Elephants at the camp watering hole

Arrived in Africa

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June 8th 2019
After a pretty uneventful red eye (Note: the food on South African Airlines was outstanding), we landed in Johannesburg, changed planes and found ourselves at the Heodspruit airport which was very homey for an airport. More like a log cabin than what you’d traditionally think of. But the staff was very efficient and helpful and we were on our way with our driver within 10 minutes of landing. ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more