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31 December 2013

25. - 31 Dec.: Kruger through Swaziland to S. Lucia

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Again wake up at dawn and the adrenaline starts pumping. Breakfast is devoured faster than usual as we try and get back on to our vehicles a...
30 December 2013

24. - 30 Dec.: Alarms and mating lions at the Kruger National Park

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I wake up just five minutes before 5:30, which is when my alarm was set to go off. I hear this happens to a lot of people. I am always amaz...
29 December 2013

23. - 29 Dec.: Mbahoko Ndebele village to Kruger National Park

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Breakfast and good byes to our Ndebele hosts. Even though this has been a brief and obvously superficial encounter, I will miss the casual...
28 December 2013

22. - 28 Dec.: Models and billiard at Mabhoko Ndebele village

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Today we start with a walking tour of the village. One of the very few men in the village (where are all the others?) takes us around and ...
27 December 2013

21. - 27 Dec.: Soweto and drive to Mabhoko Ndebele village

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Easy wake-up and breakfast in the business lounge to which I have been upgraded for no apparent reason. At check-in, on Christmas day, I had...
26 December 2013

20. - 26 Dec.: Johannesburg

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Full day tour of the city with Lesley, an independent local guide I found online. We have had extensive correspondence before my arrival and...
25 December 2013

19. - 25 Dec.: From wineland to Johannesburg

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After yet another rich breakfast with Italian music in the background I spend an easy morning at the Auberge Clermont, reading, smoking a To...
24 December 2013

18. - 24 Dec.: Paarl wine tasting for Christmas eve

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Lance with his pearls Another sunny day in the wine lands. After a further breakfast with soft opera music in the background I head off ...
23 December 2013

17. - 23 Dec.: Wine tasting in Stellenbosch and Paarl

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It was a Belgian friend of mine who strongly recommended I visit Beyerkloof when in Stellenbosch for a tasting of their great pinotage. Thi...
22 December 2013

16. - 22 Dec.: Franschhoek

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I decide to take an easy day of rest at the B and B. Good breakfast in the yard next to my room. Again Italian music is playing softly in ...
21 December 2013

15. - 21 Dec.: Cape Town to Franschhoek

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In the morning we visit Cape Town's famous Aquarium . It's a kids' attraction, with colorful boards and touch pools, but it is m...
20 December 2013

14. - 20 Dec.: Cape Town tour and music

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Tour of the city with Teddy, a big colored man in his mid-thirties who is passionate about his country and especially his city. He takes us ...
19 December 2013

13. - 19 Dec.: Swellendam to Cape Town, through Stellenbosch

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After another pantagruelic breakfast we head off for a walk in town. Swellendam is a quaint little place, but it is doaked in history as it ...
18 December 2013

12. - 18 Dec.: Swellendam kayak and sherry

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Great breakfast, one of those you remember, and I am picky with breakfast! Lots of freshly squeezed juices make for a great welcome. Itali...