Category: South Africa

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 …

We awake to fog. Not dainty fog on little cat feet, but a serious, fully-blanket-the-land sort of fog. At first I’m disappointed – I want a bright sunlight to shoot wildflowers (most of which won’t Read More …

We will be staying at the Papkuilsfontein Guest Farm and the flower show continues along the deserted and increasingly more narrow dirt roads between Nieuwoudtville and the farm. We are staying at the De Hoop Read More …

We have come to tiny Nieuwoudtville in search of wildflowers, but first we find a charming small town constructed almost entirely of sandstone. It’s a simple, sturdy, elegant architectural style that makes me wonder about Read More …

It seems too soon to leave Cape Town, but the open road beckons. It feels good to be out on our own with our own car, traveling north through lush agricultural land. We are headed Read More …

I’ve been eager to get out and spend a relaxing day in wine country and am pleased to see how quickly Cape Town dissolves into a lush landscape of gentle green hills, the mountains forming Read More …