Destination: South Africa

Cape to Cairo

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By courtyardjester | Views [3357] | Comments [2]

Cape to Cairo In life, there are a few people we meet who change our lives forever. Karl Langdon is one of those people.   I met Karl in South Africa where he’s a game ranger at Ulusaba; Richard Branson’s private ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Durban, my last need-to-see place in South Africa

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 | By julrich | Views [1286]

Durban is a beautiful and fantastic place, yet as a Capetonian dare I say as picturesque? Born-and-bread in Cape Town, it’s huge complement for me to acknowledge Durban as the next-best alternative to the Mother City... with Pretoria as 2nd princess, ... Read more >

Tags: durban, out and about, the bluff

Gallery: Durban

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 | By julrich | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cape Town

Sat, 8 Dec 2007 | By bkhk4fun | Photo Gallery

Pre-safari update

Sat, 1 Dec 2007 | By bkhk4fun | Views [700] | Comments [1]

AMY:  Just a quick update.  We went out to Simons town today (South of Cape Town) to see the penguins and we had a pre-trip meeting tonight for our safari.  It sounds like it is going to be a good trip.  Cape Town has been a great place to visit and we ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: Kruger Ntl. Park

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 | By bkhk4fun | Photo Gallery

The Wilds of Africa

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 | By bkhk4fun | Views [979] | Comments [1]

Patti:   It seems like forever since we have offered an update and lots has happened in the last week. Our time in Kruger National Park was amazing and our warning about it being the wrong time of year to see animals did not play out. Within 30 minutes ... Read more >

Tags: Animals

Disaster Averted

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 | By bkhk4fun | Views [850] | Comments [5]

Patti:  Well, it has been quite the ordeal over the past number of days. Our 4 hour plane delay turned into a 20 hour delay so we spent a night in the Dubai airport with several thousand other people. The worst part about the situation was that no information ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 | By brinks | Views [3016]

Our original plan was to do a cycle tour through some parts of South America. The research we did showed some excellent cycling opportunities - Brazil´s costa verde ( geen coast ) from Santos (near Sao Paulo ) to Rio on the famous BR101, Torres del Paine ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Nairobi to Zanzibar

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 | By pep | Photo Gallery

Sessriem, Cape Town & Hermanous

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [1018]

16.9.07: - Ok a lot to update you guys on. As you know from the Itinerary we left the comfort of our lodge in Swakopmund on 16.9.07.   We set up camp in Sessriem within the Namib Naukluft National Park.   Once we set up camp we headed to the pool, ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Wow!

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By fozzy | Views [1276] | Comments [6]

Hi All Sorry have not being in contact, but this is the first time I have had access to the internet. What an experience since my last entry ! We left Lake Malawi after been fleeced by the locals, but rested after after a few days in a bed and catching ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Brilliant Hues of Red....

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [786]

Ahhh Swakopmund...located along the infamous Skeleton Coast and the adventure capital of Namibia.  Though this small German established town is located in the middle of nowhere it offers activities like skydiving, sandboarding, and quadbiking to name ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: Stellenbosch Wine Tour

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 | By hope_brian | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cape Point - Cape Town

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 | By hope_brian | Photo Gallery