Our Favourite Breakfast If your like us and you like a nice crunchy granola in the morning then look no further than this lovely homemade healthy granola recipe. Even better we have added no sugars making it a much better and healthier alternate. You would find a lot of store bought ones would be veryContinue reading “Healthy Homemade Granola Recipe”
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Safari Sabi Sands South Africa
Safari Sabi Sands Introduction Years of watching The Lion King and dreaming about a safari trip, could not have prepared me for the experience we were about to encounter on the safari Sabi Sands. This part of our trip was beyond our expectations and I just hope I can do it justice in this post.Continue reading “Safari Sabi Sands South Africa”
Franschhoek Wine District
Franschhoek Wine District I can safely say this was the most luxurious stop on our African trip so far. The wine district is an unreal experience and even comes with it’s own Franschhoek wine tram tour. Could you ask for anymore. This area of Cape Town was without doubt, the most picturesque in terms ofContinue reading “Franschhoek Wine District”
Cape Town Where Africa Meets Europe
Cape Town City What a contrast this city was to the week we had already spent in Africa. Cape Town echoed the squares and streets that we have previously encountered in other destinations of European feel. It had the comfort of a city but with a genuine African twist. We had 3 nights in CapeContinue reading “Cape Town Where Africa Meets Europe”
Victoria Falls Adventure – nature’s true wonder
Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls Adventure Our Victoria Falls Adventure, to this amazing country was nothing short of breathtaking. And wait until you here about Ilala Lodge hotel Our main reason for including Zimbabwe in our itinerary was to see Victoria Falls but it turned out that this Natural Wonder of the World was not theContinue reading “Victoria Falls Adventure – nature’s true wonder”
Curio Bay New Zealand – Yellow Eyed Penguins
Day Trip To Curio Bay Back in 2008 when we were travelling through New Zealand, over what i can only imagine was a few beers and and a game of beer pong. In a hostel was said to be on New Zealand steepest Road (thats another story). A fellow traveler brought to my attention aContinue reading “Curio Bay New Zealand – Yellow Eyed Penguins”
Johannesburg Our First Stop
First Stop Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa’s entry into the country, we would definitely recommend you explore this interesting city ONLY through a tour and if possible, use a private tour guide. We took this option and were delighted we did. It meant we could tailor the day to our personal interests, spending extra time inContinue reading “Johannesburg Our First Stop”
Outstanding Blogger Award Nomination
Our Nomination On a wet, windy and reasonably dull hump day I opened my lap top to find a message from one of our favourite travel bloggers Leighton from Leighton Travels . With the news he had put us forward as one of nominations for the Outstanding Blog Award. Humbled and delighted especially in theseContinue reading “Outstanding Blogger Award Nomination”
Our Africa Adventure (Off We Go)
Africa Introduction Our Plan When we started planning this trip, I wasn’t 100% sold on the destination. It was Richard’s suggestion but as always, I was keen to try somewhere new and different. And am I glad I did!! Africa it was If you ask any group of people, there is a good chance youContinue reading “Our Africa Adventure (Off We Go)”
Ho Chi Minh Sightseeing
Ho Chi Minh Sightseeing Sightseeing in Ho Chi Minh is a must a city that is full of so many interesting things to see and do that we were hard-pushed to fit everything we wanted into a week There truly is something for everyone in this diverse city. Although we wouldn’t be huge history fans,Continue reading “Ho Chi Minh Sightseeing”