Such are some months that you look around and you've missed a bunch of them. That was March, it's now June (nearly) and time has flown.
Malaga, Spain proved to be as special as I had hoped, as much for the street art as the mountains and the antiquity. It turns out that the city is a haven for graffiti artists, although graffiti doesn't do the kind of work they have managed, justice. The feature will appear in the July 2014 issue of Getaway magazine.
Nieu-Bethesda - Since getting back the emphasis has been on local travel, and motoring. Mostly holidays, given the surfeit of them in April and May, including a trip to the farm in Kestell and two trips to Nieu-Bethesda. That town remains as wonderful as ever; the second visit was with Frieda le Roux, a full four days instead of the usual overnight rush. We had planned so much but Karoo time is not like other time - much was left untouched. We did however get to the Valley of Desolation, a first for Braam who overcame serious acrophobia and ended up, if not exactly like a dassie, at least happy to leopard crawl towards the precipice.
Coming up - A trip up the Sani Pass in the bizarrely styled new Cherokee, and the possibility of Borneo, which seems to be coming together slowly.
Published - Malaysia is published (twice) in Traveller and Fancourt, and the First Time feature in High Life.
Driven - Notables include the Audi SQ5 (immensely fast), the Renault Duster (superb value and bulletproof) and the best of all, the Audi A8 V8 4.2-litre TDi, arguably the most impressive car I have ever driven, certainly this year.
