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BLOG SERIES: A BOTSWANA CAMPING ADVENTURE (PART 6 OF 6)

BLOG SERIES: A BOTSWANA CAMPING ADVENTURE (PART 6 OF 6)

May 11, 2018 · by Bushbaby · in Botswana, Reviews, Travel Tales, Wildlife

Day by day highlights from our Botswana self-drive camping trip 2017: Planet Baobab, Kubu Island and Khama Rhino Sanctuary. (29-31 July 2017) *Catch up on an overview of our trip and highlights from day 1 to 5 in the blog…

Khwai mokoro ride, Okavango Delta

BLOG SERIES: A BOTSWANA CAMPING ADVENTURE (PART 5 OF 6)

December 18, 2017 · by Bushbaby · in Botswana, Reviews, Travel Tales, Wildlife

Day by day highlights from our Botswana self-drive camping trip 2017: Dizhana Camp and Mokoro excursion in Khwai, Moremi. (27-28 July 2017) *Catch up on an overview of our trip and highlights from day 1 to 5 in the blog…

Linyanti River sunset

BLOG SERIES: A BOTSWANA CAMPING ADVENTURE (PART 4 OF 6)  

October 8, 2017 · by Bushbaby · in Botswana, Reviews, Travel Tales, Wildlife

Day by day highlights from our Botswana self-drive camping trip 2017: Linyanti and Savuti, Chobe National Park. (25-26 July 2017) *Catch up on an overview of our trip and highlights from day 1 to 5 in the blog series Part 1, Part…

lions in Chobe National Park

BLOG SERIES: A BOTSWANA CAMPING ADVENTURE (PART 3 OF 6)

September 30, 2017 · by Bushbaby · in Botswana, Reviews, Travel Tales, Uncategorized, Wildlife

Day by day highlights from our Botswana self-drive camping trip 2017: Ihaha Camp, Chobe National Park. (21-24 July 2017) *Catch up on an overview of our trip and highlights from Day 1 and 2 in the blog series Part 1…

Elephant sands

BLOG SERIES: A BOTSWANA CAMPING ADVENTURE (PART 2 OF 6)

September 17, 2017 · by Bushbaby · in Botswana, Reviews, Travel Tales, Wildlife

Day by day highlights from our Botswana self-drive camping trip 2017: Nata and Elephant Sands. (19-21 July 2017) Day 1: Johannesburg – Nata, Botswana  A 4am wakeup call is only okay when the reason for it is a holiday. On…

Botswana 4x4 self drive holiday, Mitsubishi Pajero, Nissan Patrol

Blog Series: A Botswana Camping Adventure (Part 1 of 6)

September 10, 2017 · by Bushbaby · in Botswana, Getaways, Reviews, Travel Tales, Wildlife

3400kms travelled. 4 happy campers. 2 reliable and cherished 4x4s.  12 nights camping in Botswana. 850 photos. And a suitcase full of memories taken home. We ended each day, clambering into our rooftop tents, with dusty feet, shining eyes and…

My KZN on Instagram

My KZN on Instagram

July 18, 2017 · by Bushbaby · in Top 20's

My Instagram pictures have made some of my favourite KwaZulu-Natal and Durban based memories immortal. I like that. While we’re blissfully off living and loving life, Instagram tells our story though pictures… without us even noticing. I recently browsed through…

Iris Retreat Magaliesberg

An Anniversary Getaway Just Down the Road

May 5, 2017 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Reviews, Travel Tales

Our dogs go away with us for our anniversary. Don’t yours? It was our 3rd wedding anniversary, and in our true getaway-spirited style, we celebrated it in our favourite way. We escaped to somewhere lovely, with our dogs of course….

Durban beaches

Durban is Always a Good Idea

February 28, 2017 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Outings

A getaway to Durban is quick and easy… and always a good idea. Durban (and its KZN surrounds) has my heart. During our 4 giddy years living in Durbs we got to know her well. As Joburgers’ by birth and…

Cheetah at Amakhosi Safari Lodge

Greeting Cheetahs at Amakhosi Safari Lodge

February 7, 2017 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Published Stories, Reviews, This is KZN, Travel Tales, Wildlife

They were brothers, so we were told. Bigger than any other cheetahs I’ve seen before, but then again the few others I’ve seen were far in the distance, teasing us by skulking in the bushes, almost out of sight. These…

Shelter Rock hiking

Hiking Shelter Rock, Magaliesberg Mountains

August 21, 2016 · by Bushbaby · in Outings, Reviews

Our morning alarm clocks went off. It was a Saturday. But we didn’t mind. We were going hiking. Since moving to Hartbeespoort a few months ago, I’ve been called to by the mountains that surround us in the area. These…

There’s a River on My Stoep

There’s a River on My Stoep

June 19, 2016 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Reviews

I’m a big fan of celebrating special occasions with a getaway. Our most recent reason (or excuse) to get away was our 2 year wedding anniversary. We found our idea of hideaway perfection in a private little wooden cottage on…

A Kruger Park Day Trip

A Kruger Park Day Trip

May 15, 2016 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Outings, Wildlife

A family long weekend away in Mpumalanga made way for a sneaky Kruger Park day trip as part of it. What a wonderful way to spend a day. My happy place! I have a few and add to my list…

An Escape to Magaliesberg

An Escape to Magaliesberg

February 7, 2016 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Outings, Reviews, Travel Tales

The need to get out of town was strong. So we searched and found a quick getaway spot; in a stone cottage on a hill in the Magaliesberg countryside. Doggie-friendly too of course. It was just right. The city was…

Durban City Walking Tour

Durban City Walking Tour

January 25, 2016 · by Bushbaby · in Outings, Published Stories, Reviews, This is KZN

BEING A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN CITY IS SOMETHING TO BE EMBRACED. WHY SHOULD ONLY VISITORS TO DURBAN HAVE ALL THE FUN ANYWAY? As 2015 came sprinting to an end, my colleagues (read work friends) at WildWeb and I slowed down…

Tarzan and Jane Style, Ziplining in the Drakensberg

Tarzan and Jane Style, Ziplining in the Drakensberg

October 20, 2015 · by Bushbaby · in Outings, Reviews

We took to the treetops and ziplined through the Blue Grotto Forest in the Drakensberg It was a misty, drizzly morning in the mountains. We were not hiking into their heights though. We had a date to meet a different…

Wild and Free at KZN’s Amatikulu Nature Reserve

Wild and Free at KZN’s Amatikulu Nature Reserve

October 11, 2015 · by Bushbaby · in Outings, Reviews, Travel Tales, Wildlife

Three activities made up our day’s outing at one of KwaZulu Natal’s most naturally splendid nature reserves. We canoed, swam in the sea and bush walked. It was our kind of triathlon. I value experiences over things. Give me a…

Travelling with Pets   

Travelling with Pets   

September 12, 2015 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Travel News, Travel Tales

Pet-friendly travel is our favourite type of local travel. And we’ve got the best waggly tailed travel buddy to share it with. Here’s how we do it. This is Moose, the Travelling Mouse. At least that’s our nickname for him….

Walking the wilderness trail in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park

Walking the wilderness trail in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park

August 16, 2015 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Reviews, Travel Tales, Wildlife

It was more than just a walk in the park. The 3 day Short iMfolozi Wilderness Trail was an experience that freed our souls and connected us to the African bush. We can’t describe the feeling of surrendering to the iMfolozi…

Underberg snow weekend

Snow Seeking in Underberg, KZN

July 28, 2015 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Outings, Reviews, Travel Tales

“Snow’s coming to KwaZulu Natal” they said! So we went snow hunting in Underberg and it found us! We don’t usually need an excuse for a spontaneous weekend away, but this time we had a good one. Whisperings amongst weather…

A day in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve

A day in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve

July 12, 2015 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Outings, Reviews, Travel Tales, Wildlife

A day spent in KZN’s wilderness fills the heart, and the camera memory card. In the spring of 2014 Graham and I got our first wild-taste of KwaZulu Natal’s pride and joy game reserve: Hluhluwe Imfolozi.  We spent a glorious…

On our Bicycles at Shongweni Dam

On our Bicycles at Shongweni Dam

June 28, 2015 · by Bushbaby · in Outings, Travel Tales, Wildlife

“Your bike is discovery; your bike is freedom. It doesn’t matter where you are, when you’re on the saddle, you’re taken away.”  ― Doug Donaldson I’ve said it before. I am no cyclist. I have respect and balance-envy for those who…

Bushbaby Blog gets a Liebster Award and Shares the Travel Blogger Love

Bushbaby Blog gets a Liebster Award and Shares the Travel Blogger Love

June 8, 2015 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Travel News, Uncategorized

Well imagine that. I’ve been nominated for a Liebster Award. So I guess, in a way, I’m a REAL travel blogger now. Whoohoo! 😉 A big thanks to Stuart Parker from Capturing Africa Journeys (also the heart and soul behind…

Durban to the Cape: Our 1st Anniversary Road trip, in Highlights

Durban to the Cape: Our 1st Anniversary Road trip, in Highlights

May 31, 2015 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Reviews, Travel Tales

It’s been a little over a year since our Kruger Park bush wedding and all its wonderfulness. So in our true wanderlust character, we took that as an excuse for another adventure and planned a trip around our 1st wedding…

A Weekend in KZN’s Garden, at Solitude

A Weekend in KZN’s Garden, at Solitude

March 23, 2015 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Published Stories, Reviews, This is KZN, Travel Tales

I have a tree. It is my tree and its towering, bright green and happy. It’s a yellowwood tree and it’s as old as I am, connected to me, like its roots are to the ground where it stands guard…

Sundowners with the Barn Swallows

Sundowners with the Barn Swallows

February 20, 2015 · by Bushbaby · in Getaway Blogs, Outings, Published Stories, Reviews, Wildlife

