Blogs from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, Africa - page 13

Well our South African adventure has come to an end all too quickly. We have had a terrific time and have seen so much. Our 4 days at Kirkmans Kamp, Sabi Sands Reserve was worth every expensive cent. Each day we had both a morning and evening safari drives of 3 or so hours. To get so close to lions, leopards, elephants and buffalo was an experience we will never forget. The policy is to allow only 2 vehicles at a sighting at any one time we never felt "just part of a crowd". The homestead and accomodation grounds of Kirkmans Kamp are not fenced off from the reserve nor Kruger National Park and as a safety precaution guests are escourted to their accomodation during the hours from dusk to dawn. We really thought that this ... read more

After a very enjoyable week with family in the Midlands, you know, late nights, bottles of wine, lunches and of course the first of what I suspect will be many turkey Christmas dinners we were delivered to Heathrow for our first flight. Check in was very smooth, our bags were all within weight restrictions (how come all my scales say the bags are about half a kilo lighter than the airport says, I am very suspicious, good job I made mine lighter than the allowed weight). The camping fridge was even put through easily. They did check my handbag for illegal drugs, not sure why but I guess I must have a suspicious look about me, my handbag is only the same as any other ladies whith everything except the kitchen sink. The flight was a ... read more

Been a busy week and no Wifi access so bit of a gap in our blogging. We finally escaped from the good ship Radiance of the Seas to a warm, sunny Freemantle but with quite a few flies so not too keen on that. Scarborough Beach was our base for 3 nights - right on the beach where we could watch the surfers, kitesurfers and body boarders. Our first tour guides, Stuart and Katherine (Ann's niece and husband) took us to Houghtons Winery for our first stop for winetasting and a picnic which was nearly a non-event as a thunderstorm rolled in with cats and dogs rain. But our good luck with the weather continued and the storm passed over, the sun came out so the picnic basket was unpacked and the wine uncorked. Next stop ... read more

Durban is a beautiful place where people usually flock to during the festive season.There are alot of beaches in Durban which are beautifully decorated with alot of activities. Also there are alot of restaurants along the beach front making it convenient after a long fun filled day. Deep Sea fishing is one of the many exciting activities that Durban has to offer. There are many different types of resorts there with the most popular being UShaka Marine World.This is a beautiful place which has many activities for children such as Dolphin shows , swimming with the sharks and also tubing. Adults can have a relaxing day while children go out and have an exciting fun filled day. There is also a place called Sun Coast Casino which contains a hotel and casino , mostly for adults ... read more

gold reef city is one of the most adventurous theme park in south african where one can go and relief stress, with different kinds of rides like the tower of terror and anagonda. it has a museum wqhere one can learn history of political activists and casino.... read more