The first instalment in a series of posts about my Arctic adventure.

Many patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have had an awful start to 2024 due to changes to medical scheme rules that have...

A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Saray Khumalo on behalf of the South African Adventure Industry Association...

The true source of resilience and the key to weathering the storms.

Our last day hiking the Otter Trail, complete with muscle cramps, Narina Trogons, sea swims and chivalry.

Oakhurst to Andre, 14.5 km, 8 hours A long whistle cut through the inky darkness … No, it didn’t (it wasn’t necessary), but that had been...

Scott to Oakhurst, 8 km, 5 hours The entertainment continued the following morning. First, when Dehan channelled his (feminine) alter...

Ngubu to Scott, 8km, 5 hours Poor Talitha! I don’t snore and I think I’m pretty neat, but… I’m a morning person, and she’s a night owl!...

Description of the first day of our Otter Trail adventure.

When a fellow adventurer and friend, Marno, told me he was coming to the Cape for ten days in order to work on his thesis, visit his...

‘Since when has impossible ever stopped You?’ – Elevation Worship It’s been a hard year. I know there are many people worse off than I...

I’ve had the privilege of paddling the Orange River three times so far and I don’t think I’ll ever tire of the experience. A trip down...

After much planning and anticipation, and a test pack amidst the madness of a family Christmas holiday, we set off for Hogsback two days...

When one of your boyfriend’s closest friends asks you almost a year ahead of the time, 'Let’s go on an adventure', the only logical...

https://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/amatola-for-arthritis The Amatola hiking trail is infamous for being the toughest hike in...

The last thing you expect as a 12-year-old kid is to be served with a chronic diagnosis that will impact the rest of your life. I was...

I'm incredibly happy and thankful to be able to do things like this! Also chuffed that I came 2nd in the senior ladies’ section, 11th...

aka 'Dream and Do' - Part 3 When I began writing about my year at Stanford Lake College in Limpopo, I brainstormed my memories and ideas...

Baz Luhrman’s 'Sunscreen Song', while not really a song, contains a few genuine pearls of wisdom. One of these is a one-liner that...

My year as an adventure instructor in Magoebaskloof. As I’ve started digging into my memories of my year at Stanford Lake College, more...