Between October and March, a gorgeous spectacle happens in KZN: thousands of barn swallows swooping and feasting at sunset. Here’s what it’s like to view their murmurations from Mount Moreland. “The swallows like to have a perpetual summer and they’re here…

A Crab’s Life at Beachwood Mangroves Reserve

A Crab’s Life at Beachwood Mangroves Reserve

January 16, 2015 · by Bushbaby · in Outings, Published Stories, This is KZN, Travel Tales, Wildlife

If there existed a place where crabs are king, the Beachwood Mangroves Reserve in Durban North is that kingdom. I’d read little titbits of mentionings of this protected wild spot in Durbs, where the mangroves and their wildlife stayed hidden….

Three is company on a Zinkwazi Beach Weekend

Three is company on a Zinkwazi Beach Weekend

November 25, 2014 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Reviews, Travel Tales, Wildlife

“Let’s spend the weekend away at the beach!” Could a husband say any sweeter words to a wife? I think not. These words came to me, in this case, in the form of a text message on a lagging Thursday…

A Chobe Safari… on Twitter

A Chobe Safari… on Twitter

October 19, 2014 · by Bushbaby · in Travel News, Travel Tales, Wildlife

This past week, I’ve had Botswana brain. Even more so than usual. It’s all because of the #ThisIsChobe Twitter Safari. My travel daydreaming has been fuelled and encouraged dreamily by Stuart Parker and his #ThisIsChobe Twitter campaign.The idea behind the…

Not Quite Roughing it at Jaci’s Tree Lodge, Madikwe

Not Quite Roughing it at Jaci’s Tree Lodge, Madikwe

September 23, 2014 · by Bushbaby · in Getaways, Reviews, Travel Tales, Wildlife

Tree house life is a wonderful life. Especially when it’s paired with game drives, sundowners in the bush and wild encounters. With the birds, squirrels and owls as neighbours we reveled in a bit of luxury safari time in the…

Saying “I Do” in Kruger

Saying “I Do” in Kruger

September 8, 2014 · by Bushbaby · in Perfect 10's, Travel Tales

The African bush is part of us and part of our story. It was just natural that we got married and celebrated our love in it. “It’s just so ‘you guys!’” Countless friends and family members said these words to…

My Interview on South African Online Creatives

My Interview on South African Online Creatives

August 14, 2014 · by Bushbaby · in Published Stories, Travel News

The folks at South African Online Creatives got in touch with me via the magic of Twitter and we got chatting. They have featured lil’ ol’ me in an interview on their blog. We spoke digital marketing, travel blogging and…

Off Road Picnic on the Rocks, in the Valley of 1000 Hills

Off Road Picnic on the Rocks, in the Valley of 1000 Hills

July 29, 2014 · by Bushbaby · in Outings, Travel Tales

If you had to ask me to name my “Happy Place” I couldn’t name just one, but I can tell you that I was in it today. It involved a little valley in the Valley of 1000 Hills, a 4×4…

South Africa's Favourite Beaches

South Africa’s Favourite Beaches

October 21, 2013 · by Bushbaby · in Africa Geographic Blogs, Getaways, Published Stories, Travel Tales

Beach days in South Africa epitomise summer. They’re dappled with the makings of barefoot memories and ruled by sunshine. Just the way we like them. For locals and visitors alike, time spent by the ocean is dedicated to the simple…

Getting Engaged on Safari

Getting Engaged on Safari

September 22, 2013 · by Bushbaby · in Africa Geographic Blogs, Getaways, Published Stories, Travel Tales

The idyllic setting was picked, the perfect proposal went down and we celebrated in our favourite way- with an African holiday. It started out so innocently. Then our trip to Botswana sneakily turned into one of the most memorable and…

5 Reasons Chicks Dig Rhino River Lodge

5 Reasons Chicks Dig Rhino River Lodge

July 24, 2013 · by Bushbaby · in Africa Geographic Blogs, Getaways, Published Stories, Travel Tales, Wildlife

The alarm goes off. It’s dark. Its 5am. We don’t kick, scream and curse it. Not this time, because that alarm is waking us up to head out on our early game drive. Now that’s a reason worth waking up…

Travel Through Pinterest

Travel Through Pinterest

April 8, 2013 · by Bushbaby · in Travel News

Sometimes , I armchair travel through Pinterest. There are so many travel focused pinners sharing dreamy destination and travel experiences through images on this online pinboard. Here’s my travel board on my Pinterest profile where I share some of my…

10 things I learned on the Otter Trail

10 things I learned on the Otter Trail

October 4, 2012 · by Bushbaby · in Getaway Blogs, Perfect 10's, Published Stories, Reviews, Travel Tales

The mighty Otter Trail is near the top of the wish lists for most us who own an adventurous heart.  The 42-km hike traces the incredible Eastern Cape coastline from Storms River Mouth to Natures Valley in the Tsitsikamma National…

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