I definitely could get used to the summer temperatures in South Africa. But unfortunately our holiday lasted for just one week and we're back to work now. And it's cold, oh my!
This is a fake fur jacket from H&M which I bought last week in Aalborg with 50% discount. It keeps me warm during these cold days. The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are dropping. The coat won't be warm enough during a freezing period, but for now it's very comfortable.
And what are you all up to? I'm flying around as always. Had some lovely nightstops in Aalborg, Stavanger and Bologna. I will update you on those trips as soon as possible. But first: my outfit!
Hiya!
After 7 beautiful days in South Africa it was time to go back to Johannesburg. After our homemade breakfast in Ashbourne Hazyview we started driving to the south.
We stopped every two hours, as it would be a 6 hour ride to Joburg. We also stopped somewhere 35kms out of Nelspruit to see some horses. As you might know, I love horses. I discovered the opportunity to go horsebackriding in the valleys of Nelspruit and we thought it would be nice to do this on our last day. But it turned out we needed a reservation so there was no horsebackriding, but we did see two beautiful horses and even better: wild horses!
And after almost 7 hours in the car we arrived at the airport of Joburg around 8PM. We were both very tired and it was a very intense holiday, but each activity was worth it! The flight back home (which departed around midnight) was long, very long, and very sleepless. The boy and I have trouble sleeping while sitting upright. So we were awake the entire 11 hour flight. But again, everything was worth it. We had the best time! And I would highly recommend South Africa to each and every one of you! We both would love to go back and to see Capetown as well.
Hi loves,
We agreed on having an easy and relaxed day, but this is not exactly how it turned out. First we drove to Pilgrim's Rest, a historic village where they discovered gold in South Africa many years ago. It's like a living museum, such a beautiful scene with the purple trees and old buildings.
Pilgrim's rest was very nice but after one hour you've seen it all. We had a late lunch in Sabie and afterwards we drove to the Lone Creek Falls. After a short (200m) hike you'll be at the viewing point and it is a very beautiful and strong waterfall!
And after 7 amazing days in South Africa, it was time for the last evening in Hazyview. We went back to the Summerfiels restaurant to enjoy a romantic 3 course diner outside. It was delicious, perfect and again very romantic! A night we will never forget!
I forgot to mention our hotel for our last two nights in South Africa. We spend the nights in Ashbourne where we got our own little cottage. It was really nice and eventhough I prefer Cuckoo Ridge, this hotel is a very good option as well (and cheaper).
Hello y'all!
Day six of our trip! As you have read in the previous post we spend the night in the beautiful Sabie River Bush Lodge. It was the third day of our safari and we were desperate to see the big 5 before we were going to fly back to Amsterdam.
We had an amazing day in the park. It was a lot of driving, but it was so worth it! After half a day of driving around in the Kruger park, we ran into a rhino at a drinking spot. So beautiful and special! With the rhino we saw 4 out of the big 5 in Kruger. But we were also very anxious to see the leopard! And while we drove back to the gate, we noticed so many cars in front of us! They all stopped and we discovered why... The Leopard! There were two of them, relaxing in the shade from the burning afternoon sun.
Hi everyone,
After a short night in Olifants (the restcamp) we had the entire day to drive around in Kruger Park, I mean: we really wanted to see the big 5!
The 'big 5' animals are the lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. During our first day in Kruger park we already saw the elephant and the lion. And today we could add the buffalo to our list. We're keen to see the leopard and rhino too, but today was not the day unfortunately.
But: we did see some other very interesting animals! We had to brake really hard for a turtle, and shortly after our meeting with him we also saw two snakes on the road (one of them was a black mamba!). It was a really good day for the safari!
After driving around for the entire day in Kruger, we left the park to spend the night in Sabie River Bush Lodge. We got a beautiful tent for the night from where we had the most amazing view. Sabie River Bush lodge is an amazing place to be, with wonderfull and very friendly staff. The restaurant is pretty amazing as well and it was just very good to spend the night in such a beautiful place.
