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Personal stories, travel guides and tips, photographs, and resources to help you explore Africa and the Middle East, including Egypt, Morocco, Botswana, and South Africa.
The countries of Africa and the Middle East offer a wide range of cultures, scenery, and activities – there is something for everyone! Take a look and discover this incredible part of the world for yourself!
It hardly seems that law enforcement would be necessary – I’d think the crocs could manage that on their own! For more “Photo Thursday” images from around the world, visit Nancie’s Budget Travelers Sandbox. (This Read More …
Sometimes when I’m out on a game drive and various wild animals are wandering along, across and down the road, I wonder if they have any sense that a vehicle could actually be dangerous. Some Read More …
We saw lots of white rhinos when we were in South Africa – far more than I expected to see – and some in very unexpected places, like this group in Kruger. What we didn’t Read More …
Swaziland is a small independent kingdom tucked between South Africa and Mozambique. It has vast fields of sugar cane as well as lush, rugged mountains. It is a gorgeous country with wonderful crafts, lovely people, Read More …
We decided to take this trip in large part because it offered the opportunity to visit Cape Town. I had long wanted to visit this city of mountains, sea, penguins, culture, and history and had Read More …
This part of South Africa has an abundance of tourist activities, especially along the cost. It is an area with plenty of rain, which makes for a lush landscape. It is also a major sugar Read More …
Kruger is South Africa’s premiere game park and one of the most famous game parks in the world. Despite this, it’s not a place I’d ever been terribly interested in visiting because it also has Read More …
A friend had recently driven this route, so I thought I knew what to expect, knew that the last of the informal settlements and mountains of tailings piles would give way to miles and miles Read More …
Johannesburg is the financial heart of southern Africa. Located near South Africa’s administrative capital in Pretoria (South Africa has three capital cities, Pretoria is where the President and his cabinet are located); this is a Read More …
I have a question for you today: Where was this photo taken? Imagine my surprise upon entering a very large South African gas station/convenience store/restaurant complex with rhinos lolling about just beyond the parking lot Read More …