5 Days in Cape Town: Day 5 Table Mountain
If you missed the earlier posts, be sure to read Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4. We decided to have a lazy start to the day so it was late morning by the time we took our last stroll to the…
Beautiful and Surreal Sossusvlei, Namibia
I have been fortunate to travel to many of the world’s major deserts such as the Sahara and the Arabian Desert. All of them beautiful in their own way. But far the most scenic desert that I have experienced is the Namib desert in Namibia,…
5 Days in Cape Town: Day 4 Robben Island
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5 Days in Cape Town: Day 3 Canopy Walk, Coffee and Colored Houses
If you missed my earlier posts, be sure to read about Day 1 and Day 2. Our third day was a Sunday. We got moving fairly early so that the photographers could take advantage of the early morning light at Kirstenbosch and so we could…
5 Days in Cape Town: Day 2 Driving Round the Peninsula
If you missed, Day 1 of our trip, you can catch up here. Breakfast Day 2 was a Saturday and we started the day with breakfast at the Oranjezicht City Farmers Market just 5 minutes from our apartment. My sister-in-law and the fitter members of…
5 Days in Cape Town: Day 1 Waterfront and Winefarms
Overview Our trip took place in late May. The weather was mild, and as we were visiting in off-peak season prices were lower than in the summer and nothing was crowded. We = two adults + 2 teens (our daughter and her friend). We would…
Clock tower at Cape Town Waterfront, now and then.
This clock tower was the original Port Captain’s office at the Cape Town harbor, built in 1882. The clock itself was imported from Edinburgh and placed in a gothic style tower. An amazing fact is the red color of the tower is exactly the same…
Winelands of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Have you been to the winelands of the Western Cape? I may be biased (having spent the majority of my life in this region) but I still think the Western Cape is one of the premier destinations of the world. I no longer live there,…
Chefchaouen, the bluer than blue city of Morocco
I could spend hours in this place with my camera. The short time that I had there was not enough. There are so many nooks and crevices to explore and photograph.
The ubiqitous djellaba found in Morocco
Djellabas are loose fitting robes that are common to Morocco and other parts of North Africa. They are worn as outer garments and come in different colors. It is quite striking. This photograph was taken in the old city of Tangier. But similar scenes can be…