I know, I know...it's been way too long between blog posts. No excuses - we've been busy enjoying friends, old and new, and haven't had...

We have also been volunteering at the Vervet Monkey Foundation, VMF about one day a week while we've been here...so about 6 times total....

One of the things we've been doing with our time here in South Africa is volunteering at a couple of animal rescue centers. One, that I...

Just a quick aside about some happenings in our neighborhood... As I wrote about before, the house we're staying in is on Leadwood Big...

From Thonga Beach Lodge, we made our way to its sister lodge, Rhino Ridge Lodge, in the Hluhluwhe-iMfolozi National Park, about halfway...

"Vacation?" you say. "But aren't you already on vacation?" Well, yes, we are in South Africa. But, our friends Susanne and Matt came to...

Damn, the elephants are so cute -- and smart! The other day, the five resident elephants on the Estate were hanging out practically in...

Going back a little ways to catch up on some great experiences... Our hosts have been so kind since we arrived. We already mentioned...

There are lots of animals in this area -- that is why tourists come to this area. But we're talking so many opportunities to see all...

As we discussed in a previous post, not far from us is the Blyde Canyon. This is part of the Drakensburg -- a stunning escarpment...

The Blyde River Canyon is near where we're staying. It's the 3rd largest canyon in the world and the largest green canyon in the world. ...

Although there's a ton to see right outside our windows (as discussed in earlier blog posts), we have started venturing out to see some...

Let me try to describe where we're staying. The area used to be a large cattle farm -- almost 1000 hectares (about 2500 acres). I...

Whenever we are in a new place, I always enjoy going shopping. This is very much unlike at home. It is interesting to see the different...

We spent Day Two at "home", relaxing, getting over our jet lag, and watching wide-eyed out the windows, running from room to room to see...

We woke last night to the sound of monkeys; not far off and kind of funky (apologies to Bob Seger). Monkeys? In Philadelphia? For those...