It is said that about 12–14 million passengers travel through airports globally every single day. Not hundreds. Not thousands. Millions. Millions of people, from all walks of life, all going somewhere for completely different reasons. And for a brief moment, all of us exist in the same kind of space — this temporary in-between called…
My first experience of Sandton was back in 2017. I travelled there with Busi, a good friend from work who kindly agreed to keep me company while I went to write my IELTS exams. For those who may not know, IELTS is an English proficiency test often required for university admissions, job opportunities, or visa…
There are two types of travellers. The first type wants everything planned to the smallest detail. They want to see the accommodation before booking it. They want to check its location, its proximity to the beach, the comfort level, and every available amenity. They research which restaurants are highly rated and which activities are worth…
Some of the best people I know — some of my closest friends — are people I met through work. One group of friends came from an NGO I worked at a few years ago. I still don’t fully understand what made us so close. Maybe it was proximity — nine hours a day, five…
Travel means very different things to different people. Some will only ever do it with friends or loved ones. Some want everything planned for them so all they have to do is show up and be taken somewhere interesting. And for others, travel is a strange idea that involves spending a lot of money just…
One of the craziest things I have ever done was take an unplanned trip with friends to an unknown destination over the long Easter weekend. What started as a random, half-joking conversation quickly turned into a real trip for four people to… nowhere in particular. Weekend bags packed. Drinks stocked. Car on a full tank.…
Nine months after the world shut down because of COVID-19, travel bans slowly started lifting. I took the first chance I could to travel back to England for a personal visit. I thought I was ready. I wasn’t prepared for the new reality of travel. The first COVID test The first step was to get…
Have you ever been to the end of the world — not spiritually, but physically? No?Me neither.But Sani Pass felt pretty close. After years of talking about it and never quite going, a friend and I finally committed to visiting Sani Mountain Lodge — famously known as the Highest Pub in Africa — and actually…
Famously known where I come from (Lesotho) as “Gauteng maboneng”, meaning “place of light,” this artistic inner-city area in Johannesburg used to be a neglected industrial zone. Over time, it became a lively hub of creative entrepreneurs, galleries, restaurants, and street art. There are a lot of misconceptions about Maboneng, but it is actually a…
One of the bravest things I have ever done was go camping for the very first time — at a big braai festival — alone, by public transport, for an entire weekend, with absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into. Maletsunyane Braai Festival is one of the biggest annual festivals in Lesotho. It…
