Quenching your thirst for travel
For anyone who believes that Africa is all desert and savanna, the Cape of Good Hope will dash all those misconceptions. The Cape of Good Hope is about 50 kilometers south of Cape Town, South Africa. (Click here for my brief guide to Cape Town!) It’s lush, green, and rocky, with stunning vistas and cool, … Read more What to See and Do at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Did you know that there are penguins in South Africa? I had no idea myself. I always thought South Africa would be dry and deserty, even in the wine producing regions. So I was very excited when I found out we were going to spend some time at a penguin colony on our way down to … Read more South African Penguin Colony at Boulders Beach
As an anthropology major, I love all things historic, especially anything having to do with our early ancestors and understanding how they lived and interacted with each other. Which is why I was so thrilled when I found out that part of our journey through South Africa included seeing some prehistoric rock art in Machete. … Read more Discovering the Ancient Rock Art of Machete, South Africa
I usually prefer to break down a town or city we’ve visited by its landmarks, events, and attractions to describe them in a more detailed way. However in the case of Cape Town, we were only there for two full days, and didn’t spend enough time at any one spot to really split them into individual posts. … Read more A Short Visit to Cape Town, South Africa
While we were in South Africa, our tour through Drifters included a two-day canoe trip on the Orange River. We used a company called Felix Unite River Adventures, which included staying at their campground overnight in preparation. Our tour of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe had a whopping 8 people on it. We spent … Read more Canoeing on the Orange River in South Africa
A few years ago, when my husband and I were travelling through South Africa, our tour guide/driver/cook/counsellor/drinking buddy had the truck kitchen stocked with a variety of local foods. For breakfast, we had the choice of cereal, bread, and boxes of something called rusks. The rusks were rock hard, beige nuggets of bready-ness that we … Read more Rusks for Breakfast – The South African Way to Start the Morning