Here at Sophie's World we're passionate about animal welfare. It's perhaps genetic: apart from the family and very close friends, our mum/grandmum generally preferred animals to people. The rest of us aren't quite that extreme, at least not yet. Alexandra is a vegetarian solely for [...]
Four Nobel Peace Prize recipients hail from South Africa. That's quite an impressive number; only six countries have more. At Nobel Square on the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, you'll find Nelson Mandela along with South Africa's three other laureates.
During a visit in South Africa earlier this year, I visited Imizamo Yethu, a township in Hout Bay Valley, a seaside suburb of Cape Town. I was first in South Africa in 1993, just months before Nelson Mandela was sworn in as president. At that [...]
Imagine standing here, looking across to the mainland, knowing that’s where your family and friends are – and where you might not set foot for 20 years or so. View of Cape Town from Robben Island. Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years of [...]
The semi-desert landscape of Klein Karoo I'm still in the Caucasus, and articles will be coming up when I'm back, or possibly before (Internet cafes depending). Meanwhile, I thought I'd tell you about this worthwhile animal rescue project in South Africa. On an [...]
This small fishing village declared itself the Republic of Hout Bay in the 1980s, with a flag, passport and anthem. Today, only the passport remains. If you're in Cape Town, I recommend a stop at the charming harbour.
After my recent re-visit to Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula, I've a series of posts coming up. I'll cover a cheetah, lion and rhino rescue project and Hout Bay - another self-declared micro-nation. I'll talk about the infamous prison at Robben Island and a [...]
