Travel Articles
News24 is South Africa’s largest and most trusted news website, and since 2023 I’ve conceptualised and written the bulk of their travel content. This content includes a weekly mix of travelogues, reviews, news, advice, and comparative analyses. The below are premium paywalled articles; if you’d like samples of the content, please contact me.
Summer in the Okavango Delta is hot. It’s the kind of hot that turns suncream, stashed safely in the depths of your bag, tepid; that evaporates temporary respite from cold showers immediately upon reentry into the atmosphere; and that grips any exposed flesh an hour after dawn.
For some time, I produced all of the Cape Town travel content for the travel guide Culture Trip. Content included various guides to the city’s best food, wine, and attractions, but other content dug deeper into the city’s culture.
Cape Town’s famous Cape Dutch architecture is as intricate, layered and complex as its history. Though undoubtedly beautiful – defined by grandiose rounded gables, thatched roofs and whitewashed walls – Cape Dutch architecture has deep roots in South Africa’s colonial past.
Kalk Bay is known for its faded wooden fishing boats and guffawing seals. It’s a popular tourist stop en-route to Cape Point, but as the fishing industry changes, the quaint charm of the harbour is under threat.
South African artist Lucie de Moyencourt loves Cape Town so much she has forged a career sketching the city’s most beloved locations. Few of Cape Town’s famous attractions and neighbourhoods have escaped the tip of her pen, and the resulting artworks now have pride of place in a variety of locations, from nostalgic postcards on foreign fridges right through to murals in the city’s most lavish hotels.
Cape Town’s hot and dry conditions, exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought, make wildfires extremely prevalent and difficult to control in summer. Thankfully, an established group of volunteer firefighters are on hand throughout the year to keep the city safe.
The Cape coastline is littered with shipwrecks that serve as relics of bygone eras. But one wreck in particular, just metres off the pristine blue-flag beaches of Clifton, has been hiding a dark story that’s only just been uncovered some 200 years later.
Few individuals have transformed the future of their nation as Nelson Mandela has. Culture Trip takes a look at the Cape Town landmarks closely associated with the man they call Madiba, in the city where he led the charge for change.
South Africa is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world, with 11 official languages. But one those – Afrikaans – is perhaps the most misunderstood and contentious of them all.
Cape Town is a city that can easily soak up several days of travel. Many travellers who initially pay cursory visits to the city end up returning for longer trips; some even relocate here to take in all it has to offer.
I also contribute travel articles to various publications, including Business Insider, Matador Network, Financial Mail, Sunday Times, and Mail & Guardian.
