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…
Calling All Hippos!
As we got down from the car Erick started loading the rifle. He took out three bullets and told me, one is for you, the second is for this lady and the third is for her. Then he turned towards the only male member of the group and told him, “I am sorry I have…
Rhino Poaching in South Africa
I got to hear about rhino poaching at INDABA 2013, much before we reached the bushes. While walking around the INDABA 2013 stalls I spotted Tintswalo Lodges and I dropped in to say hello as I knew we were doing safaris with them later. Later that day two of our group members told me that…
Close Encounters with the African Lion!
The wildlife experience at the Manyeleti Game Reserve with the Tintswalo Safari Lodge has been beyond expectations, if you need a proof look below. We were that close to the lion. And contrary to what it looks like, this was not a roar, it was a yawn! I wonder why I told you that! Some…
Its Time for Wild Encounters in South Africa!
So it is time so say goodbye to Durban. I had a great time at INDABA 2013 and I like what I saw of Durban, which is actually very little. I sincerely wish that this is just the beginning of my relationship with the continent. It is a warm (not weather wise right now) and…
Exploring Durban on a Sunny Day!
I arrived at Durban really tired and crumpled. And by the time I could even vaguely take stock it started raining. And it rained for more than a day almost continuously. And then today morning when I very reluctantly opened my eyes this was the view that greeted me right out of my hotel window! I hope…
Faces of INDABA2013 Come Meet South Africa!
If you have visited this blog before you know I mostly don’t post pictures of people. But at INDABA 2013 there are so many people and so many people with camera that I too tried my luck at clicking people. So come see some faces at INDABA 2013 on Day 1, come meet South Africa….
Zulu Dance at the Durban Airport, INDABA 2013
I arrived at the Durban Airport dead tired. And you cannot blame me. I first took a flight from Delhi to Mumbai which landed there around 7.00 pm. Then at 2.am I tool the Mumbai Johannesburg flight. Reached Johannesburg at around 7.00 am (South Africa time) and then took a 11. 00 am flight. By now my…
South Africa Bound!
Finally all the chips have fallen in place and now I am South Africa bound. Tomorrow I take the flight from Mumbai to Johannesburg and then to Durban. OK before that a flight from Delhi to Mumbai as well! Durban is the first stop on this trip. I am part of a media delegation attending…