The Porfolio Collection Travel Blog

It's always great when someone proves that one person CAN make a difference - can BE the difference. One young woman is using her birthday to galvanise South Africans to clean up our act.

Zulu Blonde - not our president's next wife :-)

While the air space over the UK and parts of Europe is starting to open up following the volcanic ash disruption to global air travel, Capetonians have shown remarkable hospitality to stranded passengers.

Sarah Tompkins, the owner of Samara, was delighted to spot this Cape Vulture over Samara on her recent visit

The eyes of the world turned to South Africa again last week with the important discovery of early hominid remains in the Cradle of Humankind.

I recently had the privilege of meeting with this humble but passionate man who gives freely of his time and skills to help the local community.