Nov 5, 2017 | Africa, Blog, South Africa, Travel
Hiking is one of my favorite things to do, and Cape Town has one of the best hiking spots in the world. Table Mountain overlooks the ocean and the city below and is a great spot for sunsets. The first day we were in Cape Town we dropped our bags at our AirBnB, grabbed... 
Nov 4, 2017 | Africa, Blog, South Africa, Travel
One of the most exciting things for me to see while in Cape Town (besides the penguins) was what is commonly known as the southwesternmost point of the African continent, the Cape of Good Hope. Fun fact: Cape Agulhas is the southernmost point of Africa. Andreas and I... 
Oct 18, 2017 | Africa, Animals, Blog, South Africa
The penguins at Boulder Beach in South Africa One thing that has been on my bucket list for a while is seeing the penguins in South Africa. We had a short time in Cape Town, but the penguins are a mere few hour’s drive away in Boulder Beach just outside of Simon’s... 
Oct 17, 2017 | Africa, Blog, South Africa, Travel
Wine Tasting in South Africa I am an inexperienced wine taster, though thankfully Andreas is not. When he was attending a university in Paris, they required (!) a wine tasting course, and he’s visited vineyards in California and South Africa since. I love getting to... 
Oct 15, 2017 | Africa, Blog, South Africa, Travel
Unlike many other countries in Africa, South Africa has an excellent road system and driving and transportation work like a charm. Maps are easy to read and the internet is generally fast enough on a smartphone to run Google Maps or GPS if needed. Uber is readily...