Travel Series – Page 15 – Suneé Sees the World

2011-06-21

A Drive Through Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Our first day in Golden Gate Highlands National Park was icy cold, but had a bright blue sky that was perfect for exploring the mountains and the views offered by a drive through the park. Although part of the Drakensberg mountain range, we didn’t get to see any really impressive peaks – I think those are mostly on the Natal...

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2011-06-18

Camping in Golden Gate Highlands National Park

The last four days of our Easter break this year was spent at the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, which is the closest bit of the Drakensberg mountains if you’re coming from Gauteng. It’s situated in the Free State and was about five hours’ drive for us, which is really not that far if you think about it (I spend...

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2011-06-02

Nuts for Cheeky Chipmunks

Coming face to face with one of the Big Five when exploring a game reserve is always exciting, but sometimes it’s even more fun when you encounter the smaller denizens of the wild. The story is almost familiar: while driving around in the Krugersdorp Game Reserve, a car ahead of us has stopped and we can’t find what they’re looking...

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2011-05-30

Food for a King

Ten o’clock on a Sunday morning, instead of lying in a little later than usual, visitors to the Krugersdorp Game Reserve are already positioned in strategic places within the lion enclosure to get the best view of the animals being fed. The enclosure contains a few smaller camps and one large open field, each area housing a pride of lions....

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2011-05-19

Four Explore Maropeng

The boat ride at Maropeng teaches you about the four elements: wind, water, fire and earth. And because the museum is interactive, part of the fun is to experience these elements – you get wet, you get windblown and then you get dried off with heat. While this is all very entertaining, it doesn’t really leave you very photogenic. As...

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2011-05-11

Following in the Footsteps of Mrs Ples

As someone who’s not only extremely fond of travelling and seeing the sights, but also interested in archaeology, I’m slightly embarrassed to admit that this Easter holiday was my first time visiting the Cradle of Humankind. This World Heritage site is situated less than an hour’s drive from my hometown, Pretoria, so there’s really no good excuse for not having...

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2011-05-05

Camping in the Krugersdorp Game Reserve

This Easter weekend, Gareth and I, along with our friends Lizelle and Franco, camped inside the Krugersdorp Game Reserve at the Ngonyama Caravan Park. Since our friends only had the long weekend off and didn’t want to travel far, they had suggested we try this site out and I jumped at the chance to finally explore the world-renowned Cradle of...

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2011-05-02

Lessons Learned from Camping

Today is the last day of our 11-days-off-for-the-price-of-3-days Easter break. Gareth and I have returned from a cold, wet and windy but totally awesome week camping, first in the Cradle of Humankind near Krugersdorp in Gauteng, followed by a few days high up in the Drakensberg mountains on the Free State side in Glen Reenen. It’s funny, but even as...

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2011-04-18

Exploring Alhambra’s Alcazaba

There isn’t much to see inside the Alhambra’s alcazaba, but we had fun nonetheless walking along its walls and exploring the foundations of what used to be the military barracks. The soldier’s quarters seem very small to me, but if you look carefully you’ll see one of them, probably the commanding officer’s house, was large enough to have the luxury...

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2011-04-11

Admiring the Palace of a Holy Roman Emperor

I can’t tell you how much I loved walking towards the Alhambra’s entrance. On the one side, the wall of the fort is at least two storeys high, rough-hewn stones and mortar tantalizingly hiding the history behind it. On the other side, the lush vegetation in autumnal hues let a dappling light fall on the path leading to the gate....

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Category: Travel Series

A Drive Through Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Camping in Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Nuts for Cheeky Chipmunks

Food for a King

Four Explore Maropeng

Following in the Footsteps of Mrs Ples

Camping in the Krugersdorp Game Reserve

Lessons Learned from Camping

Exploring Alhambra’s Alcazaba

Admiring the Palace of a Holy Roman Emperor