Inspiring Travel Writing from Daphne Beames
Daphne Beames is a freelance journalist, travel writer, historian and poet who lives in Cape Town and writes for publications such as Independent Newspapers, The Cape Argus, The Saturday Star and the Sunday Tribune. Writing is her passion and since November 2006 she has had fifty-nine articles published by travel supplements and on IOL Travel worldwide: describing trips to Austria, Brazil, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Monaco, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the United States. A published photographer, her own photographs accompany the text. Her main emphasis is on bringing distant places to life and capturing the glamour, excitement and romance of the surroundings from personal experience. Her particular love is France and she is an expert in this field - having traversed every corner of the country to seek out its hidden depths and delights.
A Graduate of the University of Cape Town, an Image Consultant, a lover of the Classics, an avid reader and with years of experience as a University Entrance tutor, she travels widely and is currently planning to publish an illustrated coffee-table book of far-away places for the 'Armchair Travel' market.
She is a lover of adventure and believes in integrity, excellence, magic and the beauty of life.
Articles by Daphne Beames
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Como - Command Performance
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Daphne Beames
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Italy
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Italian Lakes
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Lake Como
The shimmering blue-black waters of Lake Como are deep, eerie and fascinating. Great snow-capped mountains rise from the hidden depths – their sides steeply angled against the skyline and their lower, densely wooded slopes brushing the lake...
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The Loire: A Sleeping Beauty
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Daphne Beames
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France
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Loire
‘Time is like a river, made up of events which happen, and its current is strong’. Marcus Aurelius: Meditations. The journey from Paris to the Loire valley runs, for the most part, through lush, green meadows framed and shaded by...
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Normandy: Time to Invade
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Daphne Beames
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France
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Normandy
The name Normandy comes from the Norsemen who first invaded the Côte de Nacre in the 9th-century. Today it evokes wind-swept beaches and D-Day landings - but it is also the land of Monet’s garden; Mont-St-Michel; William the Conqueror...
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Hannibal's France: In the Footsteps of Elephants
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Daphne Beames
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France
Holidays are about a change of pace, mood and atmosphere and the idea of following an unusual route - that of Hannibal’s journey through France - seemed an attractive way to go. We began in the Camargue a wild place - evocative of desolate,...
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Oradour sur Glane: The Silent Village.
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Daphne Beames
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France
The first episode of the much acclaimed ‘World at War’ series began with a poignant black and white image of a ruined village in France – a moment frozen in time. The picture was of Oradour-sur-Glane - the French village that has...
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What's it All About, Albi?
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Daphne Beames
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France
Like a Fragonard perfume, the essence of France can be condensed into four words: ‘glamour’ and ‘joie de vivre’ - and nowhere is this more clearly illustrated than in the late afternoon sunshine, where a pink, brick Cathedral...
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Putting on the Biarritz: Basquing on the Surf Coast
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Daphne Beames
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France
There is another 'South of France' nestling near the Basque border and overlooking the marvellous waves of the timeless Atlantic. The Côte d'Argent is a paradise for surfers, a haven for sun-worshippers and an exciting find for culture lovers...
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Black Heart of France
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Daphne Beames
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France
Like a luxury edition of an exquisite coffee-table book - the colourful pages of France wait to be explored. A shining cover reflects both the postcard beauty of her western coastline and the stunning Champagne vineyards, glacial lakes and Alpine...
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City of Angels
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Daphne Beames
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United States
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California
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Los Angeles
Born on the 4th of July - Independence Day in the United States is not just a federal holiday: it is an iconic, national feast – almost a Holy day! To the uninitiated the significance may not be immediately apparent – but to Americans,...
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Shady Secrets of Hitler’s Mountain Eyrie and Ludwig’s Lair
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Daphne Beames
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Germany
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Bavaria
The liquid, turquoise beauty of the Bavarian lakes is breathtaking. Surrounded by the snow-clad, Alpine fringe of the Obersalzburg - Berchtesgaden clings to the south-eastern corner of Germany - its grand forests, towering peaks and glassy, inland...