The Lazy Way of Blogging by Using Facebook Status Updates Sarah Reinertsen... is in Jo'burg (and for those of you seeking a backpack update, i'm still not convinced i can pack this properly for the next year!) (28/3/09) has developed better game-spotting techniques after the first attempt, which went something like 'oooh!! OOOOHH!! Leopard! Leopard! Leopard!' (1/4/09) has thus far survived South African roads despite the better efforts of goat...

Farewell to South Africa Well they say Africa gets into your blood and I can certainly see how that happens. I guess it's always been a part of my blood given Dad was born there, but I certainly didn't feel more than a slight connection to the place until visiting and seeing it firsthand. I feel so privileged to have visited with Mom & Dad, though it made things tense and emotional at times as Dad went through the process of revisiting his past, confronting ...

Cape Town Executive Summary A city that's a cross between Sydney and San Francisco, in attitude and the way it uses its natural beauty to its advantage. We hit tourist hell in the form of a penguin colony Vertigo tested at Cape Point and Table Mountain Animals spotted: Baboons. Lots of baboons. Oh, and penguins. We stayed at Cape Grace hotel on the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town - which is the main tourist / shopping area in the city. Th...

Stellenbosch/ Franschoek Executive Summary Finally discover what this South African wine caper is all about We stay at a bizarre French town in the middle of the cape winelands South African Hangover #2 - after complementary bubbles and, yet again, too much driving Knysna to Franschoek, near Stellenbosch, was another 4-5 hour drive. Again they were easy roads, though we were warned "it's Easter weekend, be careful, the South African...

Knysna Executive Summary The Reinertsens hit bizarro world landing in Port Elizabeth and driving to Knysna - a complete change of environment and pace from the previous 10 days Traffic calming speed humps hamper efforts, but otherwise I started to get this driving thing down The garden route...we're still trying to work out if we missed it Sailing through Knysna heads, a gorgeous way to spend an evening! We flew from Durban to Port El...