When I think Westin,the Heavenly Bed & Bath come to mind and after two weeks traveling on safari, I was looking forward to my stay at the Westin Capetown. Of the many Starwood brands, I tend to favor the Westin. My six night stay was paid with a (then SPG) […]
We’ve all experienced the travel meltdown, the point at which you just lose it at some point in your journey. You’ve missed a flight connection, dealt with weather delays, were stranded overseas, waited at the baggage carousel only to realize that your bags are not coming anytime soon, been so […]
In my travels, I love to stumble upon various outdoor art installations. Walking around the cities and towns, I’m always on the lookout for sculptures, murals, statues, signs and all kinds of art displays (cookie and cupcake art counts as well!). While we are all so busy in our lives, […]
On the day of checkout, you can choose to relax, sleep in or like me, get up one last time for the 5am wakeup, ready for the 6am game drive. Safari is the ultimate example of FOMO (fear of missing out). My young friend laughed at me when i said […]
For many people, including me, daily life is chock full of routine activities, work and life which for the most part are on auto-pilot. For me, its wash, eat, work, gym, rinse, repeat and only on vacation (holiday) can I break out of this routine and enjoy the excitement of […]
On safari, your daily schedule is set by the lodge with time to relax during the day. If you are not a morning person (me) you will quickly learn to morph into one or you will miss out, and you don’t want to miss out! At Inyati, the daily schedule […]
When Vanessa at Turnipseed Travel tagged me to participate in the Travel Supermarket’s Capture the Colour (ah the British spelling…) contest, I was happy to participate. Each travel blogger creates a post of five photos to represent the primary colors of red, blue, green, yellow and white. As I’ve just […]
Arriving at Inyati Safari Lodge at lunchtime meant that I would be able to join the afternoon safari game drive. Not knowing what to expect, I prepared my backpack with all of the “safari essentials” I had relied on during the past week of safari trek/drives in Botswana. My essentials now […]
Turning off the dirt road toward the Inyati Private Game Reserve entrance gate, the anticipation was building – this was my South African safari, in Sabi Sands no less. The shuttle driver escorted me to the gift shop entrance which also serves as the check in desk. I was welcomed […]
Traveling with my duffel bag of drab safari clothes and my one pair of shoes, I had my travel time out at the hotel for a night before the morning drive to Sabi Sands Private Game Park. With my safari experiences in Botswana completed, I was ready to embark on the […]