Amsterdam. A city as infamous as it is famous. Martin was last here in 1999 and it was Bunny’s first visit, so we were both pretty keen to see what the Dutch mecca had to offer. We arrived early on Saturday morning and had several hours to kill before our Norwegian cruise was set to depart, so we stashed our bags at the Central Station and set off to explore on a lovely sunny day. Amsterdam is not huge, so it’s easy to navigate on foot; large portions of the city are almost completely devoid of cars, the traffic consisting almost completely of trams and endless bicycles. The sheer number of bikes is staggering; they line all the streets and canals and are clearly the most popular mode of transport. It does require you to keep ... read more

When my next job “Fast & Furious 6” got pushed a couple of weeks, I suddenly had two weeks spare between film contracts. I happened to be texting Maria in South Africa to tell her about this when she said “Well, come visit me then!” and so it turned out I did! I booked my flights on a Thursday and flew out on the Monday. I flew KLM for the first time and was actually really impressed with them, as well as Amsterdam as a transit airport. I arrived into Joburg late on the Monday night and it was straight back to Maria and Tyron’s house. The following day I got to look around Maria and Tyron’s new (temporary) office space as well as the building site that is going to be their flash new offices… ... read more

And so time for another photo blog of our year in London - 2011. Highlights were finally moving into the flat we bought last year and Oslo's arrival in the UK (now it really feels like home here!), Fe and Doug getting married, another trip for my parents over to the UK and Europe, the Gautrelet-Jack family welcomed little Louis into the world, Maria and Ty came to visit from South Africa, a variety of different day trips out of the capital, Fe and Bunny embarked on a whole host of different and random courses (thanks 'groupon!') and a whole lot of other great moments... then there was the sad times like when both Carl & Tori and Fe & Doug deserted us to head back to the Southern hemisphere... will let the photos speak for ... read more

The Seychelles. A place name that conjures up pictures of paradise; and it didn’t disappoint. Of all our travels around the world and I believe this is our 80th (ish!) country... this is the most stunningly beautiful we’ve ever visited. The spectacular granitic islands that make up the Seychelles archipealogical area are simply awe-inspiring. After an 11.5 hour journey from London via Milan we arrived on the island of Mahe on Saturday morning. Next up we entered the balmy tropical outside temperatures, walked across the tarmac and boarded a small plane for the first island of our visit – Praslin. When we say small, it was one of the smallest we’d been on excusing scenic flights across places like the Okavanga Delta or The Grand Canyon. It took us a little by surprise but was very ... read more

We flew into the airport at Nice and were immediately hit by the lovely, lovely heat! It was a beautiful day and we couldn’t wait to get out into it. We met up with Beth & Evan, Tish & Kent and Maurice (Beth’s Brother), picked up our rental car and headed down the beautiful coastal roads towards the Principality of Monaco, home of the rich and extremely rich. We parked near the epic Monte Carlo Casino and took in the stunning views out over the bay of Monaco, a vast array of incredible super yachts dominated the harbour. We figured we should take a closer look so we walked along the piers and goggled at the sheer excess of some of the yachts – you could almost smell the wealth. After choosing our favourites, we walked ... read more