South Africa

Pictures Grootbos and Franskraal

Posted on Dec 23, 2014

Pictures Grootbos and Franskraal

New pictures have been uploaded from Grootbos and our stay in Franskraal. You can find them at the bottom of the folder South Africa under pictures. Blog will follow later.

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Grootbos

Posted on Dec 14, 2014

Grootbos

We are in Grootbos Nature Reserve for a few days of luxury and relaxation. Grootbos was one of the places on our bucket list for this trip. Enjoying the flora of the Fijnbos and old ancient caves near the sea. A magnificent place. http://www.grootbos.com/en/home

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Playing tourist in Cape Town

Posted on Dec 10, 2014

Playing tourist in Cape Town

This week we feel more like tourists than travellers. There are so many nice things to do in Cape Town that you almost must leave your apartment and go somewhere. If you want you could stay for three months here and still not be bored. So what things should you do in Cape Town with two young kids? First of course we went to Boulders beach. Boulders is famous for its colony of African penguins that you can see up-close. There is a nice visitors centre with a boardwalk along the beach allowing for fantastic views of penguins who come here to breed. But you can also walk a bit further and have...

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From minus 1 to plus 30 degree celcius

Posted on Dec 7, 2014

From minus 1 to plus 30 degree celcius

This evening at 7 o’ clock we were all still playing in the pool and having great fun. The temperature was still around 25 degrees celcius and the sun was setting in the ocean. An almost perfect situation and we realised that to live moments like this, was one of the reasons we wanted to travel he world. After a few hectic last weeks of preparations, packing and preparing we finally boarded our plane to Johannesburg last Thursday. An 11 hour flight, so lots of time to watch movies, play with the ipad or read an e-book. Late at night we arrived in Johannesburg, where we were greeted by...

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