by Rob | Mar 19, 2019 | News
When approached to speak on a cruise which began on my birthday in Durban, we leapt at the opportunity. Stops including PE, Cape Town, Luderitz, Walvis, St Helena, Ascension and ending for us in Dakar, Senegal. What a time it has been onboard the recently refitted...
by Rob | Mar 5, 2019 | News
Thankfully dam levels across the country are generally better than they have been over the past 4 or 5 years, most are some way from full with winter not far off. Areas across the country still desperate for rain – Grahamstown in dire straits. The battlefields...
by Rob | Jan 22, 2019 | News
Today being the 140th anniversary of the Battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift provides much food for thought. After David Rattray invited me in 2000 to join him sharing stories on these famous battlefields, the rest as they say is history. These stories...
by Rob | Dec 4, 2018 | News
Last year World RallyX championships were held in Cape Town for the first time. I came to see the likes of Kristoffersen, Loeb and Sjolberg race their 4×4 cars which accelerate from 0-100 in 2,5 seconds. It was a magical weekend, petrol-head heaven. I booked...
by Rob | Nov 15, 2018 | News
After our extraordinary trip to the UK, Italy, Paris and the Somme, we hit the ground running back home. A BA captain brought his family on tour, including his son-in-law who has never been to Africa previously. Observing the delight and wonder of this young man...
by Rob Caskie | Oct 21, 2018 | News
After an outrageously good time in Italy, we flew to Paris. The weather was fantastic, so we walked from the Bastille past Notre Dame and the Louvre, all the way to the Eiffel Tower. Being Sunday Parisians were out in droves, enjoying their open areas, the sidewalk...
