Travelling in South Africa with load shedding
Someone asked me recently how I explain load shedding to my overseas tourists and I realised that I do not. The tourists that travel with...
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I've seen it all.
As a Tour Operator who has been in business for thirty years, I have seen a lot of things. I’ve had wonderful clients and had my fair...
Your dollars go far in South Africa
Do you have any idea how cheap it is for overseas people to travel in South Africa? There are over 18 Rand, our local currency, to the US...
Summer in South Africa
Summer has arrived and South Africa is the best place to be. In Johannesburg the Jacaranda trees have turned everything purple, as they...
Choosing a game lodge in South Africa
There are so many private game lodges in South Africa that it can be hard to decide which one to visit. There are a couple of things to...
Fly high in Cape Town
One amazing thing to do on holiday in Cape Town is a tandem paragliding flight. The flights take off from the top of Signal Hill, they...
Before you visit South Africa
Before you visit South Africa, do a bit of local reading or even, watch a few South African movies. Good books or good movies give a...
Why you need a Tour Operator in South Africa
Travel is wide open again and the good news is that tourists are literally flocking to South Africa. I walk the streets of Cape Town and...
Ten things to do in Cape Town that are BEAUTIFUL!
We are finding that people are changing the way they travel during this pandemic. Rather than hop around from one place to another,...
Travel to South Africa in the time of Covid-19
Most of my clients, incoming travel to South Africa, come from the USA. The last year and a half has been difficult, with international...
Insane beautiful art, Cape Town
Yesterday I walked the streets of Salt River, five minutes out of Cape Town City centre. The walk is part of IPFA - an annual...
A few of my favourite places
I’ve been lucky with my job, going to lodges I would never normally get to. Here are some of my all time favourites:- Old Drift Lodge,...
A South African holiday in a pandemic?
South Africa is going to be the perfect holiday destination this year. Like travelling anywhere in the MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, you need to...
The Silo Hotel, Cape Town
The Silo Hotel in Cape Town won the Travel and Leisure 2020 award for the best African city hotel and I completely get why. When I...
The Cederberg Mountains
Before the pandemic I used to write travel stories about fabulous places, cosy couches, exotic safari lodges and sexy sunsets. I am...
Jack's Camp, Makgadigadi Botswana
This week I was beyond lucky to get to visit Jack’s Camp in the Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana. I’ve always wanted to go to the Kalahari...
Thandeka Africa - a little about us
My little travel company, Thandeka Africa, turns 25 years old this month. I’ve worked from my bedroom, dining room and garden, in...
Pablo's, Johannesburg
When Pablos Eggs Go Bar closed down in Melville, I was heartbroken. Sad for the staff, sad for me, shattered and oh so lonely. My days of...
One Day in Katlehong
I was already saying OMG IT IS HOT, as we arrived in Katlehong for our walking tour. It was 3000 degrees in the shade and not yet 9 am....
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