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Day 1, Flight 1
San Francisco, United States

Day 1. Flight 2. Wine. Sitting backwards. Fun socks. Champagne.
Frankfurt

Day 2. Flight 3. Off to Stuttgart. Buuuuurrr! We're not used to the cold anymore... but at least there are pretzels!
Stuttgart, Germany

Stopped at the Christmas market for some glüwein. The rain eventually turned into snow.
Aidlingen, Germany

Visited family and enjoyed the snow covered scenery (from inside).
A day in Budapest

St. Stephen's Basilica. The beginning point of our walking tour.
Walking tour through Budapest

Amazing views. We started in Pest at St Stephen's Basilica. Crossed the Chain bridge to Buda. From Castle Mountain, we looked out over Pest. We finished at a local café where we had some mushroomRead more
Budapest, Hungary

We stopped at one of Budapest's famous ruinbars. This one was called Kuplung. We had a beer and tried the local drink - Palinka. Mondays are half off. The beers were a 1$ and the shots were 3$, so 4$Read more
Johannesburg, South Africa

We visited the Apartheid Museum in Joburg. It chronicled the country's history from the bushmen to colonial occupation, through the oppressive apartheid (segregation) policies put into place followingRead more
Sabi Sands Game Reserve

In the morning, we hopped on a small plane for the short flight to Skukuza airport in Kruger National Park. We spotted a giraffe on landing and were picked up with an open-top Land Rover. The 45Read more
Sabi Sands - Day 2

We were woken up at 5am after an impressive lightening show and sporatic rain showers that lasted throughout the night (and that Nico slept right through). The storm brought temperatures that wereRead more
Sabi Sands - Final Day

Having already spotted the Big 5, the last drive was for bonus points. Unlike the previous 2 drives, this one did not start slow. Right off the bat, a tower of giraffes. Shortly thereafter, a smallRead more
Aliwal Shoal

Once again we woke up at 5 am, this time to go diving. We had to be at the dive shop in Umkomaas, 40 minutes south of Durban, at 6 am. Luckily Nico adjusted to driving on the left side easily. TheRead more
Durban - Day 2

After having to wake up early for game drives and diving on the previous days, we were finally able to sleep in! After the buffet breakfast, we took a tour of Moses Mahbida Stadium. In the afternoon,Read more
Durban - Day 3

We scheduled a half day tour to the Land of 1000 Hills where we were shown the traditional Zulu way of life, highlighted with music and dancing. Our guide, Dick Maare, was an energetic and proud SouthRead more
Cape Town!

We hopped on a Mango Air flight from Durban to Cape Town. On landing, we saw one of the townships housing around 1.5 million people in metal sheds. The government guarantees housing and running waterRead more
Cape of Good Hope & Penguins

We headed South from Cape Town towards the Cape peninsula. Driving over the mountain passes, one is able to see the Atlantic and Indian Oceans on either side. The first stop was Simon's town locatedRead more
Table Mountain & Stellenbosch

Another day, another early morning wakeup. Sina, Brittany and Nico woke up at 6:30 am to get an early start on hiking up Table Mountain. The bay was surrounded by thick fog in the morning but weRead more
Last Day in Cape Town

Sina's wish before heading home was to enjoy the sun, beach, and lunch in the neighborhood of her future home, Camps Bay. Camps Bay sits on the backside of Table Mountain and has an incredible view ofRead more
Journey Home

The journey home was quite long. Since we booked the trip on miles and added an extra stop in Europe, the return routing was not exactly direct. The itinerary started in Cape Town and included stopsRead more