Kate Gingold Host / Wednesday, January 18, 2023 / Categories: Brief History 101 Years Ago this Month, Agatha Christie Started her Around-the-World Voyage Recently, I was researching South Africa, particularly Agatha Christie’s visit there. I was amused to see that her trip took place almost exactly 101 years ago. After boarding the ship R.M.S. Kildonan Castle, Christie wrote a letter headed: “First day: 20 January 1922.” She was to spend the next two weeks onboard, arriving in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 6. The Union-Castle Mail Steamship Previous Article The Clarion in Holland’s 1886 Directory Print 8 Rate this article: No rating Please login or register to post comments.