Get out your road map and trace the route: Durban via Aug 04, 2009: Manor born

You realise you're getting old when a house built in 1936 is regarded as "historic". Anyway, if I still make the same impression at 73 as Norscot Manor does today, there's a lot to be said for being historic.

I discovered the s...

Several months ago, my wife and I made the decision to emigrate to Cape Town - fro...

British visitors to South Africa are a pretty conservative lot. Large numbers pass through Jul 23, 2009: Laugh away winter

For many people, cheerfulness is directly proprotional to sunshine and winter means hibernation with a blanket, bad mood and chocolate.

But while the sun goes on vacay, you don't have to be miserable. South Africa is pratically bursting ...