Tips For Planning a Road Trip in South Africa South Africa is a fantastic place to take a road trip, but you need to be organised to make the most of the experience and enjoy a smooth journey. The country has an excellent network of roads which are well maintained and connected (with the exception […]
Airline loyalty programs in South Africa For me the biggest hindrance to travelling more - besides my children’s schooling – is how expensive it is to fly to most destinations from South Africa during the school holidays. When I read about how international travelers (particularly those from US & UK) get to travel all the […]
Items you can’t do without in your holiday travels Are you planning to go on a holiday soon? Whether you’ll be jetting off to a faraway destination or going on a road trip along South Africa’s beautiful routes, it is important to stay prepared for anything that may come your way in your travels. To […]
Kruger Safari Packing List Everyone who visits South Africa should go on a safari at Kruger National Park, one of the largest game reserves in the world, with a huge variety of animals and an ever-changing landscape indigenous to Southern Africa. Safaris here are the best way to spot the Big Five in their natural […]
How to deal with emergencies when travelling Several years ago I was on a cruise in the Caribbean Seas. While having fun at sea one day we heard about a tragedy that had occurred there during our trip. A young boy had been ice skating on the onboard skating rink when he tripped and fell. […]
5 Ways to make your hotel room feel like home Sometimes, no matter how amazing our travels are, we get a little homesick. It happens to the best of us. The constant moving between hotel rooms, the exhausting overnight bus journeys, the fear of being scammed and the ever-present dodgy tummy can take their toll. […]
Whale Watching in Greenland : The Where, When, and How The first thing you’re probably thinking here is: Why go whale watching in Greenland in the first place? Aren’t there a lot of other places around the world where you can go whale watching? Australia, for instance, has whales, and is a lot warmer! The […]
How to emigrate from South Africa Emigrating from South Africa can be a daunting experience, and rightly so. Because it tends to be a once-off undertaking for most, should you make the big move overseas it will presumably be your first. Unlike merely working overseas, the process of relocating or emigrating has its own, myriad […]
What to Pack on Your African Safari You're heading to the Mother Land for the trip of a lifetime. You can't wait to see elephants, giraffes, rhinos, leopards, birds and all of the other animals that live in the grasslands of Africa. But you're at a loss for what to pack. Take a look at […]