An African safari had been on my bucket list for a long time, but it wasn’t on Mona’s list for a variety of reasons: safety, safety, and safety. However, that changed when we met an Aussie couple who had recently gone on safari and their...
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Leopard in the Timbavati Game Preserve. In September of 2018 we spent three days going on safaris while using the Simbavati Hilltop Lodge as our base. During those three days we went on six safaris/game drives and enjoyed incredible meals and service from the Simbavati staff....
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Let's start with some background on Langa. The township was created in 1927, well before apartheid become official policy, but under one of apartheid's precursor laws, the 1923 Urban Areas Act. This Act created segregated areas to manage the non-white population and to restrict the...
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This post provides an overview our of first trip to Africa including the process we used to find an agent to help us plan our trip. Subsequent posts will provide more details. This trip was a journey of over 23,000 miles with 11 air flights. I've wanted...
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