Tag Archives: South Africa

Leaving my country of birth for the country of my ancestors… once again

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Guingamp (Brittany, France)

Guingamp (Brittany, France)

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 to Friday 2 February 2018
It was time to say goodbye… once again. “Nooooo, not agaaain!” I thought as I travelled north on the N1 highway from Johannesburg to Pretoria for a final few farewells.

But how did it come to this? In June 2015 when we left South Africa on a yearlong sabbatical it was going to be just that, a year long absence from SA. We ended up staying in Thailand for 18 months, then moved on to Serbia and Montenegro and finally on to France, the country of my ancestors. Continue reading →

Wrapping up our road trip – From Italy through Austria to Germany, back to the Netherlands and on to Turkey… and South Africa

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Lindau

Lindau

Friday, 13 October 2017 to Wednesday, 18 October 2017
It was Friday the 13th… fortunately I am not superstitious. With a sad and heavy heart we checked out of our hotel on Lake Garda, what a beautiful area this is, what a beautiful stay we had, surely we will return here someday? Continue reading →