Archive for October, 2009

I Love South African Sunsets

When people travel to Texas from more wooded areas they remark about how “big” the sky is. You definitely get that impression in South Africa.

October 26, 2009   Posted in: Geography, Places You Must See  No Comments

Good Shows About South Africa

I try to stay informed on what is happening in South Africa. One great source is your cable channel.

October 22, 2009   Posted in: Culture and Customs, Places You Must See  No Comments

Food Worth Taking A Picture Of…

A “scone” is a U.S. biscuit and a “biscuit” is a South African cookie-makes my head hurt…

October 21, 2009   Posted in: Culture and Customs  No Comments

Whatever You Do, Don’t Run…

The book is well written – I could not put it down…

October 19, 2009   Posted in: Adventure!, Wildlife  One Comment

Hotel Tsitsikamma Lodge – A Very Special Place

Tsitsikamma Lodge is very hard to describe (and spell!) but great to experience…

October 16, 2009   Posted in: Places You Must See, Uncategorized  No Comments

Geysers, bonnets, and silencers…

I love bumping in to word confusions and accents when I travel to South Africa…

October 15, 2009   Posted in: .First Time Here? Some Good Posts To Read, Culture and Customs  One Comment

Interesting Link About South Africa

 I heard an interesting news story on CNN International today concerning the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.  Apparently this is a well recognized group that provides an assessment of governance quality of African countries (South Africa ranked in the top ten).
I plan to research it in more detail but wanted to pass the link on to you:
http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/en/section/the-ibrahim-index
It looks [...]

October 13, 2009   Posted in: Culture and Customs  No Comments

The Har-Dee-Dar Bird: One Of My Favorites

When they heard the “HAR-DEE-DAR” call in the middle of the night they quickly got dressed and came out of their hotel room – thinking they heard some type of emergency siren!

October 12, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized, Wildlife  2 Comments

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-10

iluvsa.com was down shortly due to web host data center problems – it is back up and running with a new article! #

October 10, 2009   Posted in: Twitter Tweets  No Comments

Where Else But South Africa?

Providing the experience for many is more important than fear of the few.

October 7, 2009   Posted in: Adventure!, Culture and Customs  No Comments