A wobbly weekend in expedition planning
The countdown has begun and it’s now 5 months before the Moving Sushi team officially plans to embark on the African Marine MegaTransect. But, like the past weekend’s storms that lashed the Cape coastline, thing have not been going as smoothly as we had hoped. Here’s the thing with expeditions, the images we see coming […]
A little Surf and Turf
The crisp winter air moves over my cheeks as I tuck my scarf into my jacket outside strand street’s central train station entrance, a bustling transport hub of Friday morning commuters both local and international. Passing the delicate mosaics that depict the history of transport in the cape and beyond myself and some 300 000 […]
Incredible Nosy Be
A few weeks ago Mike and i were lucky enough to be invited over to the island archipelago of Nosy Be in Madagascar. Mora Mora in Malagasy translates to ‘relax, it will happen – it just takes time’ and it has taken us a long enough time to travel here finally and that is fitting because […]
CheapflightsExplorers: The Atlantic Seaboard
Lauren, my travel partner, grabs onto her jacket as she gets out of the car in the Llanduduno parking lot. We are on a insiders guide styled treasure hunt around the Atlantic Seaboard with CheapflightsExplorers and the rain is quickly closing in on us as we try to make our way to our first location. This small […]
Riding Route 62
Route 62 winds its way up the Western Cape passing through the Paarl tunnel and skirting along the edges of the 170km Langeberg mountain range. They call this road a “journey to the unexpected,” an alternative to the well trodden road from Cape Town to port Elizabeth that often attracts many a holiday maker. There is […]
African Marine MegaTransect
Expedition postponed due to funding challenges “To use scientific exploration and open access data to fast track the understanding of the social, economic and biological needs for the conservation and sustainable use of key marine resources associated with the coral reef ecosystem of East Africa.” Fisheries is a fundamental part of coastal community survival. The […]