One of our main issues before we started our life on the road was the overnighting question. In the past we always pre-booked a hotel, airbnb, self catering or, like on Trokkie’s maiden trip with the grand daughters, a caravan park. Now, being totally self sufficient, we have the opportunity to literally park the truck …
December 2018 Erika and family visited South Africa for the first time after their move to Jamaica. Christmas is the magic time and having missed out on the festive season with the family in 2017, there was no holding back. When the kids arrived, they spent a few days with us in Johannesburg and we …
One of the places to visit that has been on our bucket list for a long time is Lesotho, a small independent country surrounded by South Africa. Not only did we want to take on the renowned Sani Pass, but also to do pony trekking in a country where pony trekking is really part and …
From the onset of our 2019-2020 holiday in Oz, we knew that Peter and Jacinta and baby Louis wanted to go to Noosa in Queensland for a Christmas Holiday break with family at the East Coast. Although originally planned to leave just after Christmas, P & J decided (while we were still traveling back from …
After our amazing Uluru trip, we had one day to catch up with the family again before our son Peter had to go spend a week in Wangaratta with the mobile bottling plant of Casella’s Family Brands, the mother company. We decided to pack daughter-in-law Jacinta and grand child nr 5 Louis in the car …
Another trip to Durban, saw us going north for two specific destinations: the fish traps of Kosi Bay – almost on the border with Mozambique – and the hippo paradise of the St Lucia Wetlands. Day 1 Kosi Bay has been on our bucket list for a long time as we are intrigued by the …
Another trip to Kwazulu Natal, saw us going south to see the Red Desert, the Mpenjati Nature Reserve and the Oribi Gorge. Day 1 A drive of just under 2 hours brought us to Port Edward, location of the iconic Red Desert: the world’s smallest desert. This little desert lies just west of the town …
Although we have lived in South Africa almost 40 years, we have never had the opportunity to go to Namibia … until now. Our best friends were spending time in Walvis Bay, so … catching a plane to Walvis was the name of the game. Coming in with a fairly small plane the first impression …