Bantry Bay Luxury Suites Knysna

... were zebra, giraffe, ostrich, waterbuck and so many different types of antelope. We drove for 3 hours with a stop for a glass of wine &#8211; wished we had taken up the offer of hot chocolate! In the evening we ate with the 8 other people who were staying and had a very sociable evening &#8211; but it was early to bed as we had a 5.30 start the next morning.<br><br>It was even colder then &#8211; if that was possible. We were lucky however that we found the ...

... think corrugated tin shacks propped up against each other all over the place with 2 families living in each). Each country does tend to bring certain traits with them - for example the Zimbabweans are stone carvers. Robbie joked that "Zimbabwe is getting lighter and South Africa is getting heavier" as people take the stone from Zimbabwe to sell in SA. The unemployment rate is 40% here, so there are men standing on busy street corners looking for work ...

... This area offers the most spectacular views of the world's most photographed icon, Table Mountain. Beyond the breakers of Bloubergstrand Robben Island - Nelson Mandela's island prison - can be seen 13 kms offshore. Yzerfontein, a small holiday and fishing village. The town of Darling is best known for its Wild Flower and Orchid Show in September. The Darling Flora Reserve and the Darling Tienie Versveld Flora ...

... Granny who was offered 1000!!!!! After a quick lunch over looking the Valley of a 1000 hills we headed off to Umhlanga beach with one of Becs' South African friends, Martin. We then managed to head off to the Gateway Shopping Centre, the biggest in Africa - with the tallest indoor climbing wall in the world, before heading to Andre's parents house for dinner. Friday started with a 5am alarm clock as we were heading up the North Coast for our ...

... Stood around the BBQ (Braai) and drank beer with them and learned all about SA life and talked travel and surf. No surf, the second day on the West Coast, so Al joined Em for a run along the desserted beach. Weather was perfect, about 18-20 degrees, sun out and gentle waves splashing in. We then checked out the local bushman caves where bushmen apparently used to camp out when the weather was terrible. Their hand prints are painted on the walls there. The view from ...

... to quickly since I had to hire a car for our transport. The guys at Avais were really helpful and gave me some advise. Simply put, they advised, "Don't drink and drive, and don't hit anything." Fair enough, no drinking South Africa's world famous wine whilst driving thru the V&amp;A Waterfront. Check. However, it was still a bit hair raising to drive to our apartment. "Left side! Get on the left side, Alain!!" Angela and I were both pretty ...

... for a hotel doesn't sound like much, but we'd been thinking $5-$10. And while food is reasonably cheap, a nice meal, at a nice restaurant, in a bigg** city, costs an impressive amount - up to 3/4 of what we would have expected to pay back in the US. The ability to live an expensive, west**n life is present to a degree which had nev** even crossed my mind. Culture shock dribbles in this way, a s**ies of little jolts, nagging questions. Cell phones. Cell phones are ...

... on the seats for our ride back to Cape Town. We woke up with a start when the door next to us slammed and we heard a shout. The next thing we know, this man's arm is keeping the door open and he's trying to get Katie's attention, as she was sitting opposite the door and he could see her. With his arm still in the door the train starts to pull away, and he yells out "Will you have sex with me?" Just asks her if she'd have sex with him, as if she ...

... the couple we hit it off with during a game drive at Hluhluwe Game Reserve. We are much indebted to Albert who did his best to make the best of the bad situation we had created for ourselves by giving Cape Town just a day and a half. Taking us on a brief, but intensive motor tour, his considerable knowledge of his beloved home town accomplished what we never would have been able to on our own. A fine dinner of home-cooked Cape cuisine included babootie (I love that name), a baked ...

This section is called on the road as I have so many photo's taken while travelling from place to place. The scenery is just amazing, every turn and twist in the road is met with another jaw dropping, picture postcard view. We drove 4000km and most of it could be filmed and you wouldn't be bored. Our wee Nissan Almera did us proud, a home from home and I seriously urge anyone hiring a car in ...