Tag Archives: South Africa

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Hermanus & George, South Africa

Hermanus is a pretty little seaside town that become a hive of activity during the Whale Watching festival in September. Today it is a sleepy seaside village, with some more affluent properties similar to that […]

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Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Change of plan today…one of the other solo travellers has accepted my invitation for a road trip to the Cape of Good Hope. This will take most of the day, and the plan is head […]

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2012 March 25, Cape Town

Some short-cuts taken by the captain during the night mean that we arrive in Cape Town later  than originally planned, but not as late as was being forecast yesterday. We pick up the pilot around […]

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Heavy Seas to Cape Town, South Africa

As the National Geographic Explorer heads towards Cape Town from Tristan da Cunha, the weather deteriorates and we experience heavy seas. We were incredibly lucky weather-wise to have been able to land at Tristan da […]

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Epic 2012 Begins!

Well, it’s time to begin the EPIC 2012 travel blog – this is how I’ve chosen to spend 7 weeks of annual leave and a total of 57 days of travelling!  Here’s a rough overview […]