Secrets of the Cathars & Mysteries of the Magdalene Tour June 2015 October 2014 and a friend mentions a book, ‘The Book of Love.’ This book is an ancient tome hidden somewhere in a small Tuscan village, a gospel according to Jesus Christ. History and reading, my two loves…I jump on the Internet and […]
Sabi Sands Game Reserve Flying from Cape Town we arrived in Skukuza Airport at 12:30 pm. Skukuza is in Sabi Sands Game Reserve, Kruger Park. We were staying at Dulini Lodge www.dulini.com for the next four days. Skukuza airport was recently reopened after extensive renovations. With beautiful timber floors and ceiling, the terminal is a […]
Two trips to France in less than a year is not the norm for us. But after planning our Christmas/New Year holiday to Italy and France our niece and her fiancé decided on a French wedding in the Dordogne Region in September 2013. There was little we could do but enjoy our Christmas trip and […]
There he goes again, that’s the second time today; him in his huge flashy boat. He hasn’t always owned this boat. This new one is a larger version of the old one, with the same name. How does one afford such a huge boat at a relatively young age, certainly younger than my husband and […]
The Midnight Palace is the second book in Zafon’s series for young adults. A magical tale of mystery and adventure set in Calcutta from 1916 to 1932. A supernatural thriller of murder, chilling crimes and ghostly stories from the nineteenth century set with a backdrop of Jheeter’s Gate Railway Station. Although written for young adults […]
As an aspiring writer I realised reading was essential element to becoming a better writer. The question then was what to read. Books of all genres have been part of my life since primary school, but amazingly I seem to have overlooked the classics; the likes of Jane Austen, F Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. […]
The Great Gatsby – Written by F Scott Fitzgerald – Movie Directed by Baz Luhrmann Most of us know the name, an American classic crafted by Fitzgerald in the 1920’s. A story of greed, corruption, excess and lives unfulfilled. The central figure is Jay Gatsby, a playboy millionaire who hosts wild parties every weekend at […]
For those people not acquainted with Jane Austen’s work, this is a great introduction. A beautiful piece of writing. A novel within a novel. A story about Samantha McDonough, an American librarian in 2013 and Rebecca Stanhope, the daughter of a clergyman in 1802. The story starts in 2013. Samantha is in London with her […]
We drove the length and breadth of Italy and France, a degustation of our senses. The joy of producing our own culinary delights from the fresh flavoured, colourful produce defined gastronomy at its highest. Paris, our last night. Outside the air freezing, snow falling. The restaurant across from our hotel beckoned. Steak for three, sausages […]
I checked my watch, it was 3am. I lay atop my sleeping bag, mosquito net tucked tightly under the mattress, listening to the night noises. Was it small animals scavenging around the camp fire, or something larger and more sinister? I could hear the waves pounding the beach, swept along by the prevailing winds. Close […]
We left Italy behind and drove over the mountains and through tunnel after tunnel until we arrived in Monaco. Monaco, land of fast cars, large boats and the richest of the rich. After parking the car at the marina we walked on to the jetties to check out the boats. Some had helicopters on their […]
