenbach falls in Switzerland. Actually, it’s a series of waterfalls in the Swiss Alps with a total drop of 250m. But only one of these captured my attention: The Y. From a small pool nested in pine forest, the stream of water tumbles over the rocky precipice, splashing against a

The sun shining brightly in the sky, the ocean’s waves breaking rhythmically to your side, a forest, some boulders and the prospect of some refreshment at a waterfall not too far away. As days go, this one ranks way there on top with about 12,582 of my favourite days ever. Many things happened on our way to the start of the Otter hiking trail, among which some confused SAN Parks staff members at the gate to Storms River, a herd of curious milk cows, an intense hike to a viewp