The Torchlight Travel Blog

Where I get to muse about my travels, such as they are....and write about some of the fun places I've visited, that you might want to visit, too. This page is a cornucopia of all I decide to add under the blog concept, in chronological order,but you will also find dedicated pages under the main blog button above.

The primary Torchlight Travel Blog pieces you will find in the top right feed.

Tales from the Treehouse is a concept I've been playing with while developing a travel diary with the editor of a Luxury Lifestyle and Travel Magazine I've been writing for, (as yet in development.)

You will also find excerpts from my book, Each Wind That Blows, and the "I Hadn't Really Lived Until..." is where I collect moments that mattered to me and others but maybe don't merit a full length story.What's yours? I want to know!(And you might win a book.)

The Hearts of Horses

Excerpt from Each Wind That Blows by Susannah Cord Why is it, I wonder, as I let my hand run down Libra’s neck, not white but a rich coppery chestnut, why is it that anything looks better from the back of a horse? Why are our emotions greater, grander, why do we feel such freedom, so elevated in majesty that all regents through time wanted to be depicted on the back of a handsome horse? Is it, as has been suggested to me, because we are taller and more imposing when we sit up

White Horse Inn, Bvumba Mountains, Zimbabwe

A Cosy Sojourn in the Mountains of the Mist High in the Bvumba Mountains of northeast Zimbabwe, snuggled in a fold of the lush and verdant hillside, hides a country inn full of the comforts of home and hotel alike. What started out as a cottage and country home in the 1930’s, has blossomed into a cozy hotel in one of the most beautiful spots in Zimbabwe. A licensed hotel since 1964, the history of the White Horse Inn includes such enticing tales as the making of Rob Roy Jam,

Mozambique Horse Safari

Trip The Equestrian Light Fantastic on The Beaches of Mozambique Africa, a continent rich in hidden gems, counts among them the intrepid Retzlaff family and their Mozambique Horse Safaris. If you like long walks on the beach under swaying palm trees by a sapphire sea…but really prefer to ride…this holiday is for you. Offering rides ranging from just a few hours walk to days spent travelling on horseback at speed on the sweeping beaches of Vilanculos by the Indian Ocean, Mozam

I Hadn't Really Lived Until...

I lost a staring contest with a Hyrax. Also known as a rock rabbit, and get this - the closest living relative of the elephant. Who would have thought? I only know the guy aces the whole 'first to blink loses' game, because try as I might, I could not outstare the little guy...and I swear he rolled his eyes at me as he scurried off his rock a second later...Amateur!! What's your story? I want to know!! Send me photo if you have it, and your story in 250 words or less, and if