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Tag: South Africa

Top 5 tips for when you move to another country

Unlike some travel bloggers, most of my travels have been as a result of overseas work assignments.  My explorer-instinct pre-disposed … More

Culture shock, Germany, India, South Africa, Texas, United States, US

Getting settled

Moving from one city to another takes some effort, moving to another country and continent even more so.  I love … More

home, Houston, India, Liberty Island, London, Mumbai, New York City, South Africa, subway, Texas, travel, United States, US

Ship, store or salvage

Anyone who has interrupted their travels to settle down for a bit will have gone through what I’m going through … More

India, packing, South Africa, storage, travel

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

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