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Nomadic Existence

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The usual view of Table Mountain from our apartment window was obscured by piles of clothes. A Red Hot Chili Peppers record playing on the vinyl was sending warm rhythms through the house as I was sitting on the wooden floor, negotiating the capacity of my already overflowing bag. With no solid plan, and only the advice from a Dutch couple we had met at a Mexican restaurant one random night, “Whatever you do once you get to Amsterdam, make sure you find an apartment within the ring”, - We were packing our lives into two backpacks, anxiously excited about relocating to Europe. The dream was simple: shake things up by moving to a new continent and pivoting careers. “I need a new drink, in a new place, with new people….oh, and I want to become a tour guide”. Or as I like to describe tour guides, “The ground troops of the travel and tourism industry” Sometimes in life, like when travelling, all you need is a badly planned dream and the willingness to take a risk…. Here we are, a decade later, a decade as tour guides, tour coordinators and travel planners. Most importantly, though, a decade of travelling. So what insight and wisdom have I acquired from this decade submerged in travel and tourism? Firstly, the true magic of travel is found in the in-between moments, so go slow. Equally important, the best encounters happen when you take the time and make the effort to fully immerse yourself in your destination. Thirdly, we all want to experience the popular attractions, which are popular because they are incredible. But don’t forget to combine these sights with less explored adventures, because those often make for the most meaningful trips. Lastly, most travel regrets happen when you don’t plan properly, when you don’t leave any space for spontaneity, when you have preconceived expectations or when you miss everything because you are busy chasing someone else’s experience. #instatravel #adveture #explore #capetown #amsterdam 16/04/2026

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The usual view of Table Mountain from our apartment window was obscured by piles of clothes. A Red Hot Chili Peppers record playing on the vinyl was sending warm rhythms through the house as I was sitting on the wooden floor, negotiating the capacity of my already overflowing bag. With no solid plan, and only the advice from a Dutch couple we had met at a Mexican restaurant one random night, “Whatever you do once you get to Amsterdam, make sure you find an apartment within the ring”, - We were packing our lives into two backpacks, anxiously excited about relocating to Europe. The dream was simple: shake things up by moving to a new continent and pivoting careers. “I need a new drink, in a new place, with new people….oh, and I want to become a tour guide”. Or as I like to describe tour guides, “The ground troops of the travel and tourism industry” Sometimes in life, like when travelling, all you need is a badly planned dream and the willingness to take a risk…. Here we are, a decade later, a decade as tour guides, tour coordinators and travel planners. Most importantly, though, a decade of travelling. So what insight and wisdom have I acquired from this decade submerged in travel and tourism? Firstly, the true magic of travel is found in the in-between moments, so go slow. Equally important, the best encounters happen when you take the time and make the effort to fully immerse yourself in your destination. Thirdly, we all want to experience the popular attractions, which are popular because they are incredible. But don’t forget to combine these sights with less explored adventures, because those often make for the most meaningful trips. Lastly, most travel regrets happen when you don’t plan properly, when you don’t leave any space for spontaneity, when you have preconceived expectations or when you miss everything because you are busy chasing someone else’s experience. #instatravel #adveture #explore #capetown #amsterdam

I have often found that some of the most memorable trips I’ve taken were to places I wasn’t planning on visiting. The first trip Joe and I took together was to the tropical east coast of our continent. At the time, Mozambique wasn’t even on my radar; I was dreaming of steering a mokoro through the Okavango Delta. But there we were at a pirate party somewhere in South Africa, mid-April, when one of our friends pulled a 500-ml, plastic Coke bottle from his back pocket. It had a faded sticker stuck across the Coca-Cola label, which read ‘Cassandra Tipo Tinto’. He had just been to Mozambique and claimed this was the most valuable item he returned with. Traditional Mozam-made pineapple rum! To this day, it’s the best rum that has ever crossed my lips. By the third sip, I swore that come December, I would be sitting on a beach under a palm tree, drinking Tipo Tinto. By December, Joe, myself and one of our best friends were crammed in a Chapas with 25 locals, a chicken and suitcases uneasily tied to the roof of the bus. Riding a dusty, pot-hole-filled dirt road to Inhambane. A month of sand between our toes, waking to the sounds of the ocean, drinking cocktails from coconuts and snorkelling in the technicoloured underwater wonderland of the Indian Ocean…..an untouched, wild paradise. We would spend the next five years of our student lives undertaking every conceivable road trip through South Africa. #travel #explore #adventure #mozambique #southafrica 09/04/2026

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I have often found that some of the most memorable trips I’ve taken were to places I wasn’t planning on visiting. The first trip Joe and I took together was to the tropical east coast of our continent. At the time, Mozambique wasn’t even on my radar; I was dreaming of steering a mokoro through the Okavango Delta. But there we were at a pirate party somewhere in South Africa, mid-April, when one of our friends pulled a 500-ml, plastic Coke bottle from his back pocket. It had a faded sticker stuck across the Coca-Cola label, which read ‘Cassandra Tipo Tinto’. He had just been to Mozambique and claimed this was the most valuable item he returned with. Traditional Mozam-made pineapple rum! To this day, it’s the best rum that has ever crossed my lips. By the third sip, I swore that come December, I would be sitting on a beach under a palm tree, drinking Tipo Tinto. By December, Joe, myself and one of our best friends were crammed in a Chapas with 25 locals, a chicken and suitcases uneasily tied to the roof of the bus. Riding a dusty, pot-hole-filled dirt road to Inhambane. A month of sand between our toes, waking to the sounds of the ocean, drinking cocktails from coconuts and snorkelling in the technicoloured underwater wonderland of the Indian Ocean…..an untouched, wild paradise. We would spend the next five years of our student lives undertaking every conceivable road trip through South Africa. #travel #explore #adventure #mozambique #southafrica

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