Visiting Table Mountain is a must-do when you’re in Cape Town. You wouldn’t visit Paris and not see the Eiffel Tower, would you? So even though it was winter in Europe, of course, I wanted to hike up the famous landmark, 1000 m of altitude seemed doable when I sat at my desk at home […]
Category: Africa
Sunrise at Lion’s head
Catching the first light of the day kissing Table Mountain is a classic hike for Capetownians and travellers alike. I started my day very early, my hiking guide Kai said we’d meet at 6 a.m. at the car park at the foot of Lion’s Head. Fortunately, it was much easier to get an Uber even at that time of […]
South Africa
The trip begins… South Africa is a beautiful country with an eventful history. It was colonized first by the Dutch and then by the British and it gained independence in 1931. While Europe fought against racism during the following years and closed this chapter with the end of World War II in 1945, discrimination and […]
Dubai
48 hours stopover in Dubai – is it worth it? On a trip to India I did a stop over in Dubai for two days traveling solo. Was it worth it and did I feel safe? Read on to find out. Money money money… Dubai can be pricey depending on what you want to do. […]
