by Maya Kraidy | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
…And the aforementioned Tuesday is already upon us. I did not, as I had previously planned, visit Table Mountain today – instead, I spent all day yesterday on a 9-hour tour that took me to numerous landmarks (including Table Mountain) around the Cape Peninsula!...
by Maya Kraidy | Jul 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hello from South Africa! I landed in Cape Town on Wednesday morning, and since then, most of my time has been spent sheltering from the rain. It was mostly clear on the day I arrived, but we had a few storm warnings today, and it’s supposed to keep raining until...
by Maya Kraidy | Jun 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hello everyone! It’s been a wonderful week full of long walks, meetings, and plenty of Tesco meal deals. I feel like my last blog post was a lifetime ago! I checked in to my hostel on the 24th after having been in a hotel room for a few days – although “checked in” is...
by Maya Kraidy | Jun 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
After a few days of strangely beautiful weather, Cardiff finally looks about how I expected it to outside: cloudy and grey, with a constant slight rain. I’m not complaining though – I’m very grateful to be experiencing this in place of what I hear is an...
by Maya Kraidy | Jun 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hello everyone! I’m writing to you from the surprisingly comfortable seat D35 on the Great Western Railway, en route from London Paddington to Swansea. This train will take me across the Welsh border to Cardiff – my first destination. The countryside is...
