Category Archives: Personal

‘n KZN slagveldtoer in Afrikaans, met Covid 19 en al.

Posted on 07/06/2021 by Johann

Die Noord-Natalse dorp, Dundee, bevind dit self in die hart van verskeie slagvelde, uit drie oorloë, waarvan min mense oënskynlik weet. ‘n Toer deur Noord-Natal is nie net grasdakhutte, Khoisantekeninge en Ngunibeeste nie! Ek is ‘n onafhanklike slagveldgids wat al … Continue reading →

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Spioenkop and other iconic destinations of the history tourist – the ramblings of a battlefield guide in Northern Natal

Posted on 27/05/2019 by Johann

We are on the eve of celebrating our 15th year in the Kwazulu-Natal battlefield guiding industry. (Left-Isandlwana Mountain, taken from the Drift. One of the more ominous silhouettes in British Army history.) The industry has shown upward and downward curves, … Continue reading →

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My Name is History, and my Art is War – Blood on iTaleni Hill

Posted on 24/05/2018 by Johann

VOORTREKKER-ZULU CONFRONTATIONS OF 1838 The Vlugkommando and the Battle of Italeni, April 11, 1838 PART 1 Introduction The Battle of Blood River is one of those epic confrontations in the momentous history of this country that has held people in … Continue reading →

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A veteran tourist and battlefield guide….

Posted on 06/11/2016 by Johann

After Rob Gerrard’s memorial service at St. Vincents’ a few observations of this event and the people involved in this business made me think about the profession of battlefield guiding. There are currently three distinct groups of guides operating on … Continue reading →

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The Silent Ones

Posted on 26/01/2016 by Johann

The last shots in our border war in Namibia and Angola were fired in 1989, maybe even 1990. Many of us were there. Many of us were not there. The hundreds of thousands of us that were there, and did … Continue reading →

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A battlefield analysis with the 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster’s at Isandlwana

Posted on 06/04/2014 by Johann

The Duke of Lancaster’s, on the right, with Lt.-Col. Lighten on the right. We briefly, applied the following principles to each of the two battles mentioned, and discussed and absored it as the day allowed. Permit me to state that if … Continue reading →

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Touring the Kwazulu-Natal battlefields – a current perspective from a battlefield guide…

Posted on 10/09/2013 by Johann

Yes, that is me, standing next to the Covenant wagon at the site of the Battle of Blood River. Like I have said, I tour any Natal battlefield you can think of, (that is not further than a day’s ride, … Continue reading →

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Tripadvisor – a special curse, or misunderstood marketing tool.

Posted on 16/12/2012 by Johann

We have all had that moment when that first negative review appears on whatever booking site you and your establishment may find itself.  We at History’s Walk B&B were negatively reviewed in 2009 by an American visitor and his girlfriend, … Continue reading →

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Touring the KZN Battlefields this winter…

Posted on 26/07/2012 by Johann

It is turning out to be a very mild winter in the Battlefields so far. We have been blessed with perfect weather, albeit somewhat chilly in the late afternoon and at night, but the days have been glorious so far. … Continue reading →

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Touring the Kwazulu-Natal Battlefields – A Happy Little B&B in Dundee Part 7

Posted on 10/04/2012 by Johann

Well, it had to come. We were dumbstruck by a collossal increase in the fuel price of over 60 cents per litre last week. This now means that I have to fork out almost a thousand bucks to fill up … Continue reading →

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