Rough driving on the dirt roads to the river…
Yesterday afternoon, we climbed into the little car, still coated in a fine layer of bush dust from our earlier outings, and...
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Quiet in the bush on the weekends…”Oh, what a night” at Jabula!…We couldn’t have had more fun!…
As we have mentioned many times over the years, fewer animals come to our holiday home on weekends. It has become a...
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Travel day 1…Flights to Nelspruit/Kruger/Mpumalanga…
Currently, we are seated at a restaurant in Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport, tucked into a small corner with our carry-on bags at our...
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Day 22…Minnesota family visit…One day and counting…Yesterday, another visit to Urgent Care…
Here we are at 11:00 am on Monday, and somehow, almost everything is packed. All that remains are the clothes we are...
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Day 21…Meet up with cruise friend from 2017…Port Elizabeth, South Africa…
In April 2017, during one of those long, dreamy repositioning cruises, which was aboard Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, sailing...
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Day 20…Part 2, Cape Town, South Africa…Dear friends came to visit…Mountains and beaches attracting tourists…
Certain landscapes in the world etch themselves into your memory the moment they appear, as if they’ve been waiting patiently for you...
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Day 19…Part 1, Cape Town, South Africa…Beginning first day of cruise #2 to Singapore…
Yesterday, as we rode through the bustling streets of Cape Town, I felt that familiar flutter in my chest; the one that...
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Off we go to Spain…Yesterday’s stressful holiday rental situation…
We'll be leaving Marloth Park this afternoon to head to the MQP (Nelspruit/Mpumalanga/Kruger Airport), which is about a 75-minute drive on...
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One day and counting…Reflecting on our almost six months in the bush…
Almost six months have slipped through our fingers here in Marloth Park, South Africa, a place that has become much more than...
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Two days and counting…Current updates on a layover in Doha, Qatar…
We are watching the news and the Qatar Airways website for updates on the situation in Doha. Here’s a breakdown of the...
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