Tag Archives: Travel
Garden Route Days 3-5: A Hop, a Skip and a….
Jump We did our skip on Day 1, our hop on Day 2. Now it was time for a 275 km jump for Day 3 to our last major stop on the Garden Route – Knysna. We would pretty much stick to the N2 Highway for most of today’s trip passing through the agricultural plains […]
Garden Route Part 2: Swell Day!
Day 2 involved less driving and a bit of a scenery change as we broke through the Hottentots-Holland mountains and into the veld. But first we had to navigate the mountain pass. It began peacefully with stunning vista and inviting photo stops but it was on this stretch of road that we discovered how crazy […]
Garden Route Part 1 – Cape Crusaders
We had spent a few days in Cape Town. Visited Robben Island and it’s prison. Immersed ourselves in the Kruger and it’s wildlife and had some nice wine. After all that it was time for a Road Trip!! The plan was to make our way to the Cape of Good Hope and then tack our […]
In the French Corner…
Wine Country – Franschoek and Stellenbosch After a great few days in the Sabi Sands part of the Kruger National Park we got on another flight back to Cape Town International Airport. Landing at 4pm we quickly got our luggage and picked our rental car and it was on the road we went. A short […]
Animal Kingdom
More photos from Day 1 Day 2 Like that difficult ‘second album’ we were unsure if we could re-create the magic of the day before. We were so wrong as there was much more to see. Thundercats Not content with our sightings of a small pack of lioness’s with cubs on Day 1 we […]
Three Days of the Kruger!
Escape the Cape After a few days exploring Cape Town it was time for the Safari section of our trip. Growing up on stories of the Kruger National Park as told by his Uncle Kevin, John put his foot down and said that it was the only place we would look to go on Safari. […]
Lion’s Share
In between the walking tours around Cape Town’s varied districts and the ferry trips to Robben Island one can develop quite a hunger. The best thing about this city is the plethora of good restaurants and cafes. We also had a really great hitlist thanks to John’s cousin Aidan and Karen’s friend from work. […]
Driving Miss Hazy
One of the top things to do in and around Launceston is to take a tour of the nearby Tamar Valley – especially a wine tour amongst some of the over 20 vineyards and cellar doors that dot the riverbank.Since we always explore our surroundings it would have been rude not to sample some of […]
The 96ers
Melbourne, like all Australian metropolitan areas it seems, has access to some beach areas. One of the more famous of these is a place called St. Kilda. With the weather behaving we decided to risk going down there and checking it out. St. Kilda was named after the schooner The Lady of St. Kilda (which […]
Karen and the Waves!!
During a wildlife tour in the Wheatbelt, a kangaroo and various animals were spotted on the road. The duo visited Wave Rock, a notable rock formation, and Hippo’s Yawn. After a scenic drive, they reached York and secured unexpected accommodation at Spooky Hall, highlighting the adventure-filled day.
30000 Hits Woohoo!
Yesterday our blog has hit 30000 views so now would be a good time to crunch the numbers and see what trends we have seen on our trip so far. But before we do that we want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who spends time checking out our blog!! Travel […]
Call me Ishmael…
Standing across from Albany City and the King George Sound is an area called Frenchman’s bay. It is here that today’s adventure would take place. We drove down the peninsula all the way to a place called Whale World. As we got to the car park Karen noticed the fuel gauge on empty. Making an […]
You only Sling when you’re winning!
It was time to bid farewell to KL, it had been good to us. We felt almost normal again and ready to hit the road to Singapore. We boarded the 10am bus and travelled in style across the border from Malaysia. The Singaporeans obviously like their comforts and this bus was no exception- a massage, […]
Filters and Fashion
The first of our activities alluded to in our last post was a visit up the Mekong river to see the caves at Pak Ou. The previous night the water would not work in the shed so we were moved to another room. Sitting at our breakfast we were told that we would have to […]
Tintin and the Case Of The Stolen Identity.
Tintin, or as the French/Belgians pronounce ‘TanTan’ is one of the most recognisable comic book characters of all time and his recent foray into Hollywood has only increased his long lasting appeal. Created by Belgian Cartoonist Georges Remi (aka HergĂ©), the books follow reporter Tintin, his faithful fox terrier Snowy, the brash and caustic Captain […]
JKRoaming - Travel Blog 