Two later military campaigns set out from the Argolid – one against Thebes, the other against Troy. Both involved the family of the hero Tydeus. Banished from Calydon for …
You may think an all inclusive holiday is an expensive way to travel, but knowing the entire cost of your trip in advance can be good for your budget. …
There are places that are less well known, other than to those who use them. The Lodge de Goede Hoop is one, Herbert Baker’s Welgelegen is another. Here hang …
Racism in Travel When I first penned a blog post on the racial realizations outlined in this chapter, I was concerned about how it would be received. Writing on …
Everyone is Trying to Con You Travel Based on everything I had heard, a major part of me expected to get home exhausted at the end of every day …
GUIDE TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE AT AKROTIRI The excavations conducted at Akrotiri to date have laid bare only part of the prehistoric town, which seems to have extended much …
The 1909 Cape of Good Hope Official Handbook, by town clerk Finch, describes the City Hall in Cape Town as being in the Italian Renaissance style. Hans Fransen, in …
You’re a Minority Somewhere Travel I can still remember vividly the first time my brother, who had by that point spent more than a year in Zambia with the …
Back at the hotel I rested for the remainder of the day. I had paid for a late checkout at six. I was preparing for my train ride, expecting …
We are now at the end of this eBlog and I hope that you have enjoyed reading it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it. If you liked the …