Articles tagged ‘African Outdoors’
Malawi: The Warm Heart of Africa
By Peter Baxter | May 7th, 2008 |
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Smoke on the Water
Malawi used to be famous for two things: some of the best bud on the planet, and the lake. These days it is famous for Madonna, which is better, because Madonna carries more weight than the bud and the lake combined, so now is without doubt the time to say a few [...]
An Ode to the Landie
By Roger | March 3rd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
A few years ago Land Rover made the rather lavish advertising boast that seventy five percent of all models ever made were still on the road. Although that might be stretching a point, it is not stretching it that far.
These days the ubiquitous utility vehicle of the Anglosphere has borrowed more than is healthy from [...]
Elephants in Africa: Aerial Photo
By BootsnAll | October 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Google maps is just Amazing, and here’s a great and quite high-quality image of a herd of elephants in Africa. It’s not in South Africa, but still an incredible photo for something snapped by a satellite. PS: You might have to play with the zoom function a bit.
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Sleep with the lions, 30 Minutes from Cape Town.
By Philip | October 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Drakenstein Lion Park was recently brought to my attention as offering close contact with lions only 50km from CT.
5 minutes from Paarl (straight up the N1) the park is a sanctuary for captive bred lions that are unable to be reintroduced to the wild.
A number of opportunities exist for coming into close contact (but [...]
Sihle Khumalo: Dark continent, My black arse :)
By Philip | October 16th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This new release and first book by South African author Sihle Khumalo, details his travels from Cape to Cairo by public transport.
‘I had always wanted to write a book but I had never known what type of a book I would write. As my 30th birthday was getting closer I thought, why don’t I [...]
Robyn goes Shark Diving!
By Robyn | October 10th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So I arrive at work on a Tuesday afternoon after a hectic weekend, where Billy’s opened on a rare Sunday afternoon to host a Red bull function which featured an awesome South African duo called Goldfish, to the news that i was going diving with sharks the following Saturday! What, where and how??? Apparently there [...]
Cango caves: Oudtshoorn South Africa.
By Philip | October 8th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Cango caves near Oudstshoorn are South Africa’s oldest tourist attraction.
Discovered (again) in 1780 and opened to the public in 1806, the Cango cave system is a winding network of jewelled caverns stretching well over 5km (so far discovered)
The first great chamber you enter is called the Van Zyl hall (named after the man said [...]
The Drop Zone: Skydiving in Cape Town
By Philip | September 17th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I was always under the impression that one had to drive to Ceres to go skydiving, not so.
The Drop Zone has been operating for 10 years, just past Melkbosstrand (Milk Bush Beach), about 25 Minutes from Cape Town city centre. I am building up to doing in myself soon, if anyone would care to [...]
Volunteer work in South Africa: A helping holiday
By Philip | September 13th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Volunteering holidays are a highly enriching and immersive way to experience a foreign culture at the most grass roots level.
A number of exiting and exotic opportunities are now listed on Bootsnall, where you can choose your destination, activities and budget.
Most include accommodation and some include meals and excursions, all look like fantastic life changing experiences.
These [...]
Cool Runnings, Toboggan track in Durbanville, Cape Town.
By Philip | August 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Thanks to some nifty climate change South Africa is getting more and more snow in the winter months, and skiing is now a viable option for 3 months of the year.
Tiffendel ski resort in the southern Drakensberg is located on the slopes of Ben McDhui “Ben Mac”, the highest peak in the Cape (3000m), granted [...]
