Premier Protea Hotel Nelspruit

<br>Here's a little story to show just how amazing the Kruger National<br>Park is and why I still believe it stands head and shoulders above the<br>rest!<br><br>A little while ago I was asked to provide a trip to the<br>Kruger for a client, but being short notice and the park being full we<br>were only able to get one night accommodation at Pretoriuskop camp in<br>the south of the park. I assured the guest it was the right move and we<br>went for it.<br><br>Coming from far we ...

... camp was Punda Maria in the north, and the north of Kruger is somewhere we would love to spend more time if we ever return. There were less tourists, beautiful scenery; the camp was how we like it quiet and well spaced out. Skukuza we would avoid if at all possible. Paul was disappointed he didn&#8217;t see many big cats, which we were surprised at as well. We were out early enough in the morning and took our time driving around ...

... like, so that all my impressions of S.A. are not obsessed with the fear and loathing associated with a crime rate off the meter. Maputo has been nice in that respect, a city that lends itself to walking nicely. That&#8217;s what I do. So my hopes for Nelspruit are high as I board the Intercape bus early Monday morning, hoping to get in early enough to get a computer repair under way. That&#8217 ...

Siamo arrivati ieri sera, dopo un viaggio infinito tra aereo e macchina, 450 km da Johannesburgh! Piove. Ma questo non ci impedira' di iniziare il nostro giro. Vi aggiorno alla fine del tour, mi hanno detto che sotto le tende non c'e' il computer.. Ciao.

Jen showers first and I run out of water (both hot and cold) after about 15 seconds of icy cold water. This sucks on so many accounts but mostly because I'm not even close to clean to begin with and I wind up with soap in my hair! I try three other tree's showers, to no avail, before resigning to being dirty for the day. Ahhh, the beauties of life in the bush. We walk no more than 5 feet away ...

... rooms left, only dormitories. Hostels: OK. Backpacker's hostels: OK. No private bathroom: OK. No A/C: OK. But no privacy: NO! I need my privacy at least once a day with my Hubby: doesn't everybody? We drive to the Prothea. He girl at the reception lisps so much, we can hardly understand her. They DO have wireless but it is with a pay card and they do not have pay cards anymore. It is 100 Euro per night. We ARE in a backpacker's mood (we agreed we have to travel a ...

... huh? Cool... just some more icing on an already perfect safari. Afterwards, Angela and I decided to do something cultural for our last night in Africa. I felt that it would only be right to learn more about the history of the local indigenous people. Uncle Phil recommended visiting the Shangana tribe just a few kilometers north of Hazyview. It sounded like a good idea so we got in our car and drove off. I must admit, this stop was ...

... set up the "support my travels" so if anyone was interested in donating some money directly to the work I am doing out here it would be really easy to do. The main problem with this program is I find I have too much free time in the evenings and weekends, so I think that an extra project will make my life and the students in Barberton more interesting. The ...

... club area, and an excellent free (we think) breakfast the following morning. So all was not lost in our stay in Pretoria. AND, we will return there on June 17. Upon check-out, I left a note concerning our experience for the General Manager, and had sent an email to Starwood, so it will be interesting to see how we are received upon our return. With contempt? With contrition? Stay tuned for the answer! Anyhow, after settling into the hotel, we had a casual dinner of burgers at ...

... dangerous the stuff is. Our next stop was Barberton, we had both been looking forward to this with anticipation due to both enjoying Bryce Courtneys "Power of One" book immensely, which was largely set here. We were pleased and some what surprised as to how accurate the descriptions of the town were from the book. We were able to locate Doc's house on the hill with its cactus garden, the town rotunda, the Barberton prison was where described and also the shanty town where the ...