Three Weeks in South Africa We spent six weeks in Turkey between March and May. After Turkey, we had three weeks in South Africa planned. The primary reason for the trip was a 50th birthday party for my sister-in-law who also lives in Atlanta. Since she is from South Africa, the big party needed to […]
South Africa 2022 – Itinerary
South Africa 2022 – Itinerary Our trip to South Africa was primarily to attend a wedding reception and visit my wife’s family. After South Africa, we planned to spend about 2 months traveling through the Balkans as that is an area of Europe we had not visited yet. Due to family emergencies in May 2022, […]
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South Africa 2019 Itinerary
South Africa 2019 We spent two weeks in South Africa for a wedding. However, the trip was limited to the Cape Town area with a couple of day trips to Cape Point, a game reserve and to visit a friend in the countryside. This was the initial portion of our trip that ended with Eurotrip […]
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South Africa 2019 – Aquila Game Reserve
Aquila Game Reserve We booked a visit to Aquila Game Reserve a couple of hours from Paarl for our last day in South Africa. Our reservation was for 12 PM; we left Paarl around 9 AM to give us enough time to find the place. It was not a cheap option at about $125 per […]
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South Africa 2019 – Day Trips
Day Trips around Cape Town There are a lot of options for day trips around Cape Town. A tourist and local favorite is wine tasting and many vineyards offer tours and tastings in the Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl area. Below are some of the day trips we took from our base in Paarl. Tulbagh On […]
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South Africa 2019 – Paarl
30 Hours Later We arrived in Cape Town after our flight via Amsterdam from Atlanta. It was a total of 30 hours of travel from our house in Atlanta (11 AM Wednesday) to our accommodations in Paarl (11 PM Thursday). When you finally stop traveling, you are at a point between tired and high-strung. You […]
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Health Issues and Travel
Health Issues – Vertigo? As many of you have read in my posts, I have mentioned a few times that I have suffered from health issues related to vertigo-like symptoms since about 2015. After chasing the root cause over several years, it was determined not to be vertigo. In 2019 my ENT ruled out vertigo; […]
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4 Months of Travel – How Much Did it Cost?
How Much Did It Cost? How much did it cost for our nomadic adventure? We did a test of traveling full-time for 4 months. It was initially a 6-month plan, some things needed to be addressed in the US so it was cut to 4 months. We needed to determine the cost of travel over […]
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Travel and Vacation are not the same
Travel is Not a Vacation Travel and vacation aren’t necessarily the same thing, though people often use them interchangeably. When we travel, people always ask how long are we on vacation. I usually respond with we are traveling not on vacation. I will explain the difference below. Travel Travel often implies a journey or experience […]
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Two Months in Turkey – Our Expenses
Turkey 2024 – Part 1 We spent approximately two months in Turkey between March and June. Our first visit was 6 weeks including an overnight layover on the way to Georgia. Unfortunately, we did not go the most budget-friendly route as we had a one-way rental car for 35 days. Additionally, we had 3 other […]
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