Letters from South Africa

WULF UTIAN’S LETTER FROM CAPE TOWN APRIL 2024 SEASON-END EXPERIENCES AND THOUGHTS As yet another summer fades in the Southern Hemisphere and our return to

WULF UTIAN’S LETTER FROM CAPE TOWN MARCH 2024 WESTERN CAPE ‘INCREDIBLES’   Over the decades that I have traveled the world, I have always stored

WULF UTIAN’S LETTER FROM CAPE TOWN FEBRUARY 2024 A VINTAGE TRAIN RIDE PRESENTS A METAPHOR FOR CURRENT SOUTH AFRICA South Africa is one darned difficult

WULF UTIAN’S LETTER FROM CAPE TOWN DECEMBER – JANUARY 2024 WORLDS APART To repeat at the risk of annoyance, Cape Town and the Western Cape

WULF UTIAN’S LETTER FROM CAPE TOWN APRIL – MAY 2023 A SAD END TO THE SEASON For us, March ended on a tragic note. Moira’s

BEHIND THE PEARL ROCK About 40 minutes out of Cape Town, the south-to-north N1 freeway to Johannesburg vertically transects the Western Cape wine country. The

THE OTHER CAPE TOWN “A number of leading figures in the Cape Province – both black and white -advocated a federal union to ensure preservation

ON THE ROAD AGAIN There is just something special about putting suitcases in the trunk of our car and heading out of the big city

LIFE AT THE VICTORIA AND ALFRED (V & A) WATERFRONT “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the

PREQUEL – A SLOW BOAT TO CAPE TOWN We departed Cleveland for Lisbon on election day, uncertain what sort of America to expect on our

INTO THE BUSH Nothing quite matches observing things through the eyes of children. This month we had the unmitigated pleasure of spending quality time with