Category Africa

South Africa has had a very dry few years with some places suffering from drought.  One day having borrowed Yvonne’s car I was coming back from Nelspruit when I noticed the skies were rather dark but not with rain clouds,…

Not long after finishing the last blog post I received an email regarding the credit card I wanted to use to pay for the Nigerian visa application. It stated:  Your request has been rejected. Reason Rejected..[A.K.] Last four digits of…

I was on the move again.  Marené dropped me at the bus station beside the Tambo International Airport where I was to take the LimeTime Scuttle to White River, in the Mpumalanga State just near Kruger National Park.  While waiting…

Two lazy, last days in Cape Town when I caught up with things on my computer.  The weather was overcast, cold and with occasional drizzles of rain, so it was good to be indoors.  Wednesday afternoon Rob also took me…

The flight to South Africa started with a challenge at the book-in counter which you can read in the last update Singapore.  I had been given an aisle seat on what looked like a fairly full flight.  But I was…