“Is that a topless woman standing near the road?!” Ol thought that he was seeing things. Maybe the desert was getting to him. Perhaps it...

The Namib Desert By Jessica Thomas It is a destination where your eyes can see more than just landscapes; you can actually see but at the...

Ghost Towns Along the Highway By John Cougar Mellencamp Ghost towns along the highway Guess no one wants to live around here any more...

I have a confession to make. I lost our driver’s licenses. The last time I remember having them was at the airport in Cape Town, South...

Even the locals thought that we were crazy. Our plan was to rent the cheapest car that we could find and drive it across several...

I was so excited that I could hardly sit still. We were headed to Addo Elephant National Park. The park is close to Port Elizabeth and...

We had just finished our first day’s hike on the Otter Trail, one of South Africa’s premier hikes. Judging by the scenery on the first...

I have been reading blog posts for weeks preparing for our hike on South Africa’s famous Otter Trail. One of the most frightening things...

Maybe Ol and I have been on the road for so long that we are starting to look adventurous. That can be the only possible explanation as...

I had never really given the Indian Ocean much thought. I think that is because it is a place I never thought I’d visit. Suddenly, it...