Slaying Dragons in the Drakensberg Amphitheatre

By |2017-05-05T15:45:29+02:00April 10th, 2016|Adventure, Africa, Featured Articles, Hiking, Portfolio, Published, South Africa, South African Tourism, Travel, Travel in Africa|

Slaying Dragons in the Drakensberg Amphitheatre - Beginner's Hiking Guide The hike to the Drakensberg Amphitheatre in northern range, declared by National Geographic to be one of the world’s best trails, is where Ishay Govender-Ypma faces her fears and discovers a new hobby. For SAA Sawubona, April 2016. Returning to my home province of Kwa-Zulu Natal [...]

Why we Climb

By |2017-04-05T14:19:28+02:00September 14th, 2015|Fiction & Frivolity, Instagram, Photography, Portfolio, Travel in Europe|

Why we Climb. On Hiking Mount Giewont, in Zakopane, Poland, spied through trees. Posted on Instagram Why we Climb For some, it is solitude they seek on the mountain trek.Peace is carved on the twisting climbs,Focus is honed in monitoring every potentially fatal step. For me, it is survival in spite of self:To combat headstrong [...]

Southern African Routes Worth Taking – Panorama Route

By |2017-05-05T16:21:12+02:00June 1st, 2015|Adventure, Africa, Featured Articles, Food & Travel, Hiking, Portfolio, Published, Restaurants, Road Trip, South Africa, South African Tourism, Tourism, Travel, Travel in Africa|

Head in the clouds - Panorama Route In need of a break and a change of scenery, Ishay Govender-Ypma and her husband packed the car and headed for the Panorama Route on a simple quest: explore, unwind and recharge. For Getaway Magazine, May 2015. It’s the gateway to Kruger, but the tumbling geography that plunges through [...]

Machu Picchu & the Sacred Valley of the Incas

By |2017-05-05T16:30:25+02:00December 10th, 2014|Featured Articles, Portfolio, Published, South America, Travel, Travel in South America|

Machu Picchu & the Sacred Valley of the Incas - An Easy Walk   looking over wayna picchu There is a lazy way for the less ambitious traveller to enjoy the architectural splendour of the industrious Peruvian Incas without breaking into too much of a sweat.  According to Grisel Gamarra Vasquez who has lived her entire [...]

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