If you've read any of my other reviews on accommodations, you'll know that aesthetics are something I really care about when deciding where to stay. What can I say? I am a visual person who loves to be surrounded by beautiful things. I especially love...
This time last year was my final day at the advertising agency I had spent the past five years of my career. First as an Integrated Executive Business Director, headhunted to set up and oversee the running of a multi-million-rand integrated financial services account, then...
In general, I am a huge fan of rewards programmes. What can I say? I am sucker for gamification. This is why I believe in signing up for frequent-flyer programmes more than I believe in myself. From priority boarding to lounge access and paying with...
A quaint, country-style self-catering accommodation near Howick, Little Fields Country House and Cottages, located along the Midlands Meander, is the perfect stopover to regroup and relax. The property which overlooks a valley of farms has one large country house that sleeps nine and two cottages:...
This post is brought to you by the Instagram DMs I get asking "how do you get paid to travel?" The answer is that salaried or not, the way I have always managed to get on a plane, go on holiday and see the world,...
You ever stay somewhere and think to yourself… Man, I wish I could cancel my flight home and just work from here for the next three months? Well, that’s how I felt when I stayed at Gonana Guesthouse in May of 2021 during my first...
If you’re like me, you've probably found yourself at some point in your career on vacation with your work laptop open, overriding your "Out Of Office." At that moment, you probably convinced yourself mid cocktail, that responding to that email or reviewing that document was...
One look at The Outpost Lodge’s Instagram account and you’ll completely understand why I; the self proclaimed liker of aesthetically pleasing things; needed to visit this secluded unique luxury lodge. Located about a six hour drive from Johannesburg in the remote northern part of Kruger National...
I know it might seem extreme for me to recommend that you stay at Tsala Treetop Lodge, a place where I only spent one night, but hear me out… When I booked Tsala Treetop Lodge, I knew 3 things: I wanted to be somewhere visually...
With 5 nights to explore Delivering on all my expectations, because of the food, entertainment, scenery (even as we drove from one place to another), this blog post on our trip to Bali, is 2 years after the fact. Some places have closed, some are reopening...