Destination: South Africa

Waiting for the Baz Bus

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 | By sylvia_aiko | Views [2050] | Comments [5]

Well, we've just about come to the end of our backpacking experience on the Baz Bus, so while I wait for it to pick us up one last time and take us to Capetown, I thought I'd take advantage of the free wireless. Wilderness is a great beachy resort ... Read more >

Tags: hippie cave, wilderness

Gallery: Traveling along the Coast

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 | By sylvia_aiko | Photo Gallery

Traveling along the Coast...

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 | By sylvia_aiko | Views [1237]

I guess I’ll pick up where I left off, we left the homestead in Vusweni super early the next morning and got a ride into Manzini, then took a minibus to Mbabane where we had our bags in storage at the hostel.   Eli took it upon himself to negotiate ... Read more >

Tags: chintsa, durban, wilderness

Greased Palms, Gutted Giraffes and Gorgeous Game (Kruger National Park, South Africa)

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 | By susanandlars | Views [4090] | Comments [4]

We had an overnight flight from Kuala Lumpur to Johannesberg, and got in about 6 in the morning. We had a little bit of adventure getting from Bali to KL as we had overstayed our visas and would owe some extra fees. This process was pretty shifty, ... Read more >

Swaziland

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 | By sylvia_aiko | Views [2511] | Comments [10] | Video

We left the hostel early, got on the Baz Bus with 2 older German guys and a young French couple and our driver Jesse, who is Indian and hilarious, and drove to Nelspruit, where we picked up a British couple. Then we drove to the South African/Swaziland ... Read more >

Tags: swaziland

Gallery: Lion Park

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 | By sylvia_aiko | Photo Gallery

Lions! (and other live (and dead) animals)

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 | By sylvia_aiko | Views [2159] | Comments [8]

On a lighter note than yesterday, Michelle and I couldn’t find Mandla so we couldn’t go back to Soweto, so instead we decided to go to the Lion Park outside Johannesburg.   Lots of lions, hyenas, cheetahs, giraffes, antelopes, wildebeest, zebras, ... Read more >

Tags: carnivore, lion park

Gallery: Soweto

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 | By sylvia_aiko | Photo Gallery

Thanks for all the comments! Oh, and some serious stuff...

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 | By sylvia_aiko | Views [1120] | Comments [2]

I just wanted to thank everyone who's read this blog and commented (and those who've read this blog and not commented...).  It is so great to read notes from you all, please please please keep them coming!  I have tons of pictures and some videos to ... Read more >

Tags: kliptown, soweto

Finally in Africa!

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By sylvia_aiko | Views [1226] | Comments [16]

We’re in Johannesburg! The flight from London was long but we slept for a good amount of it, and I have to say that South African Airways is fantastic.   It was an overnight flight, and we got to watch an amazing sunrise when we were a few hours ... Read more >

Tags: africa, johannesburg

Here We Go

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 | By swhateley | Views [392] | Comments [3]

Righto - the time has come!!!!!!!  I am a mere 25 hours away from my arrival in Perth, Australia.  It feels a little unreal I have to say.  I am kinda waiting to wake up and realise that it's all a dream.  I  have been dreaming of this for so long that ... Read more >

Gallery: Fernando's African Bday

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 | By ourwanderlust | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kosi Bay

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 | By ourwanderlust | Photo Gallery

Kosi Bay - A fisherman's village with a gorgeous beach

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 | By ourwanderlust | Views [2245]

The jewel of the Elephant Coast, Kosi Bay Nature Reserve features a string of four lakes that tip down into an estuary lined with some of the quitest beaches in South Africa. With an early morning headstart after a delicious breakfast prepared ... Read more >

Fernando's African Bday - Surprise in the woods!

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 | By ourwanderlust | Views [1436] | Comments [4] | Video

Celebrating each other's BDay in an exotic country during our dream-come-true world trek is great but it is also the time when we missed our family/ close friends the most :-( Fernando turned 33 while we traveled around the African jungles and we had ... Read more >