At the bottom of the Swartberg pass, once into the initial gorge, you twist along and come out at a river where people stop to picnic and swim in the summer. Also just there is a lone standing pinnacle of rock onto which people have written “Jesus” as it forms a sort of natural Read more >
We got up at 7am and left around 8am, not the early time we had initially envisaged. Probably from a little too much red wine the night before? Anyway, today was going to be fantastic. Plans were to do Swartberg pass, then a back road to Calitzdorp past game, on to Barrydale through another pass, Read more >
We took some pictures of the place we stayed at since it was dark on arrival and the place couldn’t be seen. It was in an amazing natural setting about 2 minutes out of town. Great comfort and cleanliness considering the price we paid. You felt like you were in the middle of nowhere on a Read more >
Having arrived in Prince Albert in the light, it took is some time to sort ourselves out for the evening. We first filled up with petrol which took longer than expected. After that we started looking around for places to stay. We ideