#Roadtripping - 20 posts

Silwerkaroo Padstal

Quirky South Africa, Part 1: Padstals of the Platteland

6 March 2023

My mom and I did a lot of quirky things on our road trip through South Africa. But the main quirky highlight was all the padstals we visited.
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Looking out over Leisure Bay

A Writing Holiday in Leisure Bay

12 August 2022

I just returned from a week in Leisure Bay, a beach community on the KZN-Eastern Cape border, where I went to work on my memoir.
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A cow in KwaZulu-Natal

The Blogitects' Excellent (Mis)adventures in KwaZulu-Natal, Part 3

7 June 2022

In part three of our saga, Thorsten and I finally make it home to Joburg from KwaZulu-Natal, via Richards Bay and Dundee.
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Thorsten on the beach at Kosi Mouth

The Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures in KwaZulu-Natal, Part 2

3 June 2022

Before reading this post, read Part 1 of the Blogitects’ Excellent (Mis)adventures. Thorsten and I woke up early on Friday morning, eager to explore the …
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Heather at Kosi Mouth sketch by Thorsten

The Blogitects' Excellent (Mis)adventures in KwaZulu-Natal, Part 1

1 June 2022

Thorsten and I embarked on a wild weeklong road trip through KwaZulu-Natal province, which did not turn out as planned.
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Beautiful beach along Route 72

Cruising Along the Eastern Cape's Route 72

12 May 2021

Thorsten and I spent a few days on Route 72 -- in Port Alfred, Kasouga, and Kenton-on-Sea, during our Blogitect Road Trip.
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Heather at the Pig & Whistle in Bathurst

A Visitor's Guide to Bathurst

12 April 2021

One year later than planned, I finally made it to Bathurst -- one of the small South African towns I've been most excited to visit.
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FX4 in Bathurst

Phyllis Drives the Blogitects to the Eastern Cape and Back

30 March 2021

Thorsten and Heather, aka the Blogitects, rode Phyllis the Ford Ranger FX4 on a nine-day road trip from Joburg to the Eastern Cape and back.
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