Category: South Africa
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Final Goodbyes
This post was originally from February 29, 2024 As our trip has quickly come to an end we only had a few more things on our to-do scheduled this week before we had to say goodbye. On Monday and Tuesday Liza and I had booked ourselves a new tattoo. When Liza worked in the crystal…
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Making Memories to Last a Lifetime
This post is originally from February 25, 2024 The last few days have been a blur as I feel like we’ve packed in so much in such a short time. Thursday started with a trip out to the town of Philadelphia where Liza used to manage a crystal shop (and by crystals I mean natural…
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Penguin Frenzy!
This post was originally from February 22, 2023 After days of visiting with friends we had a free afternoon to be tourist again. We went back to one of my favorite places in Cape Town – Boulders Beach – home to the African penguins. Boulders Beach is an inlet surrounded by granite boulders located in…
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West Coast Vibes and Farm Life
This post was originally from February 19, 2024 On Friday we left Cape Town and drove up about 2 hours up the west coast to the quiet and beautiful beach town of Paternoster. Paternoster is one of the oldest fishing villages on South Africa’s west coast. It’s known for its white-washed cottages and of course…
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A Few Highlights of Cape Town
This post was originally from February 17, 2024 On Wednesday, the marathon of visiting friends and family began. We had a sliver of time to go to the V&A Waterfront (also know as Victoria and Alfred Waterfront) which is a definite must for anyone visiting Cape Town. It is the oldest working harbour in the…
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Goodbye Jo-burg, Hello Cape Town!
This post was originally from February 15, 2024 Tuesday morning was the last game drive as part of the tour. No matter how many times you see an impala (because there is one around every corner!) it doesn’t get old! The highlight for me was when two lionesses strolled past our vehicle so nonchalantly. A…
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Close Encounters of the African Kind
This post was originally from February 13, 2024 Yesterday was another day for the books! It started with a morning game drive, where we set off at 5:30 am just before the sun started to rise. We get to drive in a massive Land Rover where we have a driver and a tracker. The tracker…
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Lions, Tigers and Bears, OH MY!
This post was originally from February 12, 2024 South Africa’s most well known National Park is called Kruger National Park. It’s one of those places that draws travelers in from around the world because its not only home to the ‘Big Five’ (elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino), but also because of it’s incredible size…
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Touch Down, We Made It!!!
This post was originally from February 9, 2024 Before we left I kept telling everyone that I wasn’t sure that there would be many stories on this trip and when I said that my one when friend scoffed back “Heather, you have stories the minute you walk outside your door!” I never really thought about…
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Africa, Here We Come
This message was originally written on February 4, 2024 On Tuesday, Liza and I are heading to her homeland of South Africa. This will be the first time that she is returning home since immigrating to Canada exactly 2 years ago. She is really excited to be going home to her friends and family but…
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