The guide in the Mauritian adventure park was justly proud of the wildlife attractions her island has to offer. “Where else in the world can you swim with dolphins in the morning, ride a camel at lunchtime and walk with lions in the afternoon?” she asked. Off-hand, I couldn’t think of any.
The first time I was in Soweto there was blood in the streets. It was in the late 1980s, and I was reporting on the last, tumultuous days of apartheid. The vast sprawl of black townships on the outskirts of Johannesburg was no place for whites.
The midfield maestros and sharpshooters of Eriskay FC and Benbecula Juniors are officially world famous. An international crowd of 1,500 is turning up every week to watch them in action, along with the likes of Pele, Cruyff and Maradona, and more are expected as their fame spreads.
