Blogs from Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga , South Africa, Africa - page 25

Our first week travelling started off with a relaxing drive to Nelspruit. The roads are just so empty, the drivers are very polite, the scenery is beautiful, lots of mountains and lakes and the day was sunny and hot. We stopped off en route for lunch at the South African equivalent of a motorway cafe - although there is really no comparison. Milly's Star Stop is a restaurant set amidst green hills and the outside deck goes out over a trout lake. The food was delicious of course, that's one of the best things about being in another country, the food is always so different. We carried on to Marloth Park where we were going to spend our first couple of nights. This is a small village set in a game reserve. Although it doesn't have ... read more

Our Journey started on Oct 14th from London Gatwick, after goodbyes with the family we were headed off to Dubai. Stopover in Dubai gave Lynda a taste of home many years ago and three stopover hours later (that included lots of coffee, people watching - a real global melting pot, some long-leg watching, and some snoozing) we were finally headed for Africa! We arrived at Joburg airport tired and with slight trepidation of what was to come... the usual headaches of immigration and bags were fine and we went through where our friend Tanya was collecting us. She was delayed and we realised that we didn't have her phone no, her address and our lovely new global roaming phone wouldn't work. Perfect...so a few interesting minutes waiting until she appeared, we were very glad to see ... read more

vom 20. bis 28.10.2007 war ich mit marlies und jean claude ravaz im krüger nationalpark. wir haben eine wunderschöne zeit zusammen verbracht - obwohl ich jeden morgen um 5 uhr aufstehen musste wir haben 1 nacht in punda maria verbracht, zwei in letaba, 2 in skukuza und schlussendlich noch 2 in orpen/tamboti mein absolutes highlight dieser zeit war als wir am 26.10. morgens um 10 nach 6 die wildhunde sahen ! kurz zuvor hatten sie ne impala gerissen, denn einige von ihnen hatten immer noch blut verschmierte köpfe... die jüngeren des rudels kämpften noch um die reste. wir haben ihnen fast ne stunde zugeschaut - atemberaubend ! es gibt noch 350 frei lebende wildhunde auf dieser welt. ... read more

The Pictures Speak For Themselves It seemed like a crazy thing to even consider this late in our trip. Here we had spent almost 5 months straight in Europe and the surrounding area and were getting on a plane to head as far south in Africa as we could get. As we left our hotel in Barcelona, at 6pm on Tuesday, I wondered how I had let Kel talk me into a crazy trip a quarter of the way around the world. Really, she can be pretty persuasive when she wants to be. After five years of marriage you know someone pretty well and know their weak spots. If aimed correctly, an argument, for or against something, can really knock a person over if their defenses are breached, and breach my defenses she did. Back ... read more

So we have arrived in Johannasburg after an uncomfortable 19-hour journey from Cape Town. Our aim is to visit Kruger national park. This park is the size of Israel and is home to a multitude of animals including the 'BIG 5' - Buffalo, Elephants, Lions, Leopards and Rhino. Its a 500km drive from Jo'burg and as part of the tour, we visited some interesting spots along the way including 'gods window' (called so because of its endless landscape and uninterrupted views). Bourke’s luck potholes, which was once occupied at the height of the gold rush, (ironically, Bourke didn't discover the potholes first and ultimately didn't get to prosper from its riches). We also visited the blyde river Canyon (the third largest canyon in the world) - an impressive site. Our day ended with an overnight stay ... read more