Robertson & Darling
Robertson was primarily a stopover on the way to the west coast, but it was a nice place to stay for a couple of days. It is a huge wine…
Garden Route
After the quiet of the Karoo National Park, it was a bit of a contrast to return to busier roads and towns. We stared off on long straight roads with…
Karoo National Park
We had added the Karoo National Park on the recommendation of one of my colleagues, and we were very pleased that we included it. While the Kruger National Park had…
Matjiesfontein – 1 night in a 1 horse town
We fly the 2 hours from Durban to Cape Town, where we picked up our 2nd car and out onto the N1 - destination: Matjiesfontein. Along the way we passed…
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…