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In 1964, the school faced some challenges academically, with only 11 students from a large class achieving first-class matriculation results. During that time, the school took great pride…
The school was going through an abysmal period academically, with only 11 of us out of very large classes obtaining a first-class matric. Of course, in true WBHS…
At the end of June 2021, 201,930 South African-born people were living in Australia. This makes the South African-born population the seventh largest migrant community in Australia, equivalent…
We lived on the outskirts of the town of Messina (now Musina), near the Limpopo River in the 1950s. After school, I would grab my ‘Gecado’ (pellet air…
Overview We had a most interesting and challenging experience with this walk in probably one of the most scenic and interesting areas of Tuscany—Chianti! This is what we…
Walking Florence City is one art gallery! Dante Dante basically invented Italian literature and made it so that people actually had to pay more attention to dominus, domine,…
Caorle We visited Caorle on the way to Venice. There we were shown the Cathedral of Caorle, dedicated to Santo Stefano Protomartire dating back to the eleventh century….
We agreed with our tour leader that Lake Bled was indeed a beautiful spot. Gert said that it was a contender to be one of the most beautiful…
We visited Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and had a walking tour ofZagreb’s Upper and Lower Town districts. Railway Station King Tomislav stands in front of the railway…
After leaving Dubrovnik, we visited the Plitvice Lakes, which is the oldest and the largest national park in Croatia. This is an area of exceptional natural beauty that…
The next stop was Split—another—must visit—must see—must add to the bucket list —the cry of the tour group went up as the coach approached! On our arrival in…
The Journey The journey to Dubrovnik was idyllic. Beautiful views and scenery under a hot blazing sun as we travelled along the Dalmatian Coast. The Old City Rector’s…
From Tirana, we crossed the border into Montenegro, headed for Budva, the metropolis of Montenegrin tourism due to its sandy beaches, stunninglandscapes, nightlife and its historical monuments. Excellent…
After Durres, we made our way to Tirana—delightful scenery on the way! Gert got deeply into Albanian politics and history. We were enthralled. The tour group were generally…
We entered Albania after crossing North Macedonia, and it turned out to be a fascinating place. Our guide, Gert, spent hours explaining Albanian history to us, and we…
From Sofia, we went to Ohrid, stopping in Skopje, the birthplace of Mother Teresa and where Alexander the Great is revered—to this day. The road to Skopje The…
From Gallipoli, we crossed the border into Bulgaria. Going across the border was hell. It took hours as we jostled with the traffic. Our new tour guide, Gert…
As we went to take our places on the coach after our last night at Cannakale, Achmet came to welcome us with some excellent news. The authorities had…
In the morning, we set out for a pilgrimage to Gallipoli—a sacred site to our group of 35 Australians on the coach. We drove from Canakkale, where we…
Before visiting the Pergamon site we went to a place that manufactures the best leather jackets in all of Turkiye and—according to the reps that showed us the…
We thought we’d be cool as cucumbers spending a leisurely day at Kusadasi. Little did we know it was going to be as hot as Hades and humid…
Travelled to Kusidasi and embarked on a tour of the Turkish village of Sirince. The area has a history dating back to the Hellenistic period (323–31 BC). Pottery…
Bursa We travelled to Bursa in Anatolia at the foot of Mount Uludag, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire. Here, we visited some more mosques: the Green…
Ahmet, our Turkish tour leader, took us to see the old Istanbul City. We visited the Hippodrome, the Sultan Ahmet Imperial Mosque (also known as the Blue Mosque),…
Bengamin Grin most likely[1] my Jewish great-grandfather, came from Lithuania before 1886, the year his son, my grandfather Cecil Green was born in Winburg, on the farm Koffiefontein….