Author Archives: Varya

The most beautiful cities in the world seem to share some common characteristics:  mountains sloping down toward natural water, ocean or harbor:  Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Vancouver, Hong Kong,… Read more »

  It is easy to create stories out of this landscape our train is passing through from Johannesburg to Cape Town.   I have not done my homework and have… Read more »

Johannesburg:  A Tale of Two Cities Johannesburg has been a surprise.  After a 40 hour flight due to a delayed plane and missed connection, my taxi in Johannesburg immediately encountered… Read more »

I am now in South Africa, at the beginning of a 3.5 week journey to Johannesburg, Capetown and then on to Victoria Falls, Botswana and Zambia.   Check back to… Read more »