Blogs from Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa - page 8

Hello everybody, A travel blog...where do I start? Let me start with a quick introduction! I am Anke Bakens and I am 29 years YOUNG and I am from the Netherlands but currently living in South Africa. That is done and now over to the real work.... As so many I always stayed in the comfort of my comfort zone, it was not that I did not have any goals or ambitions, I was just scared. Scared to leave my security, friends, my job and well....all that I knew. After dreaming for all these years I took matters in my own hand and I made the decision to go for it! I have always known that I wanted to make a difference in the world of wildlife and living in the Netherlands that meant moving to ... read more

My other 'blog' was written whilst away ... I am updating and adding now I am back! I have had several people ask where we stayed it was http://www.parkesmanor.co.za/ and really was very nice, we were looked after well. And just a 10-15 min easy walk to the restaurants and shops on the lagoon. The shops were nice (lots of security personnel around - however didn't feel unsafe at all, very clean and tidy). We did a bit of driving, but not too much, drove briefly to Plettenburg Bay, but were unable to find easy access to beach and therefore drove back to Knysna and found Brentwood on Sea. Beautiful sandy beach and lovely location. We enjoyed the remainder of the day on a relaxing boat trip to the headlands. Enjoyed shopping at the waterfront and ... read more

Hello everybody, Just like so many I am about to start a travel blog about my travel to realize my dream. For far to long I have been dreaming a dream and a year ago I was finally ready to step out of my comfort zone. ... read more

Today has been a rather uneventful day spent in the Baz Bus (SA backpacking bus system that takes you from hostel to hostel along the East Coast). After leaing Cape Town in the rain, the skies started to clear up the further north we got, and i arrived in Knysa in the afternoon under clear blue skies... and they are supposed to stay that way!! Jipeeh! The drive was spectacular, first through farm land, then some mountains, until we headed east again towards the Ocean and drove along the Coast, where the wind was still going strong and the waves were massive. Well, i am at a very quite hostel, a couple of blocks of the main street and the waterfront now, and am enjoying a quite evening by the fire place as soon as i ... read more

by Mrs Plod Woke up at 7:00ish, and started our day with tea (getting to be a habit!). Had a very nice breakfast at the establishment serving "the freshest coffee in Sedgefield"--Fijnbosch Coffee House. I read Die Burger (Afrikaans newspaper) to Ross and Owen. :) We decided to skip the Tjoe Choo, and explore Sedgefield instead (since we were staying there, it made sense!) After about 15 minutes, we decided that Sedgefield (no offence to any Sedgefielders out there!) is a long strip mall with pockets of houses, resorts and little marshy lakes. Very pretty, but not much to explore--so we decided to head to Knysna, instead. Just 20 minutes or so down the coast from Sedgefield, Knysna is a pretty resort town on a beautiful lagoon which empties into the Indian Ocean through the infamous ... read more