Africa

56 Articles

animal life ×

Pilanesberg

Nearing the end of February and still not “free” of Gauteng, we got out of there again and took a drive to Pilanesberg National Park . We booked for three nights at the Manyane Campsite , which is sit...

animal life national park north west province south africa wildlife

Feb 19, 2020

0 56

Trokkie's Maiden Trip

When we came back from family visit and traveling in Australia – January 2020 – we knew we had about four weeks time to get Trokkie ready for our first road trip: our daughter Erika, husband Pat and t...

animal life eastern cape garden route gauteng truck life western cape wildlife

Feb 3, 2020

0 62

Rock art road trip

In December 2018, Erika and family visited South Africa for the first time after their move to Jamaica. Christmas is the magic time and having missed out on the festive season with the family in 2017,...

animal life art eastern cape hike historical kwazulu natal national park plant life south africa unesco world heritage site western cape

Dec 1, 2018

0 41

South Africa and Lesotho

One of the places to visit that has been on our bucket list for a long time is Lesotho , a small independent country surrounded by South Africa. Not only did we want to take on the renowned Sani Pass,...

animal life freestate gauteng hike kwazulu natal lesotho plant life south africa unesco world heritage site

Jun 1, 2018

0 45

Durban South Coast

Another trip to Kwazulu Natal, saw us going south to see the Red Desert, the Mpenjati Nature Reserve and the Oribi Gorge. Day 1 A drive of just under 2 hours brought us to Port Edward, location of the...

animal life desert kwazulu natal nature reserve ocean plant life river south africa

May 1, 2018

0 48

Kosi Bay and St Lucia

Although we have visited the Kwa Zulu Natal North Coast many moons ago when we first arrived in South Africa... it had been a really long time. Now we wanted to go back for two specific destinations: ...

animal life historical kwazulu natal nature reserve ocean plant life south africa unesco world heritage site wetland wildlife

Apr 1, 2018

0 38

Walvis Bay

Although we have lived in South Africa for almost 40 years, we have never been able to go to Namibia … until now. Our best friends were spending time in Walvis Bay , so … catching a plane to Walvis wa...

animal life desert namibia ocean plant life

Mar 1, 2018

0 43

Victoria Falls

One of the iconic tourist destinations in Southern Africa are the Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe / Zambia border. Being just an hour and 30 minutes flight away from Johannesburg, it’s a perfect (long)...

air travel animal life plant life river waterfalls wildlife zambia zimbabwe

Sep 1, 2017

0 48

1
2
3
4
5

About us

Retired and with our family spread around the world, we decided to get out of here and hit the road to see more of this amazing planet! Feel free to browse our photos, read our stories, and follow us on our travels.

Archives

Tags

air travel animal life art botswana cape town dam desert eastern cape expedition vehicle freestate garden route gauteng gems hike hino 4x4 historical kwazulu natal lake lesotho limpopo mountain pass mountains mpumalanga namibia national park nature reserve north west province northern cape ocean plant life river semi desert south africa stars truck life unesco world heritage site vineyards waterfalls western cape wetland wildlife zambia zimbabwe