An Almost tropical island Camp Cornie, is the closed thing to a tropical island that I have ever been to. Palm trees swishing overhead, white sand underfoot and water rushing past. The only thing missing is the actual ‘island’, but I’ll take it. Cornie was our home base for the
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The day of the longest walk started with a spring in my step and the sun at my back. Unbeknownst to me at that early hour, I would walk and walk and see my shadow do the ‘dance of the sundial’. And that by the end of the day, I
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I have been writing this story about the Kunene hikers in my head for weeks, never quite getting to the part of putting pen to paper. But that is what load shedding is for…, and here I have a few words on the proverbial paper. Since I mostly travel by
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As jy my luck al raakgelees het, dan weet jy ek het nie veel nie, so die feit dat ek werklik op verlof kon gaan hierdie keer was ‘n wonder. Eerstens, was die hele land oop, nie soos laas jaar toe ek wou gaan nie. En 2dens was die gevreesde
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Where in the world? There is not much to write about Wlotzka, it is more of a see and experience type of place. And if you want to see this very unique town where every house is colourfull, has its own flag and where there are no fences, you will
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This trip was probably the most impulsive holiday I ever was on. My favourite people told me that they were leaving in a few days on a southern Africa tour and was just wondering if I would like to go with. I couldn’t sleep that night because of excitement and
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Bookings and other stuff As with all things, there is a little admin to ensure your spot on the hike. Here are a few things you need to know for booking the Fish River Canyon Hike. Hiking season is from May to September. Summer months are way too hot to
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So what did I learn from hiking the wrong fish? Well, how to do it better next time💪. They say that experience is the best educator. And the Fish did school me. Here are my crib notes for before and during the 🟠specific to my experience. Everybody will have
Continue readingThe Fish was not easyðŸ I must have been on the wrong hike, because the Fish River Canyon hike that I was on, was not the one that I read up about. This one had petrifying heights, debilitatingly sore muscles and endless days of walking. No one brought that up,
Continue readingGetting there When you have finished the Fish, I think you are entitled to some bragging rights. Even if you were not the most graceful hiker. This Fish River Canyon Hike is everything that you read about. Majestic. Beautiful. And a bit rough around the edges. It is also a
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