In our travels Blonde and Brunette have found botanical gardens to be oases of tranquility and beauty and good places to hid from the cops. OK, the second part isn't true but we didn't want to be gushing girlishly about flowers and ruin our reputations! Brunette got indoctrinated into the botanical garden fan club on a long ago visit to Phoenix, Arizona. She … [Read more...]
UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Robben Island, South Africa
Before leaving for South Africa Blonde read Nelson Mandela's fascinating autobiography Long Walk to Freedom. and found it to be brutally honest (about himself) and very inspirational. We had already planned to go to Robben Island when we went to Cape Town but now it seemed almost urgent to go there. As always Brunette did the research and found out that you need … [Read more...]
Places we’ve loved: The Garden Route, South Africa
This post was going to be about Hermanus, South Africa. But Hermanus is just one of several spots along The Garden Route with eyegasm-inducing scenery, charming cafes and and enough whales and dolphins for an entire season of Mammal Planet. Prior to leaving on our trip to South Africa we announced that we were going to rent a car and drive from Cape Town along The Garden … [Read more...]
Picture the World Photo Contest entry – Near and far
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Free Spirit
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Luggage weight requirements and blondes
[slideshow]As we prepared for a trip to South Africa B&B eagerly anticipated a safari adventure at Kirkman's Kamp . The safari was going to be the last thing on the itinerary we had put together. Brunette, the designated researcher, read that for the flight on a small plane to the Nelspruit airport, the nearest one to Kirkman's Kamp, there were very strictly enforced … [Read more...]
This sign was true and demonstrated
When B&B went to Western Cape National Park in South Africa we saw this sign, sans baboon. Seconds later a man, loosely holding a sandwich bag, came out of the cafe. The baboon swooped in, stole the sandwich and then went to eat it under the sign. Now that's an interactive advertising display! … [Read more...]
Life after death? Let us know what you find out.
Beware lurking penguins
Photos from South Africa
[slideshow]Blonde and Brunette went to South Africa the year we had been semi-planning to go to Egypt. Our sound reasoning was that, allegedly, wine in Egypt is barely drinkable and South African wine is excellent. Pyramids, schmeramids, we have our priorities straight. Once again our Starwood (SPG) points were instrumental in our planning. We stayed at the Westin in Cape … [Read more...]