I do not buy as many souvenirs as I click pictures of. These face masks looked so regal to me. Buying felt impractical but clicking a picture did not. We found a lot of souvenir shops along the Panorama route and after a while it was difficult to drag everyone out of them to continue…
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Southern Sun Elangeni and Maharani Hotel, Durban, South Africa
At Durban we were hosted at Southern Sun Elangeni and Maharani Hotel and it is right by the beach. I had a beach facing room too. I think a lot of rooms are beach facing at this hotel. As South Africa is three and half hours behind India I would easily wake up by 6.00…
Wildebeest
When I first say wildebeest I thought it was a close cousin of the bovine family. On reading about Wildebeest later I realized they are from the antelope family. My guide Erick would as usual try to converse with them. When we would try to take pictures he would command, “Stop you ugly beasts what…
The African Buffalo or the Cape Buffalo
The wildlife in South Africa is truly amazing. If you go on a safari, you will hear the term Big Five all the time. Cape Buffalo is part of the big five gang in Africa. When we asked our guides, why the African Buffalo or the Cape Buffalo is the part of the Big 5…
Close Encounters!
At Tintswalo Safari Lodge, three of us stayed at the Manor House. Manor House is about 5 minutes away from the main lodge by the safari jeep. We were always dropped to the lodge and we were severely discouraged from walking around on our own apart from the common areas in the main lodge. Manor…
Zebras in the Wild
Before I visited South Africa I had seen zebras only in books or on TV. So it was a great experience to see them in the wild! This herd was standing quite close to the road. They didn’t go very far when our jeep stopped next to them. The wildlife in South Africa is just…
Sunrise at Durban, South Africa
I am not a sunrise person, there was a time when I could blissfully sleep through all the sunrises in the world. But that was before I started playing ‘photographer.’ I now try to get up at sunrise as I know it often makes for beautiful pictures. Doing so in Durban was not too difficult…
Why I do Miss South Africa So?
At the end of most of the trips I am happy to go home, so I was really surprised when I was torn between going home and staying for longer. And even now I have such a strong South Africa hangover that it barely registers that in about two weeks I would be trekking in…
The Sky Car Experience at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa
My first glimpse of Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban came quickly after landing at Durban.However my sky car experience at Moses Mabhida Stadium at Durban was much more fascinating. I was supposed to attend (as a listener) the #MeetSouthAfrica blogging event but my flight was late. I managed to get to hear only the last two…
Summer Vacation Trips in India
If you are reading this in Delhi I know how you feel, we are reeling at 45-46 degree Celsius and escape is constantly on our minds. After all it is the perfect time for family travel. The temperatures are scorching, the schools are closed and that big family trip can be planned now! Above all most…