{"id":1120,"date":"2017-07-18T12:12:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T12:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2017-07-18T15:41:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T15:41:10","slug":"my-kzn-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/18\/my-kzn-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"My KZN on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>My Instagram pictures have made some of my favourite KwaZulu-Natal and Durban based memories immortal. I like that.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While we\u2019re blissfully off living and loving life, Instagram tells our story though pictures\u2026 without us even noticing. I recently browsed through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bushbabyblog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my Instagram account<\/a>, and found myself smiling as I quietly reminisced about the memories I had captured and shared on that social media page of mine. Unknowingly, and unintentionally, I had naturally documented some really special moments, in some very memorable places.<\/p>\n<p>Our Durban days feature quite prominently in my Instagram pictures. Durbs and KZN have a soft and squishy special place in my heart and it\u2019s good to look back on the memories. It also gives me itchy feet to get back to KZN even more often, to make some new travel memories in the warm and friendly province.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>20 of my favourite KZN Instagram memories:<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1146 size-full\" title=\"Vetchies Beach Durban\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic5-Vi-and-Moose-Vetchies-beach-1.jpg\" alt=\"Vetchies Beach Durban\" width=\"931\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic5-Vi-and-Moose-Vetchies-beach-1.jpg 931w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic5-Vi-and-Moose-Vetchies-beach-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic5-Vi-and-Moose-Vetchies-beach-1-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1139 size-full\" title=\"Umhlanga Lighthouse\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-20-Umhlanga-lighthouse.jpg\" alt=\"Umhlanga Lighthouse\" width=\"924\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-20-Umhlanga-lighthouse.jpg 924w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-20-Umhlanga-lighthouse-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-20-Umhlanga-lighthouse-768x495.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1138 size-full\" title=\"Durban Harbour, watching the ships\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-19-DBN-harbour.jpg\" alt=\"Durban Harbour, watching the ships\" width=\"926\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-19-DBN-harbour.jpg 926w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-19-DBN-harbour-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-19-DBN-harbour-768x490.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1137 size-full\" title=\"Valley of 1000 Hills\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-17-Valley.jpg\" alt=\"Valley of 1000 Hills\" width=\"930\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-17-Valley.jpg 930w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-17-Valley-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-17-Valley-768x491.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1136 size-full\" title=\"Trampoline jumping for joy in the Valley of 1000 Hills\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-16-Valley-of-1000-Hills-Vi-trampoline.jpg\" alt=\"Trampoline jumping for joy in the Valley of 1000 Hills\" width=\"933\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-16-Valley-of-1000-Hills-Vi-trampoline.jpg 933w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-16-Valley-of-1000-Hills-Vi-trampoline-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-16-Valley-of-1000-Hills-Vi-trampoline-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1135 size-full\" title=\"Bicycle rides in Giba Gorge\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-15-Giba-bike-ride.jpg\" alt=\"Bicycle rides in Giba Gorge\" width=\"933\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-15-Giba-bike-ride.jpg 933w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-15-Giba-bike-ride-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-15-Giba-bike-ride-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1134 size-full\" title=\"Swallows at Sunset, Mount Moreland\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-14-Mount-Moreland-swallows.jpg\" alt=\"Swallows at Sunset, Mount Moreland\" width=\"933\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-14-Mount-Moreland-swallows.jpg 933w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-14-Mount-Moreland-swallows-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-14-Mount-Moreland-swallows-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1133 size-full\" title=\"Sailing in Durban Harbour\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-13-sailing-boat.jpg\" alt=\"Sailing in Durban Harbour\" width=\"935\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-13-sailing-boat.jpg 935w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-13-sailing-boat-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-13-sailing-boat-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1132 size-full\" title=\"A Dog's life at La Mercy Lagoon\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-13-Moose-La-Mercy-Lagoon.jpg\" alt=\"A Dog's life at La Mercy Lagoon\" width=\"930\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-13-Moose-La-Mercy-Lagoon.jpg 930w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-13-Moose-La-Mercy-Lagoon-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-13-Moose-La-Mercy-Lagoon-768x481.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1131 size-full\" title=\"Midlands, Kwa Zulu Natal\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-12-Midlands-forest.jpg\" alt=\"Midlands, Kwa Zulu Natal\" width=\"927\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-12-Midlands-forest.jpg 927w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-12-Midlands-forest-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-12-Midlands-forest-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1130 size-full\" title=\"Sunrise swims at Umdloti Beach\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-11-umdloti-sunrise-swim.