In addition to the statistics for our trip and answers to the standard questions I ask in each round-up, I thought it would be fun to put together a “Top Three” list of our favorites (and a few not-so-favorites!). Jon…
World Trip Round-Up Part 2: Q&A
As with all of our country round-up posts, we have answered the same questions that we normally do, but this time about our entire trip. We always answer these separately so that we can’t steal each other’s answers, but it’s…
Country Round-Up: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia
*Note: Rather than doing a separate country round-up for each of these four countries, we have combined them into one post since we spent such little time in each. Statistics Days: 25. We were in Namibia February 14-26, in Botswana…
Country Round-Up: South Africa
Statistics Days: 23. We spent two separate periods in South Africa: the first from February 3-14 and the second from March 10-22, 2017. Cities: 12. Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Table View, Cederburg, Johannesburg, Addo, Jeffrey’s Bay, Stormsriver, The Crags, Knsyna, Wilderness,…
A Roadtrip Along the Garden Route
To round out our time in Africa, Jon and I decided to take a road trip across the Garden Route of South Africa; the southern coast. We allocated one week and rented a small white Nissan Micra upon arrival at…
Victoria Falls: Zimbabwe vs Zambia
When visiting Victoria Falls in Africa, many people first need to decide which side to visit: Zimbabwe or Zambia. The waterfall can be viewed from the two countries as the Zambezi River provides the border between them. Much like Niagara…
Elephants in the Night
One of the highlights and draws of our three-week Intrepid itinerary was the two nights that we spent in the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana. The Okavango Delta stretches between 15,000 – 22,000 square kilometers covering a good portion of…
Our Tour with Intrepid: Equipment
This is part of a series in which I’ll describe our time on tour with Intrepid. For 22 days, we joined the “Cape Town to Vic Falls: Basix” tour, along with three crew members and nine trip mates. Rather than…
Lions, Rhinos, and Crocs – Oh My!
The big draw for anyone visiting southern or eastern Africa is the wildlife. Images of vast plains with the silhouette of a giraffe off in the distance; a large watering hole surrounded by zebras, elephants, and impalas; or herds of…
Our Tour with Intrepid: Lodging
This is part of a series in which I’ll describe our time on tour with Intrepid. For 22 days, we joined the “Cape Town to Vic Falls: Basix” tour, along with three crew members and nine trip mates. The image…