Category: South Africa
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Queen Mary 2 Cruise
It is funny how things work out. When we first arrived in South Africa on February 1 we had no idea how or where we were heading when our visa ended 3 months later. Some may find this idea scary or even careless, but rest assured it is a wonderful way to travel. As we…
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South Africa Road Trip
As our time in South Africa was coming to an end, we chose to spend the last week doing a road trip through what is called the Garden Route along the south coast. The trip was an excellent way to finish our time in South Africa. Honestly, the only negative thing I can say about…
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Kruger National Park
During our safari with Viva Safaris we spent one entire day dedicated to Kruger National Park. The park itself is a massive 19,485 square kilometres, about the same size as Israel. We only covered 103 km and sadly did not get to go exploring too much as many of the tracks were closed due to…
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Balule Nature Reserve
After hanging around Cape Town for a few weeks it was time to see some of the wildlife Africa is famous for. We hopped a flight to Johannesburg and headed toward Kruger National Park. I hoped you enjoyed this glimpse at our visit to this reserve. I’ll be covering our day in Kruger National Park…
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Cape Town Cost of Living
As we are comfortably enjoying our first house sit in South Africa I realized there existed some questions as to what it costs to travel and live here. Part of the reason we travel and explore, as well as house sit, is to search the globe for potential places to settle down in a more…
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Tourist Day
We decided to put on our tourist shoes and sign up for a tour this week. Generally we tend to stick around the neighbourhoods we are living in, but once in a while we branch out. We signed on with City Sightseeing (same people who do Hop on Hop off) for a day trip to…
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Cape Town, South Africa
As one disembarks from the cruise ship in the port of Cape Town you are treated to an incredible area called the V & A Waterfront (Victoria and Albert). It may not be truly representative of the rest of Cape Town, but it is a splendid example of inner city rejuvenation done right. It is…