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- Karoo ChristmasBeautiful nature, delicious food and family all around describes our Karoo Christmas perfectly. I'm keeping the words to a minimum and letting the photos tell the story. 11:00 am [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/376116/large_DSCF1594.jp Posted by Anja Fourie in Exploradoranja | Dec 19, 2011
- 12 days to go....The frightening thing is that having not done any Christmas shopping yet, I find that leaving for India so far away!! I know it's going to catch up with me real soon. But I have been absolutely spoilt, as I Posted by Frasersinindia in 15 days to go...... | Dec 14, 2011
- The start of an epic adventureI was woken at some awful hour of the morning thanks to Damien shaking me and yelling "Its leaving day, Its leaving day". Clearly he was rather excited, I on the other hand was hoping for a little sleep in, Posted by EmmaRipley in The world through our eyes | Dec 13, 2011
- 15 days before we leaveWho would have thought that we would ever get to India. It was a last minute decision and only when the 'money came through'. is all I kept hearing.....but here we are with only 15 days to go before we Posted by Frasersinindia in 15 days to go...... | Dec 11, 2011
- 'Thankyou' for being there durring my travellsThis is a note from me to you.. I am extremely greatful because you were there when a dream journey began, you were there durring the dream journey and you were there when the memories were formed. You probalbly have forgotten Posted by Thuligal in Thuli Khoza's adventures | Dec 4, 2011
- Anyone for horse meat?? Duties today so far included; Taking 6month old cubs Mona, Shaka and Mika for a walk. I understand why now we're not to turn our backs to them. Mika decided to pounce on me from behind. Didn't hurt but she Posted by lil_reb85 in Volunteering in South Africa | Dec 3, 2011
- How To Leave Everything BehindYou'll need an empty garage, lots of tissues, one more day, and a bag for everything that you forget to pack. (RJD – if you're reading this, please don't lose my pocket knife). And you'll need enough stuff to leave Posted by LindsJolly in Jolly's Big Adventure | Nov 21, 2011
- Jolly's Big Adventure begins....Jolly's Big Adventure has begun. Species: Jolly. Found in multiple parts of the world in 2012. An adventurous and outgoing 21 year old with a penchant for dreadfully lame jokes. Usually found smiling, and often in herds of people; thrives Posted by LindsJolly in Jolly's Big Adventure | Nov 21, 2011
- Slums and all that's incendiaryTook a tour of Johannesburg and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soweto_uprising|Soweto]] last month and ever since something has been bugging me about what I saw. Let me unpack that...drove around town, picked up other tourists, and the guide drove us thr Posted by Goofy9 in May The Blog Be with You | Nov 12, 2011
- From Jozi to Cape TownDeparting from a third world airport is always an experience; semi-organized chaos where signs are wrong or missing, schedules are mere suggestions, immigration officials expect you to know their procedures (how could we not – it all makes so much Posted by Baxters in Baxters' World Tour | Nov 9, 2011
- South AfricaWOW! The time has finally arrived...the Final Fling is shortly to commence! Currently sat in Jo’berg airport (S.Africa), awaiting my next flight! Been up since 3am, flight was at 6am (forgot it was only domestic...good start eh!), 2hr flight, and Posted by ljmackie in The Final Fling | Nov 2, 2011
- The Garden Route[b]Oudtshoorn The place for Ostrich riding, caving and seeing the Swathberg pass[/b] We left Robertson and headed a long the route 62 in the direction of Oudtshoorn, the scenery was beautiful the whole way views into the mountains were incredib Posted by angcoleman in A year off... | Oct 11, 2011
- 'Jozi'Sanibonani! (you say Yebo!) I’m just making the most of reliable internet connection while I can. I have a flight tonight to Zanzibar, back up in Tanzania as it seemed it was going to be too much of a hassle to Posted by neerg_08 in Nicole does Africa | Sep 21, 2011
- Day Twelve - Don't piss on the cheetahUp at 5.30 and out by 6. And boy was it worth it! After an hour we came across some stationary cars who had heard there were cheetahs nearby. At this point they were nowhere to be seen. The convoy Posted by ibeamish in The Scramble for Africa | Oct 7, 2011
- Days Ten and Eleven - Just Another Day in the DesertWe spent day ten driving up the bed of the River Nossob. It gets wet once in a blue moon, by that I mean the last time you could get your knees wet while stood in it was 2000 and Posted by ibeamish in The Scramble for Africa | Oct 7, 2011
- Day Nine - Off for a safari in the Kalahari We hit the road early doors and stopped briefly in Upington for two things, 1.) our new security system. (A motion sensor that sets off an alarm when you move in front of it, we’ll leave it in the car Posted by ibeamish in The Scramble for Africa | Oct 7, 2011
- The Winelands!Plans are made to be broken!! We now had wheels which felt very bizarre - our little silver car later named Harriet :) cost us 200 GBP between us for 2 weeks bargain! Our plan was to head out to the Posted by angcoleman in A year off... | Oct 7, 2011
- Cape TownLeaving Tanzania and arriving into civilisation! Leaving Tanzania was very very hard for me, it was emotional getting on the plane - this is where my trip first started, Tanzania feels like home and I have had so many amazing experiences Posted by angcoleman in A year off... | Oct 6, 2011
- Day Eight - Broken principles and Augrabies Falls Day 8 Broken principles and Augrabies Falls 30/09/11 Today was a good day we were heading to some super cool water falls and on the way found a little village where, just under a hundred years ago, some missionaries had decided Posted by ibeamish in The Scramble for Africa | Oct 6, 2011
- Day Six - Swimming with sharks (almost)Today was a day of sorting stuff out. We had some shopping to do. We were in desperate need of a few things including guide books, a camping mat and most importantly, travel scrabble. A Swahili speaking chap in Kenya Posted by ibeamish in The Scramble for Africa | Oct 6, 2011
- Day Five – Southward bound and the turn for homeLast night we met a couple of guys from the UK who had come down from Cairo on their motorbikes. It was their summer holiday between terms and they had nothing better to do! Naturally they carried all they needed Posted by ibeamish in The Scramble for Africa | Oct 6, 2011
- Amazing AfricaAfrica - it was the trip of a lifetime!!! I highly recommend that if anyone is looking for a place to travel they should go explore the Southern African countries!! I signed up for a 25 day overlanding tour with [[http://www.acacia-africa.com/acacia_ov Posted by eppalea in Eppa Lea's World Adventure | Oct 6, 2011
- The beginningWhere shall I begin? In the words of the King from Alice in Wonderland, "Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop." I'm not sure that I'll be able to stop once I Posted by matthewandlaura in TBC | Oct 4, 2011
- Out of AfricaBack on line again after another week of hit and miss internet access. I apologise in advance for this Blog entry as it's my (Richard) first foray into the world of the Blog! After sampling the delights of Kaffee und Küchen Posted by Jill 'n Richard in Around the World in 120 Days (ish) | Oct 3, 2011
- Kruger National Park and HomeOct 1 - Sat - Cloudy, rained overnight We were awoken with our usual 5:30 wake up call and headed out again at 6am. Two of our jeep partners decided to sleep in and the other 2 stayed only long Posted by MikeandKaren in Africa - September 2011 | Oct 1, 2011
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