During WW2, a quarter of a million South Africans joined the Allied cause, to fight against the armies of Mussolini and Hitler. Pieces of red coloured material known as the 'Red Tabs' and worn on the epaulettes of their uniforms, denoted that each one was a volunteer. They pushed the Italian forces out of East Africa and then faced Hitler's Afrika Korps in the Western Desert. During the little known battle at a stretch of desert called Acroma Keep, South African troops held their ground against overwhelming odds. Amidst the action a truce was held between the Germans and the South...

Did you know there are pyramids in Peru - or that mummified corpses can talk? This is the story of one pensioner's visit to Peru, where he stood on the famous Nazca Lines. He later took to the air in a light aircraft and flew over the mysterious lines and geoglyphs, that stretch for miles in the desert. At Machu Picchu he walked amongst the ruins of a sacred Inca city that is perched high on a mountain top. He travelled to Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire and found himself taking part in the traditional festival of Corpus Christi. At Barranco he walked across the Puente de los...