Ramsgate, South Africa

... as, as much as a racial policy, an attempt to prevent by force the natural and inevitable economic effects of modernization. Being in South Africa feels like coming home to a place I never lived, place that is at once alien and familiar.  I ...

(Jim) It is hard to get firmly into the Christmas mindset when the weather is sunny and mid-80s (or high 20s centigrade, as temperature is reckoned here).  After a long day on the beach, remembering to e-mail Santa Claus with information on ...

... of the awesome power of water.  I've been body surfing with the kids these last few days at the beach here in South Africa.  The waves here are generally similar in size to those of the U. S. East Coast, with winds and specific beach ...

... back. It is now starting to dawn on us that India's famously indifferent bureaucracy may operate with the usual lack of urgency in South Africa as well.  We've enlisted the help of a highly competent local travel agent, who is e-mailing us forms, ...