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Focus on Kwazulu-Natal (Part one)
Adventure Activities in South Africa | October 12th 2008 by Gary
Today's post focuses on Kwazulu-Natal, one of nine Provinces in South Africa. Kwazulu-Natal, or KZN as it is affectionately known by the locals, is one of the World's hidden tourist gems and is situated in the North East corner of South Africa. The read more
Mpumalanga's Panorama Route
Absolute Vanilla... (& Atyllah) | September 20th 2008
MacMac FallsNot too many words today, been too caught up in editing and am kinda worded-out. The shots below were taken after we left the Kruger National Park and spent two days mooching around Mpumalanga province's Panorama Route. Mpumalanga means read more
AAD - International Airshow in Cape Town this weekend
Adventure Activities in South Africa | September 20th 2008 by Gary
The annual African Aerospace and Defence Airshow is taking place at Ysterplat Airfield in Cape Town this weekend. The good news is that the Weather Gods have blessed the event and the forecast is for clear skies on Saturday afternoon and Sunday - a read more
Big, really BIG!
The Shutternut | September 19th 2008 by Brendan
Today's HS:MS pic is a cheat from our overseas holiday, and the reason I had to use it was because I was packing all night for our week away at the Drakensberg. There was a traffic jam this morning and I happened to be on the bottom level of a four l read more
Tender, Sweet and Juicy
The Shutternut | September 18th 2008 by Brendan
Yesterdays HS:MS word was juicy and I really wanted to try something other than fruit. When I first saw what the word was I thought there would be so many different things to try, but when it got down to the actual shooting, I was stumped. So fruit i read more
The man-eating Lions of the Kruger National Park
Safari Stories | September 13th 2008 by David
Every day there are illegal immigrants from Mozambique making their way from the border through the Kruger National Park and into South Africa. These people are obviously desperate to find work.During the daytime, there are helicopters, aeroplanes, v read more
A Romantic Getaway...
The Shutternut | September 2nd 2008 by Brendan
Today's HS:MS prompt is the word 'Romantic' and as I'm stuck at the office all day I can't really shoot a spontaneous shot of something romantic, so I'm having to resort to sifting through holiday pics. I love a romantic fireplace every now and then, read more
Riverview Manor
Addicts Seeking Recovery | August 17th 2008 by EJ Hill
Located in Underberg, in the stunningly beautiful Southern Drakensberg, RIVERVIEW MANOR is a private specialist clinic with a difference. The clinic and its surrounds offer an environment that resonates with healing and recovery. Our clients enjoy th read more
SUMMERHILL’S 4TH CHAMPIONSHIP : Another ground-breaker.
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | August 15th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Mick and Cheryl Goss with (from top) Greig Muir, Michael Booysen, Velaphi Mbanjwa, Linda Norval, Catherine Hartley, Siyabonga Mlaba, John Motaung, Kerry Jack, Heather Morkel, Doug Couperthwaite, Marleen Breed and Tarryn Liebenberg(JC Photographics) W read more
OSRAM RALLY
The Ultimate R-EVO-lutionary Sports Car : Mitsubishi Evoluti… | August 12th 2008 by Robertus Wijanarko
The 6th round of the Sasol SA Rally Championship is a test of the brave as the title fight heads to the Southern Drakensberg for the Osram Rally on 15 and 16 August. Previously known as the Border Mountain Trial, the Osram Rally returns to the spec read more
It's not the size of the dog in the fight. It's the size of the f…
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | July 28th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Home of Team Summerhill(Nicholas Goss) In many respects, Summerhill’s fourth consecutive Breeders’ Championship is a triumph for the underdog. Firstly, history was against us . Only five farms had been tagged with the title in all of recorded read more
Southern Drakensberg - Kwazulu Natal
Adventure Activities in South Africa | July 2nd 2008 by Gary
The Drakensberg is a range of mountains separating Lesotho and South Africa. The Southern Drakensberg is fast becoming an Adventure Haven, with a vast range of Adventure Activities on offer.River Rafting, Hiking, Quad Biking, Mountain Biking, Glidin read more
Africa Calling
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | June 26th 2008 by nefdtblogger
The calling of Africa(Peter-Coyotos)(Drakensberg Boys Choir) KERRY JACK - After 8 years in the ‘metropolis’ of Mooiriver I felt a need to see a bit more of the world and headed off to England to find out if the grass is greener read more
Helicopter Tours in the Drakensberg
Adventure Activities in South Africa | June 25th 2008 by Gary
With the magnificant Drakensberg Mountains on their door step, Westline offer scenic flights daily from their base at the Dragon Peaks Mountain Resort's Airfield. Dragon Peaks is in the Central Drakensberg, in close proximity to the Drakensberg Sun H read more
Summerhill Tough
Summerhill Stud, South Africa | June 24th 2008 by nefdtblogger
Late afternoon, grazing the Drakensberg foothills(Michael Nefdt) We’re constantly asked how we managed to bring the Breeders Championship across the Drakensberg for the first time, when it had been the preserve of our colleagues primarily in th read more
Snow sports in sunny South Africa!
Adventure Activities in South Africa | June 23rd 2008 by Gary
This week, the annual SA National Skiing Championships is taking place in the remote mountain village of Tiffendel. Situated in the Southern Drakensberg, the remote resort is a good ten to fourteen hours from the major cities in South Africa.The sea read more
Something Different - Busy Bees
Adventure Activities in South Africa | May 29th 2008 by Gary
The South African Killer Bee is the most feared of all Bee colonies in the world and now you have a chance to confront your fear. H & D Honey Products near Winterton, have built a glass hive, so that you can view the bees at work safely from behind read more
Chinese arms/repression in Zimbabwe
BobFromBrockley | May 19th 2008
In this post, and more recently in a comment here, I was optimistic about the capacity of the South African proletariat to act in solidarity with the dissenters in Zimbabwe, and in this post I was critical of the South African regimes complicity in b read more
Quad Biking in Kwazulu-Natal
Adventure Activities in South Africa | May 19th 2008 by Gary
South Africa has an abundance of excellent Quad Biking Adventures, from quided eco-tours to fast paced racing. In Kwazulu-Natal an excellent way to go up Sani Pass in the Drakensberg is by quad bike. Sani Pass Quad Tours offer a safe and very profes read more
Last Gliding Post this month - I promise :)
Adventure Activities in South Africa | May 7th 2008 by Gary
I went up to the Drakensberg last weekend to do some gliding, but the weather forecast was not all that great. On Sunday morning, we took the Motorglider (Grob 109) out fairly early and took off while the rest of the crew were getting ready for flyi read more
The Farm That Winter.
South African Diva | May 1st 2008
I remember sliding around on the back seat of my grandfather's canary-yellow, diesel Mercedes Benz.Boredom, thick sadness, and anxiety forcing me to methodically count the passing telephone poles as we drove along the rural highway to my maternal gra read more
Gliding in the Drakensberg
Adventure Activities in South Africa | April 29th 2008 by Gary
Here are some photos taken of gliders in the Drakensberg. Soaring conditions in Autumn are really good and, as you can see, the mountains have already had a dusting of snow. The airfield here is at 5,000ft and the Drakensberg range of mountains is read more
Pinay Jade, Just For You!
Starting Over in South Africa | April 25th 2008 by Mike
Mwah! Good old South Africa, even during a power failure.I know, I shouldn't be allowed to use a camera.... but anyway, these are part of the Drakensberg Mountain range, taken in the Royal Natal National Park. read more
Snow on the 'Berg.
Durban Daily Photo Blog | April 22nd 2008 by Maureen Wilton
If you live in KZN and were wondering why it's been so bitterly cold the past few days, look no further for the culprit. This view of the 'Berg, from Mooi River says it all!!Our weather at this time of the year is normally the most wonderful warm read more
How A Wedding And Giveaways Caused Me To Exceed My Bandwidth
Dersalsites - South African Business | April 18th 2008 by Derek
This past Saturday, my favourite niece got married. The setting was in the Drakensberg mountains, near Bergville, in KwaZulu-Natal. It was absolutely stunning! Apart from my Mom, my wife, Sally and my son, Clinton and his girlfriend, Laura also acco read more
Trip to the Northern Drakensberg
Louis' Spin | April 15th 2008 by Louis Rossouw
In November Lorna and I were scheduled to go hike the Whale Trail with friends. That is until a bunch of storms and rain hit the region closing the trail and resulting in a cancelled hiking trip.So Lorna and I had some leave booked and decided to use read more
Drakensberg Mountains
Chessalee | February 2nd 2008 by Nikita
Enjoy this movie with pictures from www.berg.co.za Click HERE to visit different places of the Drakensberg mountain and you can also make bookings from this link. This mountain range stretches from the Northern part of South Africa to the Southern pa read more
I’ve dined with a butt-ugly bat!
If these walls could talk | February 1st 2008 by SheBee
Today was a fantastically tiring journey of travel. The drive up to the Drakensberg was long, and I mean LONG. The roads were windy, potholed, cow riddled and schoolkid filled. I was SO relieved to finally arrive at the Champagne Ca read more
To ZEE at Amphitheatre Backpackers in the Drakensberg area!
My Life Changing Journey | January 25th 2008 by Maria
Thank you very much for your help in finding and supporting a friend.Whenever anyone wants to go and hike the Drakensberg please be advised to take a registered guide with you and sign the appropriate register. Contact ZEE at +27 36 438 6675 read more
Breaking Good Habits
iKhaya LikaBaba 061 - 441 NPO | January 24th 2008 by Melanie Grant
Sean seems to think that the fact that I haven't blogged for 2 weeks is actually breakthrough. He said the words "addiction", "compulsion" and the likes, however I don't believe a word he says. And to prove a point, I haven't but boy is there a who read more
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