There are some truly awesome game reserves around Port Elizabeth ranging from the epic Addo Elephant National Park to excellent private game reserves with top class lodges. Playing right in that space is Lalibela Game Reserve between Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown. Lalibela is home to the Big 5 as well as other predators like cheetah, … Continue reading Lalibela Game Reserve – a photo essay
Tag: photojournalism
Place of Glory – the KidZ edition
Going anywhere with the KidZ in a car, and that includes the local supermarket a couple of blocks from home, more often than not result in a back seat battle of some sorts. When those back seat battles start to take on epic proportions and I'm forced to stop in a cloud of dust on a dirt … Continue reading Place of Glory – the KidZ edition
What’s in a star (grading)?
What's in a star? Well, lets first see what is a star?a. A self-luminous celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy generated by nuclear reactions in the interior is balanced by the outflow of energy to the surface, and the inward-directed gravitational forces are … Continue reading What’s in a star (grading)?
Storms River Mouth Trail
I can never rave enough on how awesome the Tsitsikamma National Park. Its an absolutely beautiful place and the amount of visitors, both domestic and international, that go there daily is proof that its one place you cannot miss when travelling along the Garden Route. Most of these visitors do the Mouth Trail from the … Continue reading Storms River Mouth Trail
Bucklands Game Reserve – Boutique Guest House
The area from Port Elizabeth eastwards is big game country and one of the new (game reserve) kids on the block is Bucklands Private Game Reserve. After visiting them recently on the Mini vs Maxi trip I have to honestly say that calling them a kid doesn't do them justice though. Bucklands are situated about 35 … Continue reading Bucklands Game Reserve – Boutique Guest House
Tugela Gorge
One of the must do's when you are in the Drakensberg is the day hike up the Tugela Gorge. On my matric (final year at school) tour nearly *mumble mumble* 20 years ago we did part of the hike and it was at the top of my list of things to do while we were in the … Continue reading Tugela Gorge
Dias Cross at Kwaaihoek
During our December holiday at Cannon Rocks, one of the things that I really wanted to do was to visit the Dias Cross at Kwaaihoek. Bartholomew Dias was the first (known) European to discover what is today known as South Africa. He left Portugal and travel down the west coast of Africa searching for a … Continue reading Dias Cross at Kwaaihoek
Sleepy Hollow
Driving out to Sleepy Hollow just outside Port Elizabeth on a drizzling Thursday, my mind wandered to the tale of Ichabod Crane. I wondered if at some stage during the weekend I would encounter a headless horseman who would hurl his head (or some shape of pumpkin) at me making me throw myself into a … Continue reading Sleepy Hollow
London
After visiting Germany (here, here, here and here), we headed for London to take part in World Travel Market, the biggest travel trade show in the world. Of the five days spent in London, four consisted of non-stop work. On day 5 we were being picked up at 13:00 to go to the airport for … Continue reading London
Zuurberg Pass
In today's modern day people traveling between Port Elizabeth and Cradock crosses over the Zuurberg Mountains at speed via the Olifants Kop Pass (R32). In olden days travellers had to cross over the old Zuurberg Pass which was quite a treacherous journey. The Zuurberg Pass is still accessible today although its mostly a very bumpy … Continue reading Zuurberg Pass
Firefly the Travel Guy 