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise swims at Umdloti Beach\" width=\"927\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-11-umdloti-sunrise-swim.jpg 927w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-11-umdloti-sunrise-swim-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-11-umdloti-sunrise-swim-768x490.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1129 size-full\" title=\"Seaviews at Zinkwazi\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-10-Umdloti-Moose-sea.jpg\" alt=\"Seaviews at Zinkwazi\" width=\"931\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-10-Umdloti-Moose-sea.jpg 931w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-10-Umdloti-Moose-sea-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-10-Umdloti-Moose-sea-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1128 size-full\" title=\"Beers with a sea view in Scottburgh\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-9-scottburgh-beer-sea.jpg\" alt=\"Beers with a sea view in Scottburgh\" width=\"932\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-9-scottburgh-beer-sea.jpg 932w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-9-scottburgh-beer-sea-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-9-scottburgh-beer-sea-768x491.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1148 size-full\" title=\"Snow seeking in the Underberg\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-8-Underberg-snow-1.jpg\" alt=\"Snow seeking in the Underberg\" width=\"927\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-8-Underberg-snow-1.jpg 927w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-8-Underberg-snow-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-8-Underberg-snow-1-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1126 size-full\" title=\"Views of the iMfolozi Game Reserve on a Wilderness Walking Trail\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-7-Wilderness-trail.jpg\" alt=\"Views of the iMfolozi Game Reserve on a Wilderness Walking Trail\" width=\"931\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-7-Wilderness-trail.jpg 931w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-7-Wilderness-trail-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-7-Wilderness-trail-768x491.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1149 size-full\" title=\"Beach day friends and boogie board swims in the sea, Durban\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-1-Vi-sea-1.jpg\" alt=\"Beach day friends and boogie board swims in the sea, Durban\" width=\"931\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-1-Vi-sea-1.jpg 931w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-1-Vi-sea-1-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-1-Vi-sea-1-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1125 size-full\" title=\"Railway hopping on the way to the beach, Southport KZN\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-6-South-Coast-railway.jpg\" alt=\"Railway hopping on the way to the beach, Southport KZN\" width=\"934\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-6-South-Coast-railway.jpg 934w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-6-South-Coast-railway-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dbn-insta-pic-6-South-Coast-railway-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1124 size-full\" title=\"Zip lining through the forest on a KZN canopy tour in the Drakensberg\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-4-Canopy-Tour.jpg\" alt=\"Zip lining through the forest on a KZN canopy tour in the Drakensberg\" width=\"932\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-4-Canopy-Tour.jpg 932w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-4-Canopy-Tour-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-4-Canopy-Tour-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1123 size-full\" title=\"Forest walks with bridges to cross in Giba Gorge\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-3-Moose-Giba-walk-bridge.jpg\" alt=\"Forest walks with bridges to cross in Giba Gorge\" width=\"935\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-3-Moose-Giba-walk-bridge.jpg 935w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-3-Moose-Giba-walk-bridge-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-3-Moose-Giba-walk-bridge-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1150 size-full\" title=\"Umdloti sunrise\" src=\"http:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-2-Umdloti-sunrise-1.jpg\" alt=\"Umdloti sunrise\" width=\"927\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-2-Umdloti-sunrise-1.jpg 927w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-2-Umdloti-sunrise-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dbn-insta-pic-2-Umdloti-sunrise-1-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This blog was created in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapflights.co.za\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cheapflights<\/a> who are as passionate about Durban as I am. Here are some suggestions from their Durban experts (including me) about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapflights.co.za\/news\/top-things-to-do-in-durban-according-to-our-experts\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">what to do in Durban<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Instagram pictures have made some of my favourite KwaZulu-Natal and Durban based memories immortal. I like that. While we\u2019re blissfully off living and loving life, Instagram tells our story though pictures\u2026 without us even noticing. I recently browsed through&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[323],"tags":[66,330,86,328,329,101,102,118,324,325,326,327,207,166,172],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1120"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1159,"href":"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1120\/revisions\/1159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bushbabyblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}