In the middle of the night a tremor through our inflatable mattress woke me. The thin walls of our tent echoed the same vibration. It wasn’t just the vibration that woke us up.
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Would you visit the Kgalagadi (Kalahari), a wild and parched park in Southern Africa? Even various desert tribes such as the Khoi and Nama struggled to survive in this unforgiving land.
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Let me take you on a journey to a far away place. This place is a land of contrasts. A rugged land, a hushed pulsating world with a sun that beats ruthlessly on you.
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Trailblazing our way through tree canopies, gullies and gorges on a zipline adventure
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“You did what? Weren’t you scared? Are you crazy?!” How to run the gauntlet in South Africa and other random tourist stuff.
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Need to get away from the urban jungle of Johannesburg (also known as Jozi) for a night or two?
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With a series of long weekends approaching in South Africa it normally means a mass exodus from major inland cities to supposed better destination. Some of us look for less traffic, sirens and crime and tend to rough it at some resort or campsite.
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A few years ago I was searching the internet to find a place for us to celebrate mom-in-law’s birthday. I came across a campsite called Matamba Bush Camp in the Waterberg that sounded just right for us but not for that occasion.
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I’m kicking off the new year by easing into my blogs – for your benefit (OK, I admit and mine). I’d hate to bore you with long tales so early in the year and therefore I’ve published a photo blog.
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How many people still send postcards from exotic and far away destinations?
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We stayed in three very different types of accommodation. The first was a contemporary loft apartment in the centre of Cape Town.
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We started traveling long before blogs were started. There was no Instagram, Twitter or Pinterest. We didn’t even have selfie sticks. Oh, wait, we did have a form of social media. It was postcards.
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It had been raining heavily throughout the night. We were high and dry and were still snug in bed. Till I stretched my toes.
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By the time we got there though, the sea was not very cooperative. The Indian Ocean was pounding relentlessly against the rocky shores. The tide was higher than we anticipated and the waves were crashing over the rocks repetitively.
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