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Month: June 2015

The Lost Kalahari

The Lost Kalahari

by Avi Alpert on June 28, 2015 with 1 Comment

Wave after wave of red sand dune inconsistently covered with low-lying thornbushes and camelthorn trees broken only by the occasional dry pan or riverbed; marred only by the industrial towers of mining operations, miles of fences and the grazing cattle … Read More

Southern Africa Overland cheetah, kalahari, kgalagadi, south africa
Interlude – Spas, Science and Sand

Interlude – Spas, Science and Sand

by Avi Alpert on June 23, 2015 with 3 Comments

We are taking five days to cover the nearly 1500 kilometers between Kruger and Kgalagadi. It isn’t the most elegant routing I have ever done but was a necessity due to the dates I could book some parks later on. … Read More

Southern Africa Overland bela bela, cradle of humankind, drimolen, forever resorts warmbaths, kalahari, red sands, south africa
The Art of the Game Drive

The Art of the Game Drive

by Avi Alpert on June 20, 2015 with No Comments

The ability to spot animals in the wild is a skill that can be developed. I happen to have a natural knack for it and have been lucky enough to travel with some of the best guides around who helped … Read More

Southern Africa Overland kruger, letaba punda maria, lower sabie, satara, south africa
Swazi Amusement Park

Swazi Amusement Park

by Avi Alpert on June 11, 2015 with No Comments

From early on in trip planning Avital was looking forward to Swaziland – she thought its name sounded like it would be an amusement park. In many ways she was right, when South Africa restricted amusing delights like gambling and … Read More

Southern Africa Overland bulembu, cuddle puddle, ezulwini, malolotja, mantenga, mliliwane, ngwenya, swaziland
Zulus, Beaches and Rhinos

Zulus, Beaches and Rhinos

by Avi Alpert on June 6, 2015 with No Comments

Eliav is taking to South Africa well, he proudly wears his Springbok uniform ($1 in a Durban street market), chokes down red meat at every meal (literally, I had to perform the Heimlich on him) and insists on his sip … Read More

Southern Africa Overland cape vidal, hluhluwe, kwazulu-natal, rhinos, simunye, south africa, zulu
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