Tag Archives: South Africa

Tips to plan a trip for your parents to visit eSwatini and Southern Africa

Posted on March 24, 2019 by elliewick

Have your parents started asking about visiting you in eSwatini? Or maybe you have started asking them? Have no fear! I judiciously planned the use of all my vacation days, including for when my parents visited me in eSwatini. I … Continue reading →

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Gratitude for nature, work, and food: What I’ve been doing the last four months

Posted on December 2, 2018 by elliewick

How time has flown! I have lived in town working my new job for more than four months now. My blog reading and writing routine has been severely disrupted and I haven’t found a way to work either into my … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Dehorned rhino

Posted on September 5, 2018 by elliewick

South Africa has been dehorning rhinos to keep the animal alive. This post isn’t a discussion of whether this is the right solution to stop poaching.  The first dehorned rhino I saw was with my parents last year in isiMangaliso … Continue reading →

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If hyenas could talk

Posted on March 29, 2018 by elliewick

Hyenas are usually on the move, never lingering for long at one spot, unless you find a mother with her cubs. For this reason, my photos of hyenas usually show only their backside moving away. On my latest trip to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Wild dogs

Posted on March 14, 2018 by elliewick

After seeing a kill on our first drive in Kruger, I would have left my Kruger trip happy. But my guide and the rest of the safari-goers in my group knew that I really, really, really wanted to see wild … Continue reading →

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Why I keep returning to Kruger

Posted on March 6, 2018 by elliewick

Sunrise leopards. Hundreds of elephants walking into the sunset. Giraffes manicuring acacia trees. Vultures swarming a kill. Black-maned lions patrolling shoulder to shoulder down the road. A cheetah scanning the plains from her perch on a fallen tree. Kruger National … Continue reading →

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African money collecting

Posted on February 10, 2018 by elliewick

I do not recall how my money collection initially started, but for 15 years or so, it has been fun adding to the collection. One of my uncles is a regular contributor with money from his own travels. I am … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Ndebele village

Posted on December 6, 2017 by elliewick

The first stop on my parents’ visit to Southern Africa was to visit a village I had been dreaming about since eighth grade. I made a beautiful piece of abstract art that year with inspiration from a National Geographic article … Continue reading →

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Catching up with Cedric

Posted on October 5, 2017 by elliewick

Many of my travels in the last year have not been Cedric the gnome friendly. I can’t really say, hey lion, let me pose my gnome with you. This has led to a lack of Cedric adventures, plus he was … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Food in Durban

Posted on July 12, 2017 by elliewick

Nothing sounded that exciting about Durban except for the food. Durban has the largest population of Indians outside of India, which means there are plenty of traditional Indian restaurants along with South African versions of curry a la bunny chow. … Continue reading →

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