Category Archives: South Africa

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Camps Bay to Hermanus, South Africa

It takes me a while this morning to remember that it is South Africa’s Heritage Day – also known as National Braai Day. It’s a public holiday, which explains all of the joggers and dog […]

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Simon’s Town and Camps Bay

Even though today’s scheduled shark dive has been cancelled, I decide to drive to Simon’s Town, to see what’s changed since the last time I was there in 2012.  The weather is quite overcast in […]

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Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town

Yesterday’s brilliant weather has changed to cooler and overcast. It seems like a good day just to wander around the waterfront without any plans. In the afternoon, I end up at the Two Oceans Aquarium. […]

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A spectacular Sunday in Cape Town

Home for the next two nights is the Cellars-Hohenort Hotel in Constantia. The hotel is high on the hill above Cape Town, near Kirstenbosch Gardens. Set in 9 acres of gardens, it is a beautiful […]

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Tswalu Kalahari to Cape Town

It’s time to leave The Malori at Tswalu Kalahari this morning, but not before a photo of the sun rising over the Korannaberg Mountains. Today’s destination is Cape Town, however there are a few hours […]

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Tswalu – Meerkats and The Malori

It’s still cold this morning (about 3 degrees) at Tswalu, but the wind has dropped off considerably, so it’s a good morning for meerkats sunning themselves. This particular colony of meerkats have 5 tiny kits […]