Journey Return

January 2, 2019 Start: Durban, South AfricaStop: Johannesburg, SA Early flight from Durban to Joburg. Part convenience, part inspiration as I buy groceries at Johannesburg’s O.R Tambo International Airport. Bread, peanut butter, jam, cheese, nuts, mango slices, apples, grapes, juice, sparkling water. This fabulous spread makes it possible to skip eating out. I check into … More South Africa: Johannesburg aka Joburg aka Jozi

Friday, December 21 – Tuesday, December 25 Start: Johannesburg, South Afrrica Stop: Home Elphick on the Crocodile River of Kruger National Park After flying back to Johannesburg and spending a few days with Cherub’s Aunty Meg, I meet up with Cherub, Dayle and Dylan at the OR Tambo Airport. We share the cost of a … More South Africa: Kruger Christmas

December 16 – December 19Tongabezi LodgeZambezi RiverDevil’s PoolLivingstone, Zambia My two private game drives are with Chris and I get to sit up high, perched above the cab of the Tongabezi truck. I can slide back and forth on the bench to get good views from both sides of the truck. Occasionally the road is … More Zambia: Game Drives, River Cruises and Floating on the Edge of Victoria Falls

Saturday, December 15 Start: Cape Town, South Africa Stop: Tongabezi near Livingstone, Zambia I’m up way too early at 4am for my 5am Uber to the airport. I land in Johannesburg or Joburg by about 9am. Luckily my luggage will be put through to the next flight so I don’t have to retrieve it. I … More Zambia: Welcome to Tongabezi

Wednesday, December 12 Long Street South Africa Museum and Planetarium Lion’s Head hike Devil’s Peak Brewing It just becomes a chill morning and I don’t get out of the house until midday. The big event is meeting up with Cherub and Soup Nazi to hike up Lion’s Head, one of Cape Town’s prominent peaks that … More South Africa: Lionheart atop Lion’s Head

Friday, December 7 Mzansi Super League Cricket PPC Newlands Cricket Ground One does not forget their first live cricket match, especially with this backdrop. At about three hours, it’s a short match. I’m told we’re rooting for the Cape Town Blitz and they win it handedly. I feel like I’m just getting the hang of … More South Africa: The Climb Up Table Mountain

Tuesday, December 4 Kalk Bay A visit to Cape Town is not complete without the cultural experience of riding the metro. My first challenge is that the ticket office only takes Rand, of which I have none. So I trek back to Cherub’s house and luckily her sister Dayle and Dylan are still there. They … More South Africa: Kalk Bay, Cape Point, Cape Of Good Hope and Robben Island

Wednesday, November 28 Start: Smart’s Mountain Stop: Thursday, November 29 Munich, Germany The plane taxies like forever and forever. This big mother takes a lot of runway. But eventually, amid car wash mode aka it’s raining a fuck ton, we slowly but surely pull away from terra firma. It’s turbulence central. We get tossed around … More And I Become An International Flyer