South Africa

Johannesburg and Kruger National Park
February 25, 2008 - Nelspruit, South Africa
Leaving Oz: 18th February After 18 months of thinking about it, talking about it and planning for it, we finally left Australia for Africa and the adventure of a lifetime. Our departure was full of mixed emotions - sadness in leaving our friends and family as well as excitement about the adventure that lies ahead. Johannesburg: 18th - 20th...
Placed by Johanna and Mike in Johanna and Mike's African Adventure

Casinos, Hospitals and Laundry, Oh My!
January 21, 2008 - Johannesburg, South Africa
Dave: After 9 days in some difficult camping conditions we decided to pamper ourselves for our two day stopover in Johannesburg, South Africa. Throughout the whole camping trip I was telling Namita that I wanted to stay at the Emperor's Palace (Ceasar's Palace), hotel and casino that was recommended to us by a taxi driver in Cape Town. She was...
Placed by Namita and Dave in Dave and Namita's 2008 Adventure

Out of Africa
January 29, 2008 - Johannesburg, South Africa
Saa er det slut med Afrika for denne gang. Vores fly til Sydney her fra Johannesburg blev forsinket i 20 timer, men vi blev sendt paa et 5 stjernet hotel og fik ringet til Lesley, en tidligere udvekslingsstudent fra Johannesburg, som boede hos vore gode venner, Knud og Hanne, for 7 aar siden. Lesley bor og arbejder her i Johannesburg og vi blev...
Placed by Susanne og Ejvind Nielsen in Susanne og Ejvinds World Tour

South Africa
January 22, 2008 - Johannesburg, South Africa
GAP vs. Intrepid. We thought some of our co-travelers and possible future GAP/Intrepid travelers might want our take on the two tour companies. Terry and I have now traveled with both and agree that our Intrepid tours were more organized. Still I have only two complaints with GAP. First, when we arrived at the joining hotel there was no posted...
Placed by Mark & Terry in Africa

Back in Cape Town
January 5, 2008 - Cape Town, South Africa
Namita: On our way back to Cape Town, Dave and I stopped at one more winery, located in Sommerset West.  It was a big estate owned by a governor which included gardens (rose and herb), a winery and a homestead.  We did a wine tasting on the outside patio before getting back on the road. When we reach Cape Town we checked into the Backpackers...
Placed by Namita and Dave in Dave and Namita's 2008 Adventure