Call it the dumb tribal loyalty of a die-hard Springbok supporter, or the innate myopia of a Capetonian who thinks there's no place more beautiful on earth, but I didn't want to like any Kiwis or their islands on the edge of the world.
Every time the All Blacks do the Haka before a rugby test, it feels like they're declaring war on us. And then my mood sours even more because we usually end up losing!
So, after a 30-hour journey via Dubai, I steeled myself for an