Category Archive: South Africa

Pic of the Day: October 27

Pic of the Day: October 27

Our final wildlife picture from Kruger National Park doesn't even look like wildlife.  That's because you're looking at an African wildcat, the ancestors of today's ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 26

Pic of the Day: October 26

Our evening game drives at Kruger National Park could be frustrating, particularly after dark.  You might spend hours wiggling a spotlight around, with nothing but ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 25

Pic of the Day: October 25

OK, OK, even though we're supposed to be as happy seeing a rare lizard as one of the big cats, leaving Kruger without seeing a ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 24

Pic of the Day: October 24

Of all the Big Five, by far the easiest to see at Kruger National Park is the elephant.  They are everywhere.  We were told that ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 23

Pic of the Day: October 23

Though much of the wildlife viewing at Kruger National Park is driven by the search for the Big Five (lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard), there's ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 18

Pic of the Day: October 18

Part of the thrill of traveling around the world slowly is living, in some respects, like a local.  Living like a local in the modern ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 17

Pic of the Day: October 17

The wife unit en route to a higher mystical plane, courtesy of a labyrinth in the formal gardens of Rustenberg Farm in Stellenbosch. We refuse to ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 16

Pic of the Day: October 16

Though we were supposedly at Thelema Mountain Vineyards for the wines rather than the views, the vistas weren't too shabby either. Probably a lot of accountants ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 15

Pic of the Day: October 15

Cote d'Azur?  No, monsieur, c'est la upscale Bantry Bay neighborhood of Cape Town, tucked under the famous rock of Lion Head that was shrouded in ...

 

Pic of the Day: October 14

Pic of the Day: October 14

When we asked our pal Evan which Stellenbosch wineries to visit, he mentioned Delaire for the view, and Thelema for the wines.  Delaire's website pics ...