Panorama Route as the name suggests is an extremely scenic route in South Africa. There is an attraction called the Three Rondavels after the three hut shaped mountains. This is the scenery around the Three Rondavels and what a beauty it was. I died of envy when I saw cruise boats on the Blyde river,…
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Vervet Monkey, South Africa
It was amazing to explore bit of South Africa. The people are gorgeous, their sense of humor is out of this world. The vistas are beautiful and wild life superb. We were lucky to spot these vervet monkeys. They don’t like being ignored. The lodge staff also told us that they would come to steal…
Spotting an African Lion on a Safari
The light was way too low but the sight was divine. When the dusk fell at the Manyeleti Game Reserve, our tracker was shining his torch around the bush and soon enough it caught the eye of an animal. And what an animal it was! Oh the thrill to see an African lion to walk…
Majestic Skies on a Delhi Mumbai Flight
Took this picture somewhere on a flight from Delhi to Mumbai. I was amazed at the number of rays I could see with the eye. Not the same effect in the picture. For the nth time I love sitting on the window seat on a plane because of this. At 35000 feet sometimes the drama…
Rhino Sighting- Too Close for Comfort?
I expected to see wild animals on a South African safari but I did not let my hopes rise beyond a point. After all my tiger sighting count in India is still stuck at zero after 4 different national parks! But the safari at the Manyeleti Game Reserve exceeded all expectations. When I first saw…
Crested Barbet- Birds of South Africa
I love birds, I really truly love bird watching. But it is an infinitely frustrating exercise as well, particularly if you are in a hurry. And it seems on almost all my trips I am in a hurry. So look at this at this Crested Barbet. I mean birds have a knack to go and…
Bunny Chow- The Indian Connection in Durban, South Africa
In Durban the Indian media group members were already talking about Bunny Chow. Being a vegetarian I initial thought it has something to do with a rabbit! After all we were in South Africa! Thankfully my suspicions were completely unfounded and Bunny Chow feels like a close cousin of our Paav Bhaji in India. Both…
Franklin- A South African Bird
I could see the Franklin quite commonly on my my safaris in the Manyeleti Game Reserve in the Limpopo province in South Africa. And it is one noisy bird. It usually stays on the ground and would run away shrieking and howling whenever our jeeps would go too close to them1
The Phoenix Settlement at Night, Durban South Africa
The Phoenix Settlement at Inanda has a strong Indian connection. Gandhiji stayed here and launched his newspaper ‘The Indian Opinion’ from this place. It has been defined by the CERIO as Throughout its long history, the Settlement played an important role both from the spiritual and political point of view, in promoting justice, peace and…
Protea Flowers
Even though the memories of South Africa have not yet faded I am heading to Nepal to trek through Annapurna Circuit and for most of the time I would have no internet access. So I am scheduling some posts, mostly from South Africa, because as I say I can hardly sleep at night if I…