Leaving Madagascar today for Johannesburg…
It has been a tough week here in Madagascar. After having one day of reprieve from my gastrointestinal symptoms, they returned,...
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Luxury train requires winning a lottery to book….One day and counting…
From today's news in Travel + Leisure online magazine. "This Ultra-luxury Sleeper Train Is So Exclusive You Need to Enter a Lottery...
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Two days and counting to leave Madagascar…One more day from there to Marloth Park…
No words can express how anxious we are to return to South Africa. We leave Madagascar on Monday and arrive in Johannesburg...
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Huge scare sent us into a tizzy!…Off to Nelspruit hotel for overnight stay…
Yesterday afternoon, as we were gathering our belongings for our upcoming trip to Madagascar, departing tomorrow morning from Nelspruit at 7:00 am,...
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The nocturnal genet video…One day and counting…
https://youtu.be/IyBCpxtt80U Last night, our trail cam captured the video above of our frequently visiting genet. This beautiful, secretive little creature has become...
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Three days and counting…Madagascar, here we come!…
On Sunday, we'll leave Marloth Park for Nelspruit, then head to the Mpumalanga/Kruger International Airport, where we'll spend the night at the...
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Our friends have left…We’ll miss them but life is good as always. We’re off in four days to Madagascar…
This morning at 5:00 am, Di and Peter left for the next chapter of their adventures in South Africa. After spending almost...
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Miscellaneous photos, including a fantastic gift from our friends…Last Quiz Night tonight with Di and Peter…
Tonight will be our last Quiz Night with Di and Peter, and it is hard to believe that almost a month has...
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Part 4…Night game drive and bush braai didn’t disappoint…Birds and miscellaneous…
The African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus), formerly known as the African Gymnogene, is one of Africa’s most unusual and fascinating birds of...
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Part 3…Night game drive and bush braai didn’t disappoint….Male Lion Day…
No captions are needed to explain the photos. Male lions are among the most magnificent and powerful animals we encounter in Kruger...
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