Inspiring Travel Writing from Rosanne Turner
Rosanne Turner has recently relocated to Thailand – the Land of Smiles – and is relishing the adventure. Prior to moving to Koh Samui, she lived in Hermanus, South Africa on the Cape Whale Coast, famous for its land-based whale watching, where she was involved in the tourism industry and co-owned several accommodation establishments.
A few years ago, Rosanne rekindled a childhood passion for writing and combined it with her love of travel. She creates articles for travel sites and publications including the Holland Herald (KLM’s in-flight magazine), Explore SA, GoTravel24, Hamba Kahle, Experience Overberg, Morning Calm (Air Korea’s in-flight magazine), Smart Holidays, and Travel Intelligence.
She has not let her atrocious sense of direction deter her from travelling the world. Her journeys have taken her through Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands (including Madagascar, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and the Transkei), and to the Far East (including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand).
Rosanne prefers to see the lighter side of life when travelling, viewing things from a different angle; her articles often have a tongue-in-cheek approach. Read her travel blog, (www.travellingpen.com) and share in her discoveries of all things Eastern, curious, or extraodinary.
Articles by Rosanne Turner
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Morning Markets and Movies in the Cellar: A Typical Hermanus Weekend
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Rosanne Turner
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South Africa
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Cape Town and around
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Hermanus City
The aroma of cinnamon pancakes always evokes strong childhood memories and a sense of ‘feel good’. A tough choice each Saturday morning is deciding at which farmers market to enjoy this sweet treat. The choice at hand is between the sophisticated...
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Sea Kayaking in Walker Bay
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Rosanne Turner
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South Africa
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Cape Town and around
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Hermanus City
We arrived at the lookout over the Old Harbour a little before 8am, to a view of the sea, considerably rougher than I had hoped for. Two bright yellow kayaks were being carried to the water’s edge, supervised by Buddy the dog, official welcoming...
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Braving the Shark Alley in South Africa's Gansbaai
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Rosanne Turner
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South Africa
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Western Cape
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Darling
As I dropped my daughter off at Granny’s at 6:30am, en-route to Gansbaai and the Great Whites, she said to me, “Mommy, please don’t get in the cage, I don’t want a step-mom!” These insightful words from a 5-year old got me thinking about...
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Stanford, Western Cape: A Village Green
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Rosanne Turner
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South Africa
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Cape Town and around
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Cape Province
Situated on the banks of the Klein River, about 1 ½ hours from Cape Town, in the Overberg region of the Western Cape lies Stanford – a village lost in time. Regarded as one of South Africa’s best preserved villages, its heritage is protected by both...
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St Francis Bay: A Waterways Breakaway
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Rosanne Turner
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South Africa
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Garden Route
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Knysna
When friends invited us to join them for a few days in St Francis Bay, I must admit I was a bit in the dark about the area. St Francis Bay? Cape St Francis? Port St Francis? I knew it was somewhere towards the end of the Garden Route but not much...
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The Beaches of Hermanus
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Rosanne Turner
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South Africa
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Cape Town and around
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Hermanus City
In a coastal town, the beach plays an important role in every resident’s day-to-day activities, no matter what stage you are in life, and irrespective of season.Hermanus has a major asset in a seafront cliff path, which stretches from Grotto Beach...
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The Big Easy: A Food-Lover's Tour of Stellenbosch
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Rosanne Turner
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South Africa
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Winelands
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Stellenbosch
Good friends, a charming guest house and imaginative global-class food all added up to a recipe for a perfect night away. Tired of family friendly restaurants, and planning get-togethers around the kids, we decided that the grandparents needed to...
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The Whales of Walker Bay
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Rosanne Turner
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South Africa
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Cape Town and around
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Hermanus City
You’ve got to love tourists. Their enthusiasm and feeling of sheer exhilaration when they first spot a whale from the shore is enviable. I’ve been asked by tourists if, as a resident of Hermanus, I ever get bored of seeing the whales, and the answer...
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Hemel-en-Aarde Valley: The ‘Other’ Wine Route
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Rosanne Turner
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South Africa
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Cape Town and around
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Hermanus City
Benjamin Franklin once said, "Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance." This certainly seems to ring true of the winemakers of the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, just outside Hermanus. What a life: creating...
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Exploring the Perfume Island
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Rosanne Turner
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Madagascar
Suddenly Jean-Pierre stopped still in his tracks, and with an air of arrogance announced, “If it wasn’t for me, you would all be dead!” Coming from Africa, and knowing that Madagascar didn’t have much to offer in the way of large carnivorous...