Category Archives: South Africa

I spent 6 months living in South Africa, and traveled pretty extensively!

Out of Africa: tan & directionless

I’ve lost track of the amount of times I’ve cried my way through Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport. I always seem to be leaving someone, or something, important behind. This time was no exception to my general pattern: faced with … Continue reading

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Departure: Africa

It was with a very heavy heart that I left my beloved Cape Town after two short weeks. I definitely saw and did it all though—besides the hiking, paragliding, and winery visits, I packed in trips to the beaches, a … Continue reading

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Table Mountain/ A hiker’s paradise

Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, my father always used to take me camping. Not the cushy sort where you drive somewhere to a nice cabin and play with tons of other children (though this may have happened … Continue reading

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Wine Lovers Cape Town

If you love good wine, you already know that you’d be a fool to miss out on sampling some of the Western Cape wines when you come to Cape Town—Stellenbosch, Franschoek, and Constantia are world renowned wine producing regions. Even … Continue reading

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