The Traveling Steve's

Africa

Animal Kingdom Revisited 2019
Animal Kingdom Revisited 2019

Animal Kingdom Revisited 2019

Of all four of the Walt Disney World parks, Animal Kingdom is the one Steve (DOS) and I have visited least. Not that we don’t like animals, on the contrary – we love wildlife, it just didn’t excite us the…

Last night in Cape Town
Last night in Cape Town

Last night in Cape Town

On our last day day at 21 Roux Street, we checked out of our luxurious guesthouse around 11am.  After one last breakfast, we said bye to our hosts and owners Peter and Bradley, while continuing on to our hotel in…

Touring Franschhoek wine country with J.J.
Touring Franschhoek wine country with J.J.

Touring Franschhoek wine country with J.J.

In my last post I wrote about our wonderful accommodations and breakfasts we experienced at 21 Roux Street in Franschhoek, South Africa.  While we were there during the cooler and rainy time – (pre-Spring) we had a wonderful time touring…

Our Stay at 21 Roux Street in Franschhoek, South Africa
Our Stay at 21 Roux Street in Franschhoek, South Africa

Our Stay at 21 Roux Street in Franschhoek, South Africa

We are now staying our last of five nights at 21 Roux Street, a luxury Bed and Breakfast home in beautiful Franschhoek, South Africa.  Franschhoek is a short hour’s drive from Capetown, but a world away with it’s quaint shops,…

Onward to Cape Town and Franschhoek Wine Country
Onward to Cape Town and Franschhoek Wine Country

Onward to Cape Town and Franschhoek Wine Country

We checked out of Makanyi Lodge yesterday after an outstanding five night stay with twice daily safaris.  I do need to upload the gallery from the trip, but I will have to wait until we get home to the US…

Safari bound! Welcome to Makanyi Private Game Lodge!
Safari bound!  Welcome to Makanyi Private Game Lodge!

Safari bound! Welcome to Makanyi Private Game Lodge!

After a two night’s stay at the Hyatt Regency in Johannesburg, Steve (DOS) and I flew from Johannesburg to Hoedspruit, South Africa.  The flight was less than an hour aboard an Embraer 140 jet, and as the flight wasn’t full…

Welcome to Johannesburg!
Welcome to Johannesburg!

Welcome to Johannesburg!

After traveling since last Friday, we arrived at our hotel in Johannesburg Monday morning around 9:30am.  We checked in the Hyatt Regency Johannesburg, and fortunately our room was available at this early check-in hour.  We had reserved a standard room,…

Layover in Sao Paulo Airport Hotel and onward Flight to Johannesburg
Layover in Sao Paulo Airport Hotel and onward Flight to Johannesburg

Layover in Sao Paulo Airport Hotel and onward Flight to Johannesburg

We had a nice 8 hour overnight flight to Sao Paulo on an American Airlines Boeing 777-300 jet from Miami.  We had Business Class seats seats 3D and 3K (2 adjacent aisle seats in the center section of the 1…

Post Birthday follow-up posts
Post Birthday follow-up posts

Post Birthday follow-up posts

Wow – it’s been a great birthday and busy August for me (us)!  While my birthday is August 2nd, Steve (DOS), true to style, drags it out for a couple weeks if not longer.  We’ve had some great dinners and…