All Roads Lead to Cape Town…Two middle-aged Americans find themselves in Cape Town. One is there to bury her only son, and the other one is there to bury his heartache from seven years ago. Through a twist of fate, these international travelers, Madison and Trevor, learn about the birthplace of our togetherness, the spirit of ubuntu, when they discover the meaning behind…
- Why do healthy fever trees reserve one dead tree branch to facilitate optimal growth?
- What exactly did Winston Churchill find in South Africa that helped him to propel his political career into stardom?
- Why is self-awareness pitch-dark like the Cango Caves?
- Why are most South Africans collectors of life’s little moments — little pockets of ‘geselligheid’ (South Africa’s form of hygge, the Danish tradition)?
- How has the word lekker become part of South Africa’s rituals of happiness?
All Roads Lead to Cape Town is a cross-country journey through South Africa that includes stopping points at Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, The Kruger National Park, Durban, The Wild Coast, and The Garden Route just to return to The Mother City, Cape Town, plus a few dorpies (towns) visited throughout to authentically represent the beauty of the country, its diverse inhabitants, and its rich cultural history.
“When a person leaves the South African bushveld, you’ll come to better understand the realization that the sun shines for all, or in the words of an African proverb, ‘The sun does not forget a village just because it is small.’ The sun doesn’t forget about our individuality just because we’re one speck in life’s ever-expanding hand of creativity. The same sun shines for all of God’s creatures from the rhino beetles to the leopard tortoises. We’re all included under the bushveld’s home of breathing spaces. A home with many dwellings…and frequent visitors, especially from far off lands such as Colorado.”
Proof…regardless of one’s destination, All Roads Lead to Cape Town.
H. L. Balcomb
**** A Celebration of beautiful South African words, culinary dishes, and unique cultural practices to enrich the quality of any life through its vibrancy of hope set into motion, South Africa’s truth.
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All Roads Lead to Cape Town
Travel and Romance
Independent
August 9, 2022
Paperback
612
The Culture Cure, Author’s Notes… All Roads Lead to Cape Town is a story that celebrates South Africa’s unique culture from the viewpoints of language, food, and social traditions that can enrich any life with its distinctive gems of hopefulness. With beautiful expressions such as to Skep Moed, meaning to Ladle Courage, when one’s internal courage feels weak by finding it from encouraging external sources to uplift one’s overall sense of bravery. Yet, it is around a braai (open fire) that the South African spirit becomes alive when food connects people to the art of storytelling, the bone marrow of any South African’s DNA. And one quickly learns…
- Why do healthy fever reserve one dead branch for optimal growth opportunity?
- What exactly did Winston Churchill find in South Africa that helped him to propel his political career into stardom?
- Why is self-awareness pitch-dark like the Cango Caves?
All Roads Lead to Cape Town is a cross-country journey through South Africa that includes stopping points at Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, the Kruger National Park, Durban, down The Wild Coast, and along The Garden Route just to return to The Mother City, Cape Town, plus a few dorpies (small towns) visited throughout, to authentically represent the diversity of the landscape, its people, and its rich history. At the end of the day, cultural understanding is the doorway to unlocking our collective humanity because culture cures since… I am because we are -- hope. South Africa’s truth... HLBalcomb.com (If this book spoke to your heart, you’ll enjoy 5 For Sanity, short stories about South Africa’s Zen: Hope set into motion).