Traveller's Heart

ANYONE WHO knows me knows that I am obsessed with travel. I would spend all my money on trips to new spots. I'm always thinking of where I would travel next and I definitely don't need any encouragement to travel.

IF YOU'RE not like me, you might need a little inspiration to convert you to the dark side…

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Waterfalls and Kids

I RECENTLY took a much-needed break and took a few days off work. This comprised of sleep-ins, movies, relaxing, naps and a weekend down the coast to St Mikes. Not too shabby 'ey?

MY MINI-VACATION kicked off with a trip to the movies to watch Friends with Kids. It's basically a sequel to Bridesmaids with everyone switching partners. Overall not a bad movie but it didn't really put getting married and having kids in a great light, kind of like I don't know how she does it with Sarah Jessica Parker. But there were a few funny parts so it wasn't all bad.

THEN BOYF and I took a trip down to St Michaels on the Sea with another couple. SA was experiencing a huge cold front that weekend so the weather wasn't too great. That called for lots of movies and junk food. On our last day we had a bit of sunshine so we took a trip to check out the uVongo waterfall. I've been visiting St Mikes for about 8 years now and didn't know it was there so I had to! After some rummaging in the forest off the beach, we finally found it.

This is on the beach.

We found it!

View of the beach from the forest.

IT WASN'T Vic Falls but it was still cool to go on a little adventure. Then it was back to reality.

Cycling Adventures

I HAVE become very restless on the weekend. I yearn to do new activities but often don't have partners-in-crime who are keen or know what to do. So I was delighted when a mate from work was keen for a cycle on the beach. Exercising outdoors? Getting a tan? Bonding with a friend? Count me in!

YOU KNOW the saying that it's just like riding a bike? Well, it doesn't come back as easily as you think! I was swerving all of the place, paranoid I was going to cycle into someone or just fall over. The strong wind didn't help either. But all in all, it was a wonderful cycle and one that I hope happens again!

 

Bicycle Love.

New Year, New Ways

HOW ON earth is it February 2012 already?!? The last months of 2011 moved by so quickly I barely had time to reflect. I started the year in Brazil and ended it in the Berg. I need to reflect...

AFTER MY Brazilian adventure, I returned to college. I interned very briefly at a magazine in Durban, helped out on the book Awesome South Africa: The Durban Edition, then moved to Cape Town to intern at a mag there. Upon my return, I began interning at an incredible company which was extended to a job. A real job. I am now officially a working adult with a salary. I pay rent. I come home at 5pm. I pay medical aid. I have a parking spot.

SO 2011 was quite a year. 2012 has quite a feat to accomplish. As do I. I need, repeat need, to get into shape. At 22, I need to be able to get up a flight of stairs whilst holding a conversation. And I really need to get over my irrational fear of elevators, back seats, and small spaces.

MY QUOTE for the year is:

I APOLOGIZE in advance if I scream like a little girl at those scary things. I'll try be brave.

Eat, Pray, Loving It

I WAS a little weary to read Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert when it first came out. I did want to but I was nervous I would want to ditch my man and go on a year-long adventure after doing so. I finally indulged myself.

I UNFORTUNATELY saw the movie before reading the book. It was a great movie but then I read the book and the movie had changed a few things and left out some parts I considered important. And your mind doesn't get to conjure up an image of what all the characters look like, you already know Elizabeth looks like Julia Robers. But I saw it on the flight to Brazil and it gave me this new outlook on traveling and I thought it was an appropriate movie to begin my trip with. Although my trip was only a month long and I wasn't struggling with my inner turmoil.

THE ITALY section did make me want to go study Italian and make my way over there ASAP! But I suppose the way Elizabeth writes so passionately about the place, who wouldn't want to go there? I even started warming up to meditation (not that I have actually tried it) but it's just so easy to feel her love for it. And of course there's Bali, a place that was always on my bucket list and now even more so.

JULIA ROBERTS was absolutely gorgeous in the movie and I think the role suited her perfectly! Julia even resembles Elizabeth, if only slightly. But Javier Bardem does not resemble Felipe at all! But I suppose they can't get it all perfect in the movie.

*real couple vs. movie couple*

UPON COMPLETING Eat, Pray, Love I have immediately begun on her follow-up book Committed. There is still so much to learn from Elizabeth Gilbert. Do yourself a favour and get these books now!