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Jul 25, 2024 | travelwrite.co.za | Jen Su |Caroline Hurry

After all the stress, analysis, logistics, and craziness…we are finally ready to go! Over a billion people around the world are expected to tune in to today’s Olympic Opening Ceremony, which takes place 19h30 Paris (and Joburg) time. I’m excited to see the Parade of Nations with athletes from 206 countries, in a boat parade down the Seine.

Jul 17, 2024 | travelwrite.co.za | Caroline Hurry

I’d come to Vietnam to hang out with my husband on contract in Halong Bay, 170 kms east of Hanoi. Due to work commitments, he couldn’t fetch me from the airport so he’d sent a limousine from the Sofitel Metropole. The uniformed chauffeur called Tongue held up a placard with Mrs Munch written on it in large letters. Tongue is not how he spells it but then my name’s not Mrs Munch either. Whatever. Spelling is the last thing you need to worry about in Vietnam. Staying alive is of far greater concern.

Jul 15, 2024 | travelwrite.co.za | Jen Su |Caroline Hurry

The KCAs celebrated 25 years of SpongeBob SquarePants with an awards ceremony featuring high-tech motion graphics, signature orange blimp awards, screaming kids, glittering celebrities — and plenty of green slime, a tradition which is hilarious to watch, but definitely to be avoided if you’re wearing an expensive designer dress!South Africa’s Tyla garnered three nominations, including Favourite Global Artist, where she represented Africa.

Jul 8, 2024 | travelwrite.co.za | Jen Su |Caroline Hurry

What a difference a couple days can make, in the beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain!On Thursday, I was sipping on sangria at a small bodega in the Gothic Quarter of the city, chatting in Spanish and laughing with some of the friendliest bar owners on the planet.

Jul 6, 2024 | travelwrite.co.za | Caroline Hurry

Hessah Silwebbe, assistant manager of the Royal Chundu Zambezi River Lodge, knows where the NyamiNyami hangs out – at Boiling Pot where the current incarnation of the Victoria Falls was born. He tells how the chief of the Mukuni people sends five warriors down the 108 m gorge to scoop water from NyamiNyami’s lair for ceremonial use and to placate ancestral spirits.