Miriam Mannak

I am a freelance journalist and photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa - one of the most beautiful and fascinating cities in the world.

Me in a nutshell: I was born in the Netherlands, grew up in Angola and Rwanda, lived in the USA for a year and a half in total (New York & Michigan), worked in Israel for a bit and tried to see as much of the world as possible. So far I managed to tick off my list: Vietnam, Gabon, Tunisia, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Canada, Ghana, China, most of Europa and of course South Africa.

I moved down here in 2004, with a freelance journalism career in mind. I succeeded. After a long, windy and at times bumpy road (with a huge pothole here and there) I have managed to get quite a few clients under my wings: Inter Press Service (news wire), various European newspapers, The Big Issue Magazine, and the website of the City of Cape Town. And at the moment, I am co-writing a travel guide featuring the creme de la creme when it comes to travel & leisure in South Africa.