lmar(25)•in #travel•3023 days agoCape Town is a city made for walkingCape Town’s scenic beauty is legendary. It is regularly featured among the most beautiful cities in the world, with pictures showing it nestling at the foot of ...3lmar(25)•in travel•3023 days agoCape Town is a city made for walkingCape Town’s scenic beauty is legendary. It is regularly featured among the most beautiful cities in the world, with pictures showing it nestling at the foot of ...3
lmar(25)•in #politics•3030 days agoThis quirky thing they call *the vote*I have rarely found myself thinking more deeply about the concept of democratic election and what exactly it is that a vote means. In my own country, South Afri...2lmar(25)•in politics•3030 days agoThis quirky thing they call *the vote*I have rarely found myself thinking more deeply about the concept of democratic election and what exactly it is that a vote means. In my own country, South Afri...2
lmar(25)•in #nature•3031 days agoDancing wildly in the Mafia's old forecourtThere we were, joining young people in a wild dance in the forecourt of the old Mafia villa near Naples. It was weird to know that right there in that same plac...1lmar(25)•in nature•3031 days agoDancing wildly in the Mafia's old forecourtThere we were, joining young people in a wild dance in the forecourt of the old Mafia villa near Naples. It was weird to know that right there in that same plac...1
lmar(25)•in #photography•3043 days agoSnapshots of South Africa’s Natural BeautySouth Africa counts among the world’s most biodiverse countries, after Brazil and Indonesia. Its scenic beauty must surely put it right up there with the best a...2lmar(25)•in photography•3043 days agoSnapshots of South Africa’s Natural BeautySouth Africa counts among the world’s most biodiverse countries, after Brazil and Indonesia. Its scenic beauty must surely put it right up there with the best a...2
lmar(25)•in #travel•3054 days agoStraddling the Mountain DragonThe road curving up the Drakensberg is scenic but treacherous. It is why adventure travellers call it The Mother of South African Passes. The 19 kilometre stret...3lmar(25)•in travel•3054 days agoStraddling the Mountain DragonThe road curving up the Drakensberg is scenic but treacherous. It is why adventure travellers call it The Mother of South African Passes. The 19 kilometre stret...3
lmar(25)•in #tourism•3056 days agoGarden town rises like a Phoenix from the ashesKnysna is one of the prettiest towns on South Africa’s Garden Route, which runs along part of the country’s South Coast. But it was a sad picture that met me wh...6lmar(25)•in tourism•3056 days agoGarden town rises like a Phoenix from the ashesKnysna is one of the prettiest towns on South Africa’s Garden Route, which runs along part of the country’s South Coast. But it was a sad picture that met me wh...6
lmar(25)•in #travel•3276 days agoRiding the Tail of the DragonThere I was riding the Tail of the Dragon and I had no idea I was doing so. The section of forest road high up the Appalachians where I entered the 2 400-kilome...2lmar(25)•in travel•3276 days agoRiding the Tail of the DragonThere I was riding the Tail of the Dragon and I had no idea I was doing so. The section of forest road high up the Appalachians where I entered the 2 400-kilome...2
lmar(25)•in #travel•3282 days agoThere is beauty and sadness in the haunting eyes of a CheetahLook into a cheetah’s eyes and somehow the sensation sticks. There is a haunting beauty there, as there is something old and sad. It is an experience not easily...2lmar(25)•in travel•3282 days agoThere is beauty and sadness in the haunting eyes of a CheetahLook into a cheetah’s eyes and somehow the sensation sticks. There is a haunting beauty there, as there is something old and sad. It is an experience not easily...2
lmar(25)•in #travel•3287 days agoThe grand old abbey that stands lonesome watch over the plains of Italy’s PiedmontStaffarda Abbey stands there all by its lonesome self on the plain of Italy’s Piedmont. It is almost as if the grand old building, now nearly eight centuries ol...0lmar(25)•in travel•3287 days agoThe grand old abbey that stands lonesome watch over the plains of Italy’s PiedmontStaffarda Abbey stands there all by its lonesome self on the plain of Italy’s Piedmont. It is almost as if the grand old building, now nearly eight centuries ol...0
lmar(25)•in #travel•3295 days agoYellowstone hisses and puffs like an Earthern beast and blows your mind awayDusk was falling when we entered Yellowstone National Park. The crescent moon hanging just above the outline of the western mountains added to our expectation. ...0lmar(25)•in travel•3295 days agoYellowstone hisses and puffs like an Earthern beast and blows your mind awayDusk was falling when we entered Yellowstone National Park. The crescent moon hanging just above the outline of the western mountains added to our expectation. ...0
