South African cultural experiences

South African cultural experiences

South Africans treasure their diverse cultural heritage – and we’re only too happy to share it with visitors. South Africa’s rich history dates back to some of the earliest human settlements in the world. Over 300 museums reflect this heritage in a range of places –...
Soweto: South Africa’s Most Powerful Classroom

Soweto: South Africa’s Most Powerful Classroom

Where history, language, and lived experience teach what textbooks cannot There are places where learning feels contained. Four walls. A whiteboard. A lesson plan. And then there is Soweto. Soweto does not behave like a traditional classroom. It speaks back. It...

The courage to travel

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.~Andre Oide~ Having lived in China for a couple of months, the initial shock of being on your own in a foreign country, and even worse, making your own living so far from your loved...

Walking in the footsteps of a stranger

We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us ~ Unknown                  Travel, explore, experience, live. That is basically what my travel plan looks like.  The more I travel, the more I see and the more I see, the more life starts making sense (in a...