SOUTH AFRICA.

I was fortunate enough to hop on a trip into the past in search of The Forgotten Route – tracing the footsteps of early Dutch settlers moving inland from Cape Town. Cool, I love history and I love trains. I even like the Karoo.

But would I end up feeling more than a little irritated by this celebration of the arrival of Europeans in Africa knowing what it turned into, especially down south? Possibly. Read on for my experience on The Forgotten Route tour to Matjiesfontein!

I've been keeping busy on the interwebs giving some tips here and there to the likes of top solo travel blog Be My Travel Muse by Kristen -check out the beginners guide and top travel tips for Cape Town here.

Read and watch for ways to live your full Africanness in Joburg - the run-up to AFROPUNK JHB 2017 had us living our blackest lives, eating right, dancing hard and celebrating the vibrant cultures of the continent.

The intro to my summer festival calendar was lit at SynergyLive: wine in plastic water bottles, a sombrero, free samosas and howling like a wolf on the mic on stage with Paranoid London. Read on for what went down and watch my 'How to Make Friends at a Festival' video!

Wally's Cave may be closed to the public but Lion's Head still has different perspectives to offer the Cape Town hiker!

Read on for some reasons to go up Lion's Head a different way - starting in Sea Point / Fresnaye.

One time I took the Shosholoza Meyl train from Johannesburg to Cape Town. Just for kicks.

Here's the lowdown on the ticket prices, characters I met along the way and most importantly the best views of the Karoo desert and Western Cape winelands and mountains.

Another travel bucket list for Africa: the top 5 scuba diving sites I'm dying to jump into! Some unique marine life, coral reefs and 

My story with trains goes way back. For one, both my grandfathers worked for Kenya Railways when my parents were tots. But in much of Africa, train travel has fallen away in recent times - come with me on these journeys to days gone by.

Here are some of the things I learned and took away from WTM Africa 2017. It was lit.

All about a birthday river cruise - simply one of the best things to do at Sundays River, South Africa. Affordable, a fun private party and an unbeatable African sunset. Photos + vlog inside!