Year: 2015

We’re clearly out of the velt and back in the urban world. We pass through the city of Durban, and George, and then we pull into Mossel Bay. Tonight we’ll…

Our trip, since our arrival in Jo’burg, has been through the South African wilderness preserves, but we’re getting closer to the southernmost point of the African continent and Cape Town. Today…

Samara Private Game Reserve / Petersburg Rd, Graaff-Reinet, 6280, South Africa / +27 31 262 0324 Samara Private Game Reserve is another de luxe accommodation; Carmella knows how to pick them.…

Addo Elephant Main Rest Camp / Addo Elephant National Park, R342, Addo, 6105, South Africa / +27 42 233 8600 Finally, we arrive at Addo Main Camp & Camp Matyholweni in…

On the road again I just can’t wait to get on the road again The life I love is travelin’ with my friends And I can’t wait to get on…

On the ride to Bali in Natal, Carmella has an appointment. Out in the parking lot there’s a bit of haggling going on for some really big versions of the…

The old coast road, which runs parallel to the Indian Ocean, is our path through the Dolphin Coast (named for the bottlenose dolphins that frolic in the waves year-round), also known…

We were hungry. I was frustrated at being so close to Mozambique without actually getting into the country. The next best thing would be Mozambican food! I’ve heard about Afro-Portuguese…

Our trip drive down from the took us through the Eastern Kruger, paralleling Mozambique, about 5 miles (8 km) away. I really wanted to visit Mozambique, but we couldn’t make it…

The South African National Parks system offers accommodations across the range of financial options; today we’re going to explore a budget-minded option: the Satara Rest Camp, which “has a rustic charm,…