Invitation to travel

Many times people tell me how unsafe this or that place could be. And all these wealthy houses with electrical wires, or at least a big metal gate and most often ‘armed response’ certified. I tend to think (White) South…

Long stretches of empty beaches, big cliffs, many rivers coming down, that’s the wild coast! The Transkei -over the Kei river- is a small piece of paradise! The most interesting part is the Xhosa people: the all land belongs to…

Time to go back to the coast! Most tourists stops in the nice Wilderness, but I stay in George and Sue’s place in Sedgefield, former colleagues and friends from Klem who hosted me in Kleimond! Friendly people from the generation…

Further East from Agulhas, there is no road anymore along the coast so I go north to Swellendam where I stay in a farm with Pieter and his family. They challenge the agro industry by being the first farm in…

Touring South Africa on bicycle is not that easy: this is quite a new and empty country, so distances between towns can be over 100km, my day limit with my paniers. So you have to think about your route! My…

Stellenbosch is the 2nd oldest city in South Africa after Cape Town. You can admire all the Dutch architecture in the center. It’s a very popular touristic destination. And THE area of wine production in South Africa! Enjoy all the…

Almost caught in the fire on the mountain bike trail in Jondershoek

From Simon’s Town, Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope is a nice one day biking ride! You need a special bicycle permit to get into the Table Mountain National Park around the Cape Point area instead of the ‘normal’…

Cape Town area is a paradise for outdoor lovers: sea and mountain (1000m high) with a Mediterranean climate offers great hiking, biking and sea sport activities: the strong wind create nice wave for surfers, windsurfers and kite surfers. If the…