lmar(25)•in #politics•3301 days agoMight the stars tell us what’s going on around the worldLooking back on 2016 and wondering what 2017 had in store, I thought that had I been an astrologer I would have been hard put right now trying to figure out wha...0lmar(25)•in politics•3301 days agoMight the stars tell us what’s going on around the worldLooking back on 2016 and wondering what 2017 had in store, I thought that had I been an astrologer I would have been hard put right now trying to figure out wha...0
lmar(25)•in #travel•3312 days agoNow for a walk under Dubai’s desert sky.Walking under the desert sky is fast becoming a favourite activity in Dubai. The trend has come with the appearance of some excellent walkways in various parts ...4lmar(25)•in travel•3312 days agoNow for a walk under Dubai’s desert sky.Walking under the desert sky is fast becoming a favourite activity in Dubai. The trend has come with the appearance of some excellent walkways in various parts ...4
lmar(25)•in #travel•3322 days agoThe elephant king who stole heartsThe old elephant bull was a sight to behold. So impressive he was that he got crowned king on two counts. Hail to the king. The first was his regal bearing that...3lmar(25)•in travel•3322 days agoThe elephant king who stole heartsThe old elephant bull was a sight to behold. So impressive he was that he got crowned king on two counts. Hail to the king. The first was his regal bearing that...3
lmar(25)•in #travel•3332 days agoClothes maketh the travellerTravel and weather are close associates. Ask anybody about their holiday and the answer will most likely be the weather was fantastic or terrible, or some such....3lmar(25)•in travel•3332 days agoClothes maketh the travellerTravel and weather are close associates. Ask anybody about their holiday and the answer will most likely be the weather was fantastic or terrible, or some such....3
lmar(25)•in #travel•3334 days agoSee glitzy Dubai for the over-the-top modernistic city it is.There comes a point on visiting Dubai when one stops staring after every Ferrari, Lamborghini or Maserati roaring past and every Bentley and Rolls Royce gliding...1lmar(25)•in travel•3334 days agoSee glitzy Dubai for the over-the-top modernistic city it is.There comes a point on visiting Dubai when one stops staring after every Ferrari, Lamborghini or Maserati roaring past and every Bentley and Rolls Royce gliding...1
lmar(25)•in #travel•3341 days agoThe Italian castle that whispers of pride, glory, pain and hardship.If castles could talk, La Castiglia overlooking the picturesque north-western Italian town of Saluzzo would have had remarkable tales to tell. Some would be abo...3lmar(25)•in travel•3341 days agoThe Italian castle that whispers of pride, glory, pain and hardship.If castles could talk, La Castiglia overlooking the picturesque north-western Italian town of Saluzzo would have had remarkable tales to tell. Some would be abo...3
lmar(25)•in #travel•3343 days agoThe Italian village that clings to its rock perch for dear lifeThe ancient little village seems as if it could at any moment tumble from the high rock on which it is perched in the middle of an enormous gorge. It is indeed ...5lmar(25)•in travel•3343 days agoThe Italian village that clings to its rock perch for dear lifeThe ancient little village seems as if it could at any moment tumble from the high rock on which it is perched in the middle of an enormous gorge. It is indeed ...5
lmar(25)•in #travel•3345 days agoMamma Mia! The joys and perils of driving in Italy.My knuckles were white on the steering wheel and my foot pressed down so hard on the accelerator I feared I might crash it through the floorboard of my little r...2lmar(25)•in travel•3345 days agoMamma Mia! The joys and perils of driving in Italy.My knuckles were white on the steering wheel and my foot pressed down so hard on the accelerator I feared I might crash it through the floorboard of my little r...2
lmar(25)•in #photography•3346 days agoI saw a good moon rising …Businesses and media outlets in Dubai suggested a range of places for best sightings of last night’s super moon: From the roofs of hotels, from some of the many...1lmar(25)•in photography•3346 days agoI saw a good moon rising …Businesses and media outlets in Dubai suggested a range of places for best sightings of last night’s super moon: From the roofs of hotels, from some of the many...1
lmar(25)•in #travel•3346 days agoThe beauty and the sadness about our rhinosRhinos are fabulous creatures to watch, and nowhere more so than in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi. It is in this beautiful reserve in South Africa’s garden province of Kwaz...4lmar(25)•in travel•3346 days agoThe beauty and the sadness about our rhinosRhinos are fabulous creatures to watch, and nowhere more so than in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi. It is in this beautiful reserve in South Africa’s garden province of Kwaz...4
