Passports ready because we are heading for the border!!!! This border que wasn’t anything like the South African – Mozambique border, the que was much shorter and there were no hawkers weaving between the cars trying to sell you fake paperwork.. So we were called into the office to get our photos and fingerprints taken, this should have been a quick in and out affair, BUT the guy processing our entry didn’t look to sure of himself and often called another officer to ask for help. The problem came with the British Passport…their system gave them a warning on my passport!! HELLO!!!!???? It gave a warning message as if I had a ‘refused visa’, but I didn’t…so what’s the dealio? About an hour later and digging deeper into their data base they could clear me for ... read more

Well, what can I say? This place, absolutely every corner and tiny little hole is so breathtaking, that I can't even find the words to describe how awesome it is. Snow capped mountains, green Pine trees and white frozen lakes and here and there a melting blue lake is what we see all around us. We haven't seen any bears yet but have seen Elk and Caribo, so we will keep looking:) Every now and then it snows a little and it doesn't even feel that cold outside so it's ok to go messing around in the snow... The cabins so far are ....once again....AWESOME!!..... They have electric fire places and most of the time we are boiling hot inside,ooohhhh and we have a jaquzzi upstairs with a big window overlooking the forrest! So far we ... read more

So we survived the first flight, it was only a 9 hour flight from Cape Town to Dubai, I could not have asked for a smoother flight and even managed to sleep for an hour! No headaches, only sniffy noses from the aircon and recycled airplane air!! eeuw!! We seem to be constantly eating on Emirates...not that I'm complaining of course! I'm rethinking my travelblog at this point..maybe I should rename it "My Food Blog" or "Eating Blog"! I love food and I'm looking forward to experiencing new tastes and textures. So let's see what the next few weeks have to offer:) We have a few hours to spend here at Dubai airport, so we are going to explore the shopping area and then get to our Boarding gate that will take us to our next ... read more

This is a late entry of a fabulous trip done in April earlier this year..... read more

We decided to visit Malplaas near Botrivier in the Overberg for our 8th wedding anniversary in 2008, the name seemed to suit us, Malplaas is pet friendly, so Kylie & parents as well as Honey & parents went to check it out for a weekend.. this is how it went.. We arrived on the farm and went straight to the main house to check in but there was no one around,we waited a few minutes till the landlandy arrived and showed us to the main guest thatched house on top of the hill far away from other guests. It sleeps 6 adults and 2 kids and is very noticeably ORANGE!!!! It was decorated with random orange objects, some scary and others just plain weird.. we were however looking forward to the cosy fireplace After unpacking and ... read more