The Pepper’s Annual Photo Montage: Farewell 2014, HELLO there 2015!
At the end of each year, I revisit my photos from the previous 12 months. I reminisce, chuckling and weeping, grimacing and grinning. What can I say? …
Category: South Africa
Ubuntu
Ubuntu: I am, because of you. This word, ubuntu, conveys the sheer beauty and connectedness of South Africans to themselves and others. It is the expressed …
Vegan Wanderlust in South Africa
Searching the world high and low, near and far, consumed with vegan wanderlust, a vegan vagabond. I think that makes me a vegabond. Some may …
Chasing Rainbows in South Africa
Driving in South Africa has proven to be relatively easy, especially for me given my butt has been firmly planted in the passenger seat. I …
Top Five Cape Town Experiences
Cape Town. Wow. What an incredible city offering everything from mountain hiking and biking to surfing (nearby) to history and culture and a multitude of …
Endangered Bontebok
Bontebok pronounced Bont-ē-bock. Found in the fynbos (shrubland) of the Western Cape, the Bontebok are an endangered antelope. The area was proclaimed a national park in the 1930’s to …
The Garden Route: Nature’s Valley and Wilderness
The Garden Route Traveling along the coast about 300 kilometers from Southwestern to Southeastern South Africa, the Garden Route passes through the towns of Mossel …
Elephants at Addo National Park
Lodging at Avoca River Cabins Avoca means “the meeting of the waters”. Located on The Sunday’s River in the Sunday’s River Valley, Avoca is only …
Dear South Africa: I love you, but…
Dear South Africa, I love your people. I don’t ever recall feeling so genuinely received anywhere more than here in South Africa. Smiles, so warm, …