Forts and more forts

Ready for more?  Okay… here are more forts we have visited. (Hint: Click on any photo to enlarge it) Let’s head to Africa… Castle of Good Hope Cape Town, South Africa Yes, I do know this is a page about forts. This is a star fort (built in the shape of a star) built by […]

Panorama Route South Africa

What a beautiful day here in Hazeyview, South Africa (near Krueger Park). Let’s take the opportunity to drive the Panorama Route which will take us into the Drakensberg Mountains. First decision…which way do we go!   Aside: That is not just a rhetorical question. Good maps are not that easy to come by here, so […]

Waterfalls…are there more

Still hanging in there, eh. Good for you! We have visited twelve countries so far… let’s add some more. Hint: click on any photo to enlarge it. Berlin Falls South Africa We were driving the Panorama Highway in northern South Africa when we came upon the Berlin Falls. Truly, we were in Africa and not […]

Bourke Luck Potholes

The tourist guides said this was a “must see” spot to visit when driving the Panorama Route. Potholes? Seriously? But okay, let’s have a look. Yes, it is rather attractive here. Interesting colours in the rocks. Nice waterfall. Oh, my! What on earth! (Hope you are enlarging the photos for a better look.) These must be […]

Answer to Travel Quiz 36

To recap… here is the photo (Hint: Click to enlarge it.) Did the designs help or confuse you? (Many have guessed North American native culture. But, no they are not.) Did the language on the sign in the background help or confuse? Okay, okay! I will tell you where we were. We are at Mariner’s […]

Cape Point South Africa

Heading for Cape Point in Table Mountain National Park (South Africa) we expected to see ocean views as the cape is advertised as the place where two oceans meet… (challenge question. What are the two oceans that meet here?) but we did not expect to see ostriches! However, on the way to the cape, we stopped […]

Cape of Good Hope

Our tour began in Cape Town. If you have looked at our photos from Cape Town (especially the ones taken from the top of Table Mountain), it would be easy to believe that you were at the very tip of Africa. However, look at a map of the region and you quickly realize there is more land south. […]

Boulders Penguin Colony

Hmm… What is this? (Hint: Click on the photo to enlarge it.) Yes, it is a penguin. Maybe the next photo is closer to what many of us imagine when visualizing penguins. (Remember…click!) Cute, aren’t they. Here we are on the southern cape of South Africa …in Boulders (next to Simon’s Town) to get a close up experience […]

Driving to Sabie, South Africa

Here we are in the north eastern part of South Africa…in the general vicinity of Kruger National Park. Today it’s off on a day trip from Hazyview to Sabie. Ready to join us? Do you remember which side of the car to get in? Leaving Hazyview we see lovely flowering trees. We pass through tourist […]

Camps Bay, South Africa

What place in South Africa has the reputation of being “the” place to be seen… also for being expensive, and having gorgeous beaches?  Well that would have to be Camps Bay, South Africa wouldn’t it. Next question. Here we are at a crossroads…Table Mountain or Camps Bay? (Hint: click on the photo to enlarge it) […]

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