After spending a month overseas visiting Mauritius and South Africa, it was time for Shae and I to make our way home. Seeing as we'd planned and booked our trip so far in advance, we'd been able to find business class award availability from Johannesburg to Miami via Doha on … [Read more...] about Flight Review: Qatar Airways Business Class (Qsuites) – Johannesburg (JNB) To Doha (DOH) To Miami (MIA)
South Africa
Hotel Review: InterContinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport, South Africa
After a beautiful drive back to Johannesburg from Kruger National Park, we needed to stay overnight near the airport as we had an early morning flight back to the US. There are quite a few hotels near Johannesburg airport and we chose the one where we couldn't have been any … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: InterContinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport, South Africa
Marloth Park: Like Living In The Best Zoo Ever
While we were in South Africa we were so fortunate to stay with our friends - Jim and Carrie - who live in Marloth Park (just outside of Kruger National Park) and experience their wonderful home, meet their friends at a Braai (South African BBQ), see the wildlife in their … [Read more...] about Marloth Park: Like Living In The Best Zoo Ever
Doing A Kruger Park Bush Braai With Royal Safaris
Our original plan for Kruger National Park was to do it entirely self-driving with one exception - a Kruger Park Bush Braai with Royal Safaris. Our friends Carrie and Jim (who we were staying with) were the ones who recommended the Bush Braai experience. In case you're not … [Read more...] about Doing A Kruger Park Bush Braai With Royal Safaris
Kruger National Park: 30 Photos Taken With Shae’s Nikon Camera
Last week we shared a bunch of photos we took while doing both self-drive and guided safaris in Kruger National Park (see 50 Animal Photos From Kruger National Park In South Africa Taken With Our Phones). We managed to get some pretty good photos considering they were taken … [Read more...] about Kruger National Park: 30 Photos Taken With Shae’s Nikon Camera
Elephant Kisses – Meeting Tswale In South Africa
Stephen and I have met, and kissed, an elephant before in Bali. But meeting a smaller, Asian elephant without tusks at the zoo was a very different experience than meeting a male, African elephant with tusks who, while tame, is still very free range in charge of his own … [Read more...] about Elephant Kisses – Meeting Tswale In South Africa
Kruger National Park: 13 Tips For A Successful Self-Drive Safari
I'd always imagined it would be expensive doing a safari in Africa. While some safari experiences in different countries certainly can be expensive, it doesn't have to be that way. Shae and I recently spent a week doing a self-drive safari at Kruger National Park in South … [Read more...] about Kruger National Park: 13 Tips For A Successful Self-Drive Safari
50 Animal Photos From Kruger National Park In South Africa Taken With Our Phones
Kruger National Park in South Africa was incredible - even more amazing than I'd been expecting. Getting to see so many animals in the wild - incredibly close in some cases - was such a fantastic experience. In an ideal world when going on safari there - whether self-drive or … [Read more...] about 50 Animal Photos From Kruger National Park In South Africa Taken With Our Phones
The Awesome Drive Between Johannesburg & Kruger National Park
Having spent a couple of weeks in Mauritius rather than Australia (here's why), it was time for the second part of our international trip - a week doing a self-drive safari at Kruger National Park in South Africa. We stayed with friends in Marloth Park, a town just outside of … [Read more...] about The Awesome Drive Between Johannesburg & Kruger National Park
Flight Review: Air Mauritius Economy Class – Mauritius (MRU) To Johannesburg (JNB)
After spending a couple of weeks in Mauritius, it was time to leave and head on to the second part of our trip - a self-drive safari in Kruger National Park in South Africa. To get there, we flew from Mauritius to Johannesburg on Air Mauritius. It was only a four hour flight … [Read more...] about Flight Review: Air Mauritius Economy Class – Mauritius (MRU) To Johannesburg (JNB)