USING THE SWISSPASS TO TRAVEL TO FRANCE AND ITALY As soon as you start searching your travel options in Switzerland, the Swisspass pops up on your search engine. Until recently, you could buy access to the whole Swiss public transport system with only one ticket. (There are some limitations now, and the price has been increasing annually, but it’s still a bargain if you want to travel in Switzerland.) There are options for different kinds of passes and a variety of valid peri

“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children if men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” - Helen Keller As we know, Helen Keller was born healthy, but was left blind and deaf after an illness at the age of 19 months. Therefore, she also didn’t learn to speak like other children do. Maybe this event, while still a toddler, influenced

MANANG TO YAK KHARKA For two days now i'd been telling myself to remember to get a picture of the Annapurna II and Annapurna III peaks while it’s dark, or at the golden hours of sunrise or sunset. Today i just barely managed to drag my camera to the balcony to do just that. On a crisp (optimistically speaking) November morning, before sunrise, after the most excruciating physical challenge you’ve ever faced in your whole life (yesterday’s acclimatisation hike), “drag” is the

“Cooking is like love: it should be entered into with total abandon or not at all,” is what a lady called Harriet von Horne once said. She probably understood something about both. People often ask us what we miss the most about South African food. I will give you a list shortly, but my angel summarised it perfectly: “We miss having our own kitchen.” You see, we have been living in guest houses, hostel rooms and guest rooms for almost 2 years now. We love cooking and spendin

The perfect croissant – this is a topic not to just briefly touch on but many buttery hours could be spent indulging in these beauties. As in the case with coffee, it could easily lead to civil uproar, tempers being lost and even friendships being tarnished. A recent visit to the Mother City led me to two places which piqued my interest, so I had to drop in and check them out for myself. Jason’s Bakery is situated at 185 Breë Street, Cape Town City Centre. I understand the B

When you travel between cities and villages in Nepal, the local bus network is the most reliable way to travel. There are a number of bus parks in Kathmandu that serve as hubs for different routes. Here you’ll get on the required bus, which will leave at fairly regular intervals, but not at all according to any fixed or adhered-to schedule. The seats are designed with the physique of the average Nepali in mind: about 10cm shorter and with legs much shorter than the average So