# TunaBlom

> Travel stories, books and memories from TunaBlom.

## Main pages
- [Home](https://tunablom.in/)
- [This is us](https://tunablom.in/this-is-us)
- [Stories](https://tunablom.in/stories)
- [Books](https://tunablom.in/books)
- [Memories](https://tunablom.in/memories)
- [Contact](https://tunablom.in/contact)

## More pages
- [Privacy policy](https://tunablom.in/privacy-policy): Last updated 28 October 2026

## Books
- [Of Nations and the Wind by Tuna Pienaar](https://tunablom.in/books/of-nations-and-wind): A collection of travel stories from Buenos Aires, Zanzibar, Iran and Turkey, shaped by conviction and reflection on the journeys we take.
- [’n Kruik vol Jasmyn by Jansie](https://tunablom.in/books/n-kruik-vol-jasmyn): Jansie nooi lesers op ’n reis deur plekke en herinneringe, van die Amasone en Siberië tot die Andes en Suid-Afrika. ’n Afrikaanse boek oor skoonheid, stilte en betekenis.

## Stories
- [Treasurely](https://tunablom.in/stories/treasurely): It’s the start of a new week and with it comes a whole list of things to take on. A general list of to-do’s and errands which would be there any other week. Only this time it’s different.
- [Biskra through our lense](https://tunablom.in/stories/a-picture-gallery-of-biskra): A collection of photographs from Biskra, Algeria.
- [Gate of the Sahara: Biskra](https://tunablom.in/stories/gate-of-the-sahara-biskra): Many people ask us why we don’t “create content” from our travels. You know, monetise that which we are already doing. Perhaps it’s because of this question
- [Based on a true story](https://tunablom.in/stories/based-on-a-true-story): “I wonder whether they will reach the tops,” said Dirge.
- [30 by 30](https://tunablom.in/stories/30-by-30): Under a thorn tree at Rooiputs in the Kgalagadi (the overflow campsite), I revisit the starting place of a wild train of thought. The one that set my nation
- [The Flowers in South Africa](https://tunablom.in/stories/the-flowers-in-south-africa): “How many flowers do you have?”, came the curious question. Curious, mostly because of who asked it. Out of everything that this man, fashionable and
- [Above the tree-line](https://tunablom.in/stories/above-the-tree-line): The summer green of the trees romanced our hearts at once.
- [Istanbul: my own hidden gems](https://tunablom.in/stories/istanbul-my-own-hidden-gems): I was curious if a longer stay would taint the big city’s charm. You see, I believe there’s a great difference between places we travel through and the places we travel to. Would I still love her if I actually unpacked my backpack here and allowed myself to ve
- [A Capital Gem](https://tunablom.in/stories/a-capital-gem): They’re all gems! I can’t think of any place I’ve been to that I won’t revisit. Even the super touristy places (which sometimes seem better to skip in
- [Places I have yet to see and hope to soon visit](https://tunablom.in/stories/places-i-have-yet-to-see-and-hope-to-soon-visit): Santiago de Cuba. Jansie’s spoken about Cuba enough for me to know it stands out amongst places to see. Where I’ve consistently pulled us East, she has this