Travel

The dream of an adventure to faraway lands seems to be out of reach for many South Africans. Due to the constantly changing exchange rates and the falling value of the Rand, travelling overseas seems to be an unaffordable luxury.

Unfortunately, instances of terrorism and international tragedies at restaurants, dance clubs and airports have frightened many people off from travelling overseas. Natural disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, and cyclones have taken the lives of many travellers and have made foreign destinations less attractive to some explorers.

Cyprus is a little island tucked away in an eastern corner of the Mediterranean with spectacular beaches, a fascinating history and stories made famous by Greek mythology. Cyprus, as beautiful as it is, has had it’s fair share of recent turmoil with the northern part of the republic being occupied by the Turkish military. However, the Greek Cypriot side of the island is a mediterranean paradise with warm sunny weather, and loads of things to do.

The boarding gate’s waiting area is slowly filling up with seasoned travellers. Parents calm their young ones and urge them to rest on the benches, while couples share a set of headphones, and a Bohemian type sits peacefully next to a large tiled flowerbox and reads Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet. The one thing I notice about all of these people waiting to board their flight to Bali is that they all have the same sense of excitement and anticipation to reach the island paradise that they have clearly given a piece of their heart to.

As SA Men we stand together like brothers, and as with any family, there are usually one or two brothers who are too busy or too distracted with their hectic lives to remember Mother’s Day on the 10^th of May. But that’s what we’re here for; we’ve got your back. If you don’t have anything planned yet for this special person in your life, why not consider an all-day vintage train ride to Cullinan?