Tag: south africa
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Wine Flies Wine Tour – Cape Town
On the day of the massive Cape Town Storm of 2017, most everything was shut down – businesses were told to close, schools were closed, and people were asked to stay off the roads so they were clear for emergency vehicles. In reality, this storm was the equivalent to a Tropical Storm in Florida, which…
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Etosha National Park Day 2 – On Safari in Namibia
Day 2 at Etosha National Park started off super early – like while it was still dark outside early. We had breakfast buffet complete with an omelette station at the Halali Camp restaurant. What a treat! And then we were off on our safari by sunrise. Africa really does have some absolutely gorgeous red sunrises…
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Etosha National Park Day 1 – On Safari in Namibia
It was a few hours drive from Windhoek and the start of our 6 day tour with Chameleon Safaris when we arrived at the gates of Etosha National Park. Just outside the gates, some women from the Himba people were selling some of their handmade goods, but we were advised by our tour guides not…
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Cage Diving with Great White Sharks in Gansbaai, South Africa
My favorite picture from my trip. I probably took a thousand! In honor of Shark Week, I thought it appropriate to go ahead and post my experience about Cage Diving with Great White Sharks in Gansbaai, South Africa! My pick up time was 4:30am in the morning, but I wasn’t complaining. I was ready. We…
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Abstaining from Abseiling? Absolutely! – An Adventure in Africa
While researching my activities for Cape Town, I ran across photos and ads of people rappelling or abseiling off of Table Mountain with amazing photos! So I thought it was something I would have to try! Abseil Africa was a company that ran one of these abseil adventures boasting the highest commercial abseil in the…
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Why I Chose Namibia
Because Tom Hardy. Because Mad Max Fury Road. Well, not entirely… I was planning my short trip to South Africa but was having a difficult time deciding on where I wanted to do a safari. I had already booked my flight in/out of Cape Town and was hoping to avoid Jo’burg (Johannesburg) on this trip…