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Category: South Africa

Cloudy Panorama Drive – 2011

On my second day in Mpumulanga, I decided to have a bit of a lie-in and take the Panorama Drive.  … More

Africa, Mpumalanga, panorama drive, potholes, sharp cliff, South Africa, travel, waterfalls

Sabi Sand Wildtuin – 2011

I arrived at Hippo Hollow too early to check into my room, so spent some time wandering around the estate … More

Africa, animals, elephant, game reserve, giraffe, kudu, leopard, rhino, Sabi Sands, South Africa, springbok

Capetown – 2006

Before I left the UK to go to South Africa, anyone and everyone told me I just HAD to go … More

Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, travel

Rustenburg – 2006

At the beginning of October, my father came to South Africa.  He is an oil, gas and coal engineer and … More

Africa, Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, Magaliesburg, South Africa, train, travel, Witwatersrand

African Spring – October 2006

Many of us have a concept in our heads of Africa being large expanse of brown dust with a strip … More

Africa, jacaranda, South Africa

Magaliesburg – 2006

Monday 28th August was a bank holiday in the UK and in true offshoring tradition, having worked on Freedom Day … More

Africa, animals, South Africa, tortoise, village

Kromdraai Reserve – 2006

Kelly and went to the Kromdraai Lion and Nature Reserve, which is around an hour away from Sandton, to the … More

Africa, animals, lion, ostrich, South Africa, wild dog

Youth Day and Soweto – 2006

16th June is a bank holiday in South Africa to commemorate the children who died or were injured on 16th … More

Africa, Hector Pieterson, Jo'burg, museum, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, Soweto

Autumn in May – 2006

As one of my friends put it, I’m in exile again! Another continent again, however one that I have lived … More

Africa, Jo'burg, Sandton, shopping, South Africa

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