Hopefully by now you have read my Kgalagadi recaps for Days 1-3 and Days 4-6. If so, you are allowed to continue on. If not, I will be upset if you don’t first read them. I might even cry. Day seven: And ne’er again shall Cara make decisions Where were we? We had just left […]
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Kgalagadi Trip: Days 4-6
Ok we continue – for those who somehow stumbled upon this post before reading the first introduction (and days 1-3) of our Kgalagadi trip, please first read it because for some reason it just matters to me that you read it IN ORDER. Thank you. Day four: Cheetahs’r’us We were already winning before the day […]
Categories: BLOG KGALAGADI SOUTH AFRICA Posted onKgalagadi Transfrontier Park: March 2017
We decided to check out the Kgalagadi as it came highly recommended by Van’s parents, and we figured it was time we did something different to our usual Kruger trips! We got very lucky finding accommodation availability only about a week or two prior to visiting – this may have been due to cancellations as […]
Categories: BLOG KGALAGADI SOUTH AFRICA Posted onTau Game Lodge, Madikwe Private Game Reserve
When we arrived at Tau Game Lodge we were coming from 12 nights in the Kgalagadi, half of which were spent camping and the other half in chalets or ‘luxury’ tents in wilderness camps. We were dusty, we were tired and we were sick of driving! That was particularly as we had just spent […]
Categories: ACCOMMODATION MADIKWE SOUTH AFRICA Posted onI survived 3 months in the African bush
About four months ago, I decided to quit my corporate job and move over to South Africa to live in the bush. I can’t believe it’s already been that long, and that I have survived… relatively unscathed. No malaria, no scorpion stings or snake bites. I haven’t been trampled by an elephant or stalked by […]
Categories: BLOG BOTSWANA SOUTH AFRICA Posted onThe bold and the lions in Mashatu
I think we can all agree that lions are pretty amazing creatures. Huge, majestic, fearsome and gorgeous – you always get a rush when you see them in the wild – whether it’s your first or your 200th time. Granted, they can be a little on the boring side given they sleep upwards of about […]
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