South Africa @ a glance

There is no better place than South Africa!
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South Africa – Explorer of the Everyday
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I saw “Searching for Sugar Man” some six months after I came back from South Africa.http://silviamartintravelblog.com/2014/03/20/sa13-oh-cape-town-my-cape-town/ Places, Cape Town, Times Square, Landmarks, Searching For Sugar Man
SA13: Oh, Cape Town! My Cape Town!
I saw “Searching for Sugar Man” some six months after I came back from South Africa.http://silviamartintravelblog.com/2014/03/20/sa13-oh-cape-town-my-cape-town/
The wilderness, forests, desert, beach, mountain…what to expect from this Garden Route we were now driving towards? http://silviamartintravelblog.com/2014/03/03/sa12-garden-route-for-christmas/
SA12: Garden Route for Christmas
The wilderness, forests, desert, beach, mountain…what to expect from this Garden Route we were now driving towards? http://silviamartintravelblog.com/2014/03/03/sa12-garden-route-for-christmas/
Majestic Karoo Earth, Clarens, Village, Natural Landmarks
SA11. Karoo. Where Earth meets Sky
Majestic Karoo
Lightning in Karoo, South Africa Lightning, Outdoor, Sky, Clouds, Sunset
SA11. Karoo. Where Earth meets Sky
Lightning in Karoo, South Africa
South Africa pretty much had me head over heels. http://silviamartintravelblog.com/2014/01/04/sa11-karoo-where-earth-meets-sky/ Africa Travel, Visit Africa, Country Roads
SA11. Karoo. Where Earth meets Sky
South Africa pretty much had me head over heels. http://silviamartintravelblog.com/2014/01/04/sa11-karoo-where-earth-meets-sky/
Lying on the beach or trekking in the mountains? If you’re the fussy kind of tourist, South Africa has placed the Indian Ocean and the Drakensberg mountains within few hours’ distance, so that you can make the most of both worlds on the same day. Indian, Distance, Indian Ocean, River, Beach
Lying on the beach or trekking in the mountains? If you’re the fussy kind of tourist, South Africa has placed the Indian Ocean and the Drakensberg mountains within few hours’ distance, so that you can make the most of both worlds on the same day.
South Africa is an impressive string of contrasts, spectacular scenery, light, space and colours. It vibrates with the energy of its inner struggle to build strong bridges that can hold both past and present while reaching towards the future. http://silviamartintravelblog.com/2013/11/10/sa9-to-durban-with-love/ Durban, Scenery, Energy, Light, Best
South Africa is an impressive string of contrasts, spectacular scenery, light, space and colours. It vibrates with the energy of its inner struggle to build strong bridges that can hold both past and present while reaching towards the future. http://silviamartintravelblog.com/2013/11/10/sa9-to-durban-with-love/
In Zululand, it’s camping time again. Animals, Horses, Camping, Explore, Elephant
SA8. Wimba Way
In Zululand, it’s camping time again.
5 a.m. and Kruger starts to come alive. What we see has the unrealistic grasp of a movie in production: as if following invisible stage directions, wild animals start to pop up from the bushes. We activate vocal chords (zebraaaaa, giraaaafe, elephaaaaant, rhiiiinooo, buffaloooo), we swap places, jump over each other and inevitably squash a few toes and kick a few faces on our way to the windows. Pop, Windows, Swaziland, Wild, Alive
SA7. Zululand via Swaziland
5 a.m. and Kruger starts to come alive. What we see has the unrealistic grasp of a movie in production: as if following invisible stage directions, wild animals start to pop up from the bushes. We activate vocal chords (zebraaaaa, giraaaafe, elephaaaaant, rhiiiinooo, buffaloooo), we swap places, jump over each other and inevitably squash a few toes and kick a few faces on our way to the windows.
Excitement reaches its climax when we approach the Kruger National Park: this is what we expect to be the highlight of our trip. The moment to finally see the Big Five has come. At the gates, right... Trip, Park, We Run, Approach, Big, In This Moment
SA6. While in Kruger
Excitement reaches its climax when we approach the Kruger National Park: this is what we expect to be the highlight of our trip. The moment to finally see the Big Five has come. At the gates, right...
Taki unloads us in Hazyview, some 5 km away from the Phabeni Gate entry to the Kruger National Park. We’ll be spending the night in a wooden log-cabin by the Sabie River. South Africa dresses up in new scenery: we’re served subtropical forest now. Like Jim Carrey in “The Truman Show”, I feel like stepping from one illusion into another. Gate, House Styles, Hazyview, Cabin
SA5. Hazyview: A Dream
Taki unloads us in Hazyview, some 5 km away from the Phabeni Gate entry to the Kruger National Park. We’ll be spending the night in a wooden log-cabin by the Sabie River. South Africa dresses up in new scenery: we’re served subtropical forest now. Like Jim Carrey in “The Truman Show”, I feel like stepping from one illusion into another.
Whether after a sound sleep or mere simulacrum, mornings in a natural reserve are extradimensional. It’s not just the chattering of the overexcited monkeys, it’s the unbelievable bright light that ... Nature, Sound Sleep, Reserve, Road, Sound
SA4. The Gift
Whether after a sound sleep or mere simulacrum, mornings in a natural reserve are extradimensional. It’s not just the chattering of the overexcited monkeys, it’s the unbelievable bright light that ...
Camera flashes go off in the sunset-lit park and the truck leans on the side on which we all flock to photograph the impalas. Most of us had never heard the word before, and others had seen at best... Impalas, Heard, Impala, Photograph
SA3. The Bush
Camera flashes go off in the sunset-lit park and the truck leans on the side on which we all flock to photograph the impalas. Most of us had never heard the word before, and others had seen at best...
Meet the Brotherman aka Takalani @DriftersSafaris. http://silviamartintravelblog.com/2013/01/29/meet-the-brotherman/ Aka, Meet, Car Mirror
SA2. Meet the Brotherman
Meet the Brotherman aka Takalani @DriftersSafaris. http://silviamartintravelblog.com/2013/01/29/meet-the-brotherman/
I was told to be a canvas before I left for South Africa. For various reasons, this country had been haunting me for a while. So I lifted up my twenty something kilos backpack and walked unsteadily... Country, Street View, Metro Station
SA1. South Africa Kick-off
I was told to be a canvas before I left for South Africa. For various reasons, this country had been haunting me for a while. So I lifted up my twenty something kilos backpack and walked unsteadily...