Miriam

Actually, the last blog entry was already written. Actually. 😬😅 This morning we woke up relatively early, which not only gave us that quaint door on the way to breakfast, but...

Today, South Africa's winter is treating us to wonderful summer weather – at least by northern German standards. 😎 We're taking it easy on our last day of vacation. With Tra

Today we're going to the Winelands. This morning's drive out of Cape Town was again oppressive in parts. For kilometers on end, we drove past densely built-up, very poor-looking...

This morning, we take an Uber taxi to the Waterfront. Our driver Shammy is from Zimbabwe – yet another person who has left their home country for economic reasons and is trying...

How enchanting are they? And how fascinating! 🐧 On land, with their somewhat clumsy waddling gait, they seem as if evolution hadn't bothered with their locomotion...

To counteract the "You don't look so well yet" comments, I want to put on some makeup again this morning. I'm feeling pretty good again now – I

Our flight to Cape Town is going according to plan. At the airport, we are immediately impressed by the many helpful and friendly people who ensure that everything goes quickly,...

The staff at the lodge are a bit concerned about my condition and the fever that has come on, I'm still getting medical advice – via WhatsApp and a rather poor phone connection....

Today, the Game Drive is once again canceled for me due to a cold 🤧. From my bed, I look out at the untouched nature. What kind of landscape are we actually in? There is no...

In our accommodation in the Okavango Delta, I can count myself lucky that there is now even Wi-Fi in the rooms – because now we have truly arrived in the wilderness. Although...

The transfer from Kasane to the Okavango Delta is unremarkable, we cannot spot animals from above, yet the view is impressive. At the airport, we will be welcomed by Zudu, who...

Yesterday, we had the opportunity to go on a jeep safari once again – this time in the afternoon, which meant experiencing a completely different time of day. Again, several jeeps...

Elephants

Yesterday afternoon, we board a boat on the Chobe River with guests we already met during the morning jeep tour. The boat has about ten seats and seems relatively small compared...

5:30 AM  Meeting for the Early Morning Game Drive. Coffee, tea, and muffins to fend off sleep – and then one safari jeep after another arrives. After a short drive, we reach Chobe

The border crossing from Zimbabwe to Botswana is a small adventure in itself – consisting of four stations: First, the cars drive through the disinfection bath, while we walk...

From Victoria Falls, we take the bus through the Zambezi National Park towards Botswana. The road seems to stretch endlessly straight ahead – which doesn't stop our driver from...

King Bambino is taking us this morning by his taxi to Mosi-oa-Tunya – the "Smoke that Thunders", the original name of the Victoria Falls. "Born, bred and buttered" in the town of...

Without words... 😳🙏🤩

30 hours of travel are behind us. Thirty. 😅 In between: a layover in Johannesburg and waiting in rather wintry temperatures at – according to a British co-traveler – the “worst...

Driving to Hanover, quickly bought anti-thrombosis stockings 🫣, spilled a bit of coffee on my pants – and yet, as is usually the case, we arrived at the airport well ahead of...

While packing, our cats supported me in a relaxed manner, as you can see. I guess this is their way of saying goodbye 🥹 So we rolled, sor

The preparations are underway. And so is the washing machine. While about 30 degrees are forecasted for Victoria Falls, we are expecting rather wintry 16 degrees in South...