Border Crossings: Botswana to South Africa
In our experience, nothing could be simpler than crossing borders from Botswana to South Africa. We have very rarely had mishaps, and officials have almost never...
How to cook crayfish on the braai
After spending months on an overland journey, cooking food on the braai (the Afrikaans word for barbeque or cooking on the fire) can become repetitive....
A panoramic drive through the Mpumalanga lowveld
Just a three-hour drive east from Pretoria and Johannesburg lies one of South Africa’s most stunningly beautiful regions – the Mpumalanga (pronounced: Mmm-poo-ma-lan-ga) lowveld.
‘Lowveld?...
From Kosi Bay to St Lucia: Driving the iSimangaliso Wetland Park
After leaving Swaziland, we drove Maggie south to explore KwaZulu Natal, the Elephant Coast and the iSamangaliso Wetland Park.
iSimangaliso means ‘Place of Wonder’ in Zulu,...
Take a wild drive down the Wild Coast
After leaving Lesotho, Maggie and team headed for the Wild Coast of South Africa’s Eastern Cape. This region stretches along the N2 motorway, from the...
How to enjoy a week (or two) in Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria – nicknamed the ‘Jacaranda city’ for the thousands of Jacaranda trees that line the streets of the city – is not often considered one...
A week in the Garden Route, Western Cape
After we left the Addo Elephant Park, we had just a little over a week left on our South African visas. Since we had...
A visit to Addo Elephant Park, in pictures
After leaving the amazing Wild Coast, and stopping in Port Elizabeth to partake in some 4×4 training, Noel and I headed to the Addo...
The southern Drakensberg mountains, in pictures
We recently spent a week in the gorgeous uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park. The park is one of KwaZulu-Natal’s two UN World Heritage Sites, along with the...
A visit to Addo Elephant Park, in pictures
After leaving the amazing Wild Coast, and stopping in Port Elizabeth to partake in some 4×4 training, Noel and I headed to the Addo...
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