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Top highlights in and around Cape Town, South Africa
This post is contributed by Tony Plowman; my ex-boss, good friend, and a proud South African. For years Tony’s been telling me to visit his homeland (which we hope to do in the near future!). This is...
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What to see and do along the Garden Route and Little Karoo, South Africa
A few hours’ drive east out of Cape Town will bring you to two different – and very distinct – regions in South Africa’s Western Cape. The Garden Route lines the coast and is characterized by...
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Highlights of a visit to South Africa’s ‘Adventure Province’– Eastern Cape...
Above: Eastern Cape geography (photo credit: sleepout.com) Leaving the Garden Route eastward brings you to one of the largest, and most off-the-beaten-path regions of South Africa – the Eastern Cape...
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Highlights of Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Above: Drakensberg Mountains Coming north from the Eastern Cape Province (covered in the last post) brings you to Kwazulu-Natal Province (KZN). Most foreign visitors will be surprised to hear that...
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Highlights in and around Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa
Above: Union buildings in Pretoria, spring time. Ask most travellers and they’ll tell you that they’d rather avoid Johannesburg if at all possible. Gauteng Province, in which both Johannesburg and...
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My 2 years as a child Expat in Zambia
I was 8 years old when we moved to Africa. For a kid born and raised in rural Quebec, it was the most extreme change in environment imaginable. We had always been different from everyone else in our...
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From Fantastic to Not-so-Good: Experiences and Impressions over 10 days in...
Lissette said it a couple of times this week “We may like Africa, but Africa doesn’t seem to like us”. It’s been an interesting 10 days of spectacular highs, a few lows, a near disaster, and some...
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A visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens is considered one of the top 5 Botanical Gardens in the world. But it’s not just about big trees and beautiful flowers. Kirstenbosch also has an incredible geographic...
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The Incredible Colors of Bo Kaap, Cape Town
Bo Kaap is where Cape Town’s Muslim community has traditionally resided. Walk around and you’ll see mosques and friendly locals in Islamic attire. But the most arresting feature of the neighborhood...
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Nov 19, 2015 Newsletter – Baboons, pooping dogs, uncoordinated people,...
This is our first Newsletter since arriving in South Africa a little over 2 weeks ago. A lot has happened since then. Anyone else feel that the world is going to hell in a handbasket? In the past I...
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A Trip Up Table Mountain, Cape Town
Table Mountain is one of Africa’s natural wonders and is the most visited attraction in Cape Town. Most visitors making the trip up Table Mountain get up here with the Cable car, then wander around...
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Safe and Sound – Paragliding over Cape Town
When we started travelling full time 16 months ago one of my goals was to do more things outside of my comfort zone. Paragliding was one of those things. Cape Town is the perfect place for...
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A Visit to Robben Island
“We have forgiven them for what happened. Do you think they have forgiven us? Look around you. It’s up to you to decide”. These were the words of our guide, an ex-political prisoner who spent 12 years...
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Photo Highlights of the Cape Peninsula
Our guide’s name was Steve Martin. “He better be damn funny” said Lissette. He wasn’t that funny actually but he was a great guide, filling us with history, trivia, and occasionally quizzing us to...
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Hiking Up Table Mountain, Cape Town – the India Venster Route
I’m on a ledge 3 feet wide looking straight down over the edge of Table Mountain. I’ve just come up 10 feet from the last ledge, using metal rungs to pull myself up a sheer rock wall. I look up above...
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Visiting the Wine Regions of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek
Everyone tells you that no visit to the Cape Town area is complete without a visit to the wine regions of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. The area is exceptionally beautiful and the quality of wine and...
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Photo Essay: the Atlantic Coastline of Cape Town
Happy New Year! This is our first post of 2016. Our mission on this day was to explore the Atlantic Coast of Cape Town from Mouille Point to Camps Bay. We knew that it covered quite a distance and...
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Looking back at 2015…and forward to 2016
A lot of people hate the yearly recaps that travel bloggers come up with this time of year. I actually love doing them: year end posts are about remembering what we did in the year, how far we came in...
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Highlights of a 2 week road trip around the Garden Route and Karoo, South Africa
Over 2000 km, 3 winding mountain passes, uncountable dirt roads. We passed through tropical greenery, arid semi-desert, and wide open landscapes stopping to see spectacular scenery, beautiful...
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Hiking up the Twelve Apostles to Table Mountain, Cape Town
After the incredible India Venster hike a few weeks ago, I signed up for another Table Mountain hike – this one called the “Twelve Apostles Hike“. This hike originates in Camp Bay and follows the...
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