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Q&A: 70’s exchange student looks back
James was 24 in 1979 and studying at one of South Africa’s top Agricultural colleges. An opportunity arose for him to go abroad and he grabbed it with both hands. More than 30 years later, he still...
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Welcome Home to ‘Goodbye Madiba’
The fact that I arrived home the day South Africa celebrated the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela is something I will be eternally grateful for. There had been so much speculation surrounding...
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Someone I Once Met: Student of the Year
Cristian Alvarez is well-educated, hard working, successful and kind. He is a Chilean man who I taught English to twice a week for the duration of my time in Chile. Our lessons were one on one, just me...
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Can’t get to France? Just go to Franschoek.
I’m not from the Western Cape so when I go there I’m just as much of tourist as the countless tourists that come from far and wide. I might even appreciate the area more than a foreigner because it is...
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Expats Perfect Catalan Dish- Cooking Rabbit in Barcelona.
One of my gripes/ guilts about living abroad is not putting enough energy into soaking up the local culture. Its easier than you’d think to just surround yourself with expats and forget that you’re in...
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Un Cafe con Leche, Por Favor
Barcelona offers a lot to a lot of people. You’ve got Gaudi and his colourful, wacky architecture dotted around the city. You’ve got the Gothic quarter which dates back to Medieval and even Roman times...
View ArticleEye Spy: a short film
One wintery weekend in the Spanish state of Catalonia, a creative collaboration happened between Wanderlust and Driftsole Media. I’ve always been a fan of making videos, but they’ve never been...
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Someone I Once Met: Chef on the Road
Thomas Zacharias is not a name you’d associate with someone born and bred in India. His lack of strong accent and head wobble are also deceptive. I met Thomas in the small seaside town of San...
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Impressions of India
I saw two people take a shit today. One of them was no older than 9 months and the yellow soupy poo pouring out his baby grow and onto the step was out of his control- so no judgement there. No...
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Thirst for cooking knowledge quenched in Udaipur
We were spoilt for choice with places to do cooking lessons in Rajasthan’s Udaipur. Just like tailors and art classes, cooking classes are advertised and available on every street. It hadn’t been like...
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