Off The Ends
Back Roads. Obscure Places. Fascinating People
I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not happy
ernest hemingway – true at first light
Churches of South Africa #4
St John’s Methodist Church is but one example of Port Elizabeth’s gorgeous historical heritage, in one of its most enigmatic neighourhoods
Churches of South Africa #3
NG Kerk Adelaide – an unusually styled NG Kerk that proves we’ve had the beating of the Aussies for a long time – #3 in the Churches of South Africa series
Churches of South Africa #2
NG Kerk Kareedouw – a church in the type of town that burgles your heart the moment you come over the pass – #2 in the Churches of South Africa series
Churches of South Africa #1
Vander Kemp Memorial Church, one of the first buildings to be erected in the area that was to become the city of Port Elizabeth – #1 in the series Churches of South Africa
The Story of a Street in Soweto
As few others can, Vilakazi Street tells the story of a country.
Nkosi Maqoma, and the complicated legacy of Ntaba ka Ndoda
The Ntaba ka Ndoda Memorial tells a complex tale of one of South Africa’s greatest heroes.
Baviaanskloof Reserve, Eastern Cape
Let there be no beating around the fynbos, the Baviaanskloof Megareserve is one of the most spectacular places in South Africa
The Churches of South Africa
Every small town in South Africa has a beautiful church or two, and I’d love to see them all.
The Prester and the padrão
The wide parking lot at the main beach of Boknesstrand was completely empty, except for a lone, rusty Opel Astra with a paddle-ski tied to the roof racks, and a stiff-hair Jack Russell smelling of redbait
A strange rose garden in Orania
It comes upon you unexpectedly, the left turn from the R369 provincial road, and the signpost is hidden in the avenue of poplar trees bordering the town on its right edge.
Cape Recife Nature Reserve
Lighthouses are awesome, and this one at Cape Recife is among the best
There’s nothing nobler than to put up with a few inconveniences like snakes and dust for the sake of absolute freedom
Jack Kerouac
The Places We’ve Been, and The Things We’ve Seen
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To learn the age-old lesson day by day
It’s not in bright arrival planned
But in the dreams men dream along the way
They find the Golden Road to Samarkand
As told by Yakub Beg to Gen. Sir Harry Flashman, VC
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