The Incidental Tourist: Archive

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Vanity Fair's Most Iconic Photos , 2011! →

Some amazing moments with iconic people captured in this Vanity Fair 2011 collection, many by the remarkable photographer Annie Liebovitz.

Dec 21st

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Dec 20th

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Dec 12th

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Volvo Ocean Race's Cape Town Stopover!

The wonderfully impressive Volvo Ocean Race stopped over in Cape Town from 24 November to 11 December and I visited the V&A Waterfront whilst a couple of the boats were having maintenance done before the next leg. What beauty. I took these pics.

Dec 12th

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Dec 12th

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Wellington, A Walk On The Bain's Kloof Side!

With Summer upon us at last and Wellington my primary home, I can take loads of walks in the Bain’s Kloof area. This gorgeous Mountain Pass joins Wellington and Worcestor, following the course of the Witte Rivier - named after the imposing white boulders scattered along the water beds. From the Pass there are many dirt tracks and hikes into the mountain side, such natural beauty with rock...

Dec 12th

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Dec 9th

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Watch

What’s the secret of being a successful hitman? Invisibility of course. The kind of ordinariness that doesn’t draw attention. This short 7 minute film titled Mr Forgettable by Roydon Turner is amazing. Watch it, and then pay more attention to the next person you sit next to in a pub ….

Dec 9th

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Motorists, Look Where You Drive!

Whilst at the West Coast Conservation offices on the weekend, I was saddened by the news that yet another glorious snake had succumbed to a car whilst trying to cross the road near Saldanah. It was a beautiful Mole Snake, about 1.5 metres in length, and most undeserving of such a violent end. The snake was brought to Tanya Du Toit Heald in order for her to note GPS co-ordinates, inspect it for...

Dec 8th

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Dec 7th

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One Day Snake Big 5 Handling Course!

In late September I did a Snake Identification and Handling Course with the Cape Reptile Institute and wrote about it, Snakes Conservation and my Handling of Them. This course focussed on the near 35 snakes that occur in the Western Cape, which I soon learnt each had their own unique characteristics. It was an incredible experience that brought home the plight of snakes in this ever developing...

Dec 6th

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Word of the Year!

The Word of the Year according to Dictionary.com is ‘Tergiversate’ according to Huffington Post. Where have I been, I have never heard it.

Dec 6th

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