Oh Cape Town, your beauty beckoned me from across the Atlantic. Your haute cuisine, your unparalleled scenic views, your laid-back, cool-to-the-core style. I was sooo looking forward to relaxing on your beaches. Matt and I decided after a few nights in a tented situation followed by a B&B in Zambia, we deserved to treat ourselves …
For many people, myself included, the idea of going on an African safari seems far-fetched. When I first brought the idea up to Matt he quickly dismissed me saying, “we can’t afford that!” The thing is, we can afford that, though it certainly required some sacrifice. I put in many hours at a second job …
There is just something about autumn that makes you want to get outdoors and into nature. The changing of the leaves, crisp fall air, and that beautiful golden light. For Matt and I, that means a lot of hiking. Ok, some hiking. Ok, ok, minimal hiking! At any rate, we had our hearts set on …
As soon as we booked our flights to South Africa, I knew I had to build space in our itinerary to make the trek to Victoria Falls. A bucket list item of mine for many years, one I thought I might never cross off. Matt quibbled about the cost of the extra plane ticket to …