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Hyraxes (also called dassies in southern Africa) look like rodents, but their closest living relatives are
elephants and sea cows

I recently visited Namibia with my wife

and family-in-law. I was born there, but

hadn’t visited for 12 years. Driving

between Swakopmund and Etosha

National Park, we stopped for a picnic

lunch at the majestic Spitzkoppe, an

inselberg (isolated mountain) rising out

of the semi-desert. We explored the

boulder-strewn area, scrambling

around rocky outcrops, surrounded by

nothing but silence and open space.

There were quite a few rock hyraxes,

who have rubbery feet for better grip on

the rocks. This photo reminds me of the

privilege I had to grow up in Namibia,

and the value of time spent with family.

SPITZKOPPE, NAMIBIA

Rock-solid

De Wet Moolman has been teaching English in

Seoul for the last eight years

Adrian White is retired and lives just

outside Chichester In the Korean buchaechum dance, performers use mulberry paper fans decorated with feathers and peony designs

My wife and I were on a voyage

on a small cruise ship around

the coast of Japan. Part of the

trip involved sailing across to

South Korea where we had a

busy day visiting the ancient

temples and sites at Gyeongju.

We stopped for lunch at a

traditional restaurant and

enjoyed a dancing display by

these colourfully dressed

dancers. Even though it was

such a short visit, I found South

Korea fascinating and would

love to return on a longer trip.

GYEONGJU,

SOUTH KOREA

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