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WINNING LETTER

Travel time

From very basic beginnings, like taking a train ride from Wynberg to Kalk Bay, walking to Wynberg Park or Kirstenbosch or simply hiking to Constantia Nek, wanderlust has always been in my blood. Where I went was always determined by my pocket and it was always coffee and sandwiches on day trips.

Over the years, the way Iʼve travelled has fortunately changed. I graduated to travelling all across South Africa, even if my trips were somewhat limited by:

a) Petrol constraints (waiting for the pumps

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