Category Archives: South Africa

Hippos, Hippos, Hippos, Nile Crocodile, More Hippos

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Tuesday January 20th ~ Travel day from Cape Town to Hluhluwe via St Lucia Estuary On the move again today with a flight out of Cape Town to Durban, South Africa. Since this was a domestic (within the same country) … Continue reading →

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A day trip to Stellenbosch for wine and chocolate tastings

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Monday January 19th ~ Stellenbosch, South Africa A day trip to Stellenbosch was an optional add-on that we decided to do at the last-minute. Neither one of us are big drinkers, and certainly not wine experts, but an opportunity to … Continue reading →

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A visit to a witch doctor in Cape Town

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Sunday, January 18th ~ Part 4, Langa, Cape Town, South Africa As you have probably already figured out, between having a very busy schedule and limited Internet service this past week, I have gotten quite behind in my “on the … Continue reading →

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The faces of poverty in South Africa

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Sunday January 17th ~ (part 3) Langa Township, Cape Town This post is a continuation of our day spent in an extremely poor part of Cape Town. It was eye-opening, interesting, challenging, depressing, and energizing all at the same time. … Continue reading →

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Langa Township, Cape Town ~ Extreme poverty – Is there a way out?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Sunday January 18th ~ (part 2) Langa Township, Cape Town Earlier in the day we had been blessed with a fun cable car ride up to the top of Table mountain, magnificent views over the city of Cape Town, the … Continue reading →

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Cape Town ~ From Table Mountain to Langa Township

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Sunday January 18th ~ Cape Town, SA (part 1) Today was an included half day tour of Cape Town and Table Mountain, that we followed up with an optional cultural immersion tour that took us to the extremely poor section … Continue reading →

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South Africa ~ Cape Peninsula Tour

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Saturday January 17th ~ Cape Town and Cape Peninsula We lugged our big cameras with long lenses along with us on this trip, hoping to capture some good pictures of the animals. Sadly, we went off and left the needed … Continue reading →

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Cape Town, South Africa ~ Getting there…

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Friday January 16 ~ Cape Town, South Africa It is not an easy trip to get all the way from Los Angeles to Cape Town. We left our place of business at 3:15 pm on Wednesday to head for the airport … Continue reading →

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