I didn’t think much of it at first. His face was somewhat pale and the ever-present smile had been replaced by a slightly anguished expression. He mentioned he was cold but how could this be? We were in the middle of the hot and humid Cambodian jungle. Maybe it was just exhaustion from a long day of exploring Angkor Wat? I figured if we just rested a while, we’d be OK. Then 💩 happened. Literally. The next few hours were spent assisting him back and forth from the toilet to […]

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This remote lodge is located just under 2000 meters in the mountains of Southwest Lesotho (the land locked country within South Africa). Because of its isolated location it is a destination in and of itself. It is peaceful here – the wind blows through the pines and the air is fresh. Delicious mountain air becomes even more invigorating to breathe after a heavy rain. The highlight of a stay is the fact that it is remote – coupled with a number of activities offered for adventurous travelers. Because the lodge […]

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Upon finalizing my flights to South Africa from Bangkok, I told a good friend who has traveled extensively in Africa that I would kiss the African soil for him. He replied, “Kiss Africa’s ground for me, but remember: Africa always wins. No matter how much you try to make sense of all the nonsense, it’ll never make sense. Thus Africa wins.” Winning or not, the unpredictability of adventure travel in Sub Saharan Africa has always appealed to me – oh and its vast outdoor beauty and finding areas of this […]

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The Rose House Inn is a wonderfully restored luxury Bed & Breakfast located about 8 km from the small town of Fouriesburg in eastern part of the Free State in South Africa. The properties’ old stone farmhouse was meticulously restored by innkeepers John and Trish Critchley in 2005/2006. Two stand alone cottages were constructed within the expansive gardens and now serve as the primary guest rooms. The main two ingredients in a stay here are privacy and quiet! This is rural South Africa – you come here to get away […]

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We arrived in Kosi Bay after about 10 hours of at times stressful driving – from near the Lesotho Border in the Free State of South Africa. We arrived here in the dark of night and promptly made a beeline for the beach on the sandy roads in our 2wd Honda Jaz- looking for lodging – big mistake. There were no lights – and signs indicating hotels located just down the road were misleading as we later found out we were many kilometers from the beach. Passing no cars and […]

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We headed out of the lodge today on a long meander to a river. Along the way we picked up 8 children who were delighted to see us and show us around their village. They accompanied us down a steep cliff to a huge valley below. Along the way we met a sheep and goat herder dressed in native attire. Eventually we reached the bottom of the valley and the river. It was wasn’t the cleanest water in the world – but it was running and most of the kids […]

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Just returned from a fantastic outing on the horses to see ancient Bushman cave paintings. We rode through expansive fields of mostly corn until we reached a viewpoint overlooking an impressive gorge. From here it was on foot down a very steep rocky trail to the first of the caves – called “echo cave”. It was obvious why this cave took its name after we shouted ourselves hoarse, practicing our new found Lesotho words including “dumella” – a greeting. This word came bouncing back at us from across the canyon. […]

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Greetings from Malelea Lodge in the remote hinterlands of the “mountain Kingdom” – the landlocked county of Lesotho (not pronounced how its spelled, rather phonetically you say “Lesootoo”). The country has the highest mountains in Southern Africa and receives significant snowfall at the higher elevations in the winter. There is even a small ski resort in the eastern part of the country! We drove in from South Africa crossing the border at Maseru – the capital city. Upon giving my passport to the South African immigration officer – he looked […]

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We are always going into Bangkok for something. This time for yellow fever vaccinations – I had mine last year for Cote d’Ivoire (good for 5 years) – this time around for Syy for our January trip to Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Mozambique. Its not easy getting Yellow Fever vaccs in Bangkok – only available on the weekdays – hospitals don’t offer it so we ended up going to the Red Cross Clinic at the Snake Farm. This time of year Bangkok is just plain crowded – traffic stretched as […]

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