Delectus Manor
Travel Blogs from Pretoria
Land of my birth.
... was informed that the media said West street is “ too Western” - I laughed out oud at the ridiculousness of that! Crime is still very high – smash and grab at stop streets being a favorite – was told that even locking ones door is no guarantee as a sparkplug held in the palm of the hand does a great job of smashing the front windscreen so the perpetrator can lean in and grab a handbag, mobile phone or laptop. The challenge as a traveler ...
Drivin' around South Africa
... Fall die Attraktion des Tages, so wie wir von allen Seiten angestarrt wurden. Zum ...
House Pictures!
... to the sitting/dining area. We spend most of our time catching up in the TV room that has a useful toilet attached. Upstairs is our en-suite room, two guest rooms (a double and twin), guest bathroom and the study that has a large patio perfect for drying laundry.
There's plenty of room for guests so look at flights and forward us your bookings!
There's a little bit of garden which is pretty plain but we might work on that in the spring. There is ...
What a way to start our trip
... and twice as deadly as hideous.
Not having done any serious riding for awhile it was a bit of a trial to spend several hours in the saddle but I managed and loved cantering with "Wanda" the wonder horse. We really were able to get quite close to the animals but sadly did not see the much sought after (by me) giraffe. Africa is so beautiful and truly big sky. They apparently had a lot of rain day before yesterday and it ...
Introducing Nomsa
... disappointment though; I would have liked to offer her something of interest, she appeared very tense and unsettled. I also wondered what emotions and thoughts were behind that scowl. On the fourth day I decided to have our first large group session. Up until then I had been working with no more than three people at a time. We were making music regularly and residents were participating and sharing music, personal stories, thoughts and sentiments. ...