Robertson Valley and South Africa's Route 62
The Robertson Valley and Route 62 After an awesome few days in Franschhoek, we continued our “grand tour” of South Africa’s wine regions....
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Sep 3, 20215 min read
Visiting Franschhoek - South Africa’s French Corner
Visiting Franschhoek Wine Region We wrapped up our time in Stellenbosch and continued on to Franschhoek - another amazing South African...
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Aug 27, 20215 min read
Stellenbosch Wine Tours - A Second Attempt
After our prohibition-era strikeout the first time visiting Stellenbosch, we decided to return, making it the initial stop on our long...
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Aug 13, 20214 min read
High Tea at the Mount Nelson - a Pretentious (but Fun!) Pastime
Mount Nelson High Tea High tea is just about the most pretentious thing you can do. But… it can also be a blast! And, nowhere was this...
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Aug 6, 20215 min read
A Cape Town Peninsula Tour - and Paying for Friends…
Cape Town sits on the northern, landward end of the Cape Peninsula, which juts down into the South Atlantic and ends at the Cape of Good...
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Jul 30, 20214 min read
Hiking Lion's Head - Without a Hangover!
A Lion's Head Hike Hiking Lion’s Head - like its Table Mountain counterpart - is a must for any Cape Town visitor. And, when you find...
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Jul 23, 20216 min read
Things To Do in Cape Town - While Sober!
Things to Do in Cape Town When a country totally cancels drinking, you have to find some other activities. As expected, there are plenty...
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Jul 16, 20216 min read
Hiking in Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch, and a Dry Tour
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve We hinted at it in our Cape Town bus tour post, but South Africa was about to go into full prohibition mode....
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Jul 9, 20219 min read
Cape Town Bus Tours - and Some Constantia Wine
A Cape Town Bus Tour We’d never done one of those hop-on, hop-off bus tours together, the ones with the London-esque, red double-decker...
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Jul 2, 20217 min read
Touring Robben Island - A Day "with" Nelson Mandela
Robben Island Prison If you know next to nothing about South Africa, you’ve still likely heard two intimately linked names: Nelson...
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Jun 25, 20216 min read
Climbing Table Mountain - Some Christmas Exercise!
Towering over Cape Town, you can’t ignore Table Mountain - absolutely dominates the skyline. And, the city has grown around this...
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Jun 18, 20219 min read
Walking in Cape Town - The Best Strolls
Is Cape Town a Walkable City? Yes! But, how do you describe an incredible city in a single blog post? You don’t. Cape Town just has too...
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Jun 11, 20216 min read
From Stone Town to Cape Town - Off to South Africa
Neither of us had ever been to South Africa. And, rewinding a bit, to get a visa into Tanzania, our visa application required a booked...
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Jun 4, 20216 min read
Snorkeling in Zanzibar - A "Blue Safari"
Best Snorkeling in Zanzibar Like our sunset catamaran cruise, sometimes it makes sense to do the organized tour thing. And, snorkeling in...
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TT&W Team
May 28, 20216 min read
Exploring Stone Town - A Maze of Deliciousness
As advertised, our time in Nungwi was the perfect R & R after the go, go, go craziness of the safari. But, after a few weeks, that...
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May 21, 20215 min read
Living the Expat Life in Zanzibar - A Budget
Living in Zanzibar We’re spending a year traveling and working, but we certainly don’t consider ourselves expats (maybe "digital...
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May 14, 20216 min read
Catamaran Cruises in Kendwa - Plus Sambusas…
Most of our Nungwi days followed a work, beach, eat, repeat routine. But, we also threw in some “organized fun.” Taking a sunset...
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May 7, 20216 min read
Pole Pole - A (Refreshing?) Mindset Shift
What Does Pole Pole Mean? You can’t spend time in Zanzibar - or Tanzania, in general - without hearing the phrase pole pole. Pronounced...
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Apr 30, 20216 min read
Nungwi - Beach Life in Zanzibar
Nungwi Beach During our safari, we both took time off work - couldn’t realistically support clients during nine full days of game drives,...
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Apr 23, 20217 min read
From Serengeti to Zanzibar - a Bush Flight Adventure
Serengeti to Zanzibar You can plan a safari countless ways. Some people fly directly in and out of Serengeti, some start there then work...
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