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South Africa is an exhilarating and complex country. With its post-apartheid identity still in the process of definition, there is undoubtedly an abundance of energy and a sense of progress about the place. Travellers are returning to a remarkable land that has been off the trail for way too long.
The infrastructure is constantly improving, the climate is kind and there are few better places to see Africa's wildlife. But if you want to understand South Africa, you'll have to deal with the full spectrum; poverty, the AIDS pandemic and violence remain a problem.
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Thu, 27 Jul 2017 | By bombardo-family | Views [73]
Shark Diving!
Our first attempt at shark diving was niched by the weather. After some rearranging, we get it rescheduled for 3 days later. It is with a different company and in a different bay. We are ... Read more >
Tags: africa, cage diving, mossed bay, shark diving, western cape
Tue, 25 Jul 2017 | By bombardo-family | Views [18]
Brooklyn melt down on the whale watching cruise...
Going into this 10 month trip we knew as a family that we would have some hiccups and we may not always have good days. Our first melt down happened with our oldest, Brooklyn, on our whale watching ... Read more >
Tags: melt down, south africa, whales
Wed, 21 Jun 2017 | By pbm6 | Views [76]
After L’Agulhas, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean at the southernmost point of the African continent, I take a detour towards Hermanus along the coast road. The drive is spectacular. The canyons of the coast are covered with the ... Read more >
Tags: bettys bay, fantafrica, penguins, stony point reserve, transformational journeys
Wed, 15 Mar 2017 | By mighty10 | Views [124]
When I left off we were starting our 900km drive over the next 9 nights from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth making 3 stops along the way hoping to experience what the southern coastline had to offer us. What we got was the amazing contradiction that is ... Read more >
Tue, 7 Mar 2017 | By mighty10 | Views [110]
How on earth do I describe Cape Town and keep my description short enough to keep my millions of followers interested? How do I describe this place without coming across jaded and preachy? How do I do justice to a place that I really did enjoy, but left ... Read more >
Tue, 28 Feb 2017 | By mighty10 | Views [150]
On the morning of day 2 of the safari I am trying to think of the best way to articulate this part of the trip. We are in the truck for 11 hours today which will be a regular occurrence during the journey as we try to cover such a vast amount of kilometres.... Read more >
Fri, 23 Sep 2016 | By mekikepilala | Views [244] | Comments [2]
After a delightful 14 hour flight we have arrived. All present and accounted for although a tad tired. Let the safari begin... had a great night and a few relaxing drinks at the hotel getting ready for the safari to commence in the morning. ... Read more >
Sat, 20 Aug 2016 | By steve-dylan | Photo Gallery
A trip of a life time
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Wed, 27 Jul 2016 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery
J'burg to Zimbabwe border
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Wed, 27 Jul 2016 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [224]
Day 1 Started at 6am, we headed west towards the Kruger National Park stopping at Hazyview, where our guide Antony lives, for the night. We went to a local show but got there late missing most of the performance and the meal whilst interesting was not ... Read more >
Mon, 18 Jul 2016 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery
The city of Jo'burg
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Mon, 18 Jul 2016 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [250]
Finally the day had arrived. We headed to Auckland and flew out with Air NZ on one of their new planes with dimming windows and individual movie modes. Surprised to be offered food as our itinery said we got none but our tickets said we had 'The Works' ... Read more >
Sat, 16 Apr 2016 | By tiltingwindmills | Views [125]
Let me start by saying a week is not nearly enough time to spend in Cape Town, there is so much to see and do that in 6 days I was only able to get a small sample of this beautiful city and its surroundings. I spent two nights in the city center, right ... Read more >
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Thu, 24 Mar 2016 | By tiltingwindmills | Photo Gallery
Joburg to Zimbabwe
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