St Lucia and uMhlanga Rocks
From Mantenga lodge we travelled 5 hours south, back into South Africa and on to the small town of St Lucia. Again the border was a walk-in/walk-out affair on both…
eSwatini July 2025
We exited Kruger via the Crocodile Bridge gate and immediately found a nearby restaurant Marula padstal for really good food at very reasonable prices. It was a real contrast to…
Kruger National Park
After Isambane, we headed into Kruger National Park proper. After 3 days where every decision had been made for us, we were on our own for the next 3 days…
South Africa – July 2025
We decided to start our trip to South Africa with an overnight in Sydney so we didn't have any stress about the 1:45m connection from Queenstown to the Johannesburg flight,…
Istanbul 27/11/2023
Our final Turkish bus journey was a 4.5 hour easy trip down empty motorways. All was great until we got dropped off just before the Enseler Metro. The others who…
Vientiane and Koh Samet
Another month, another trip to Vientiane. This time it was for a couple of weeks while our annual audit was being performed. The positive side of the trip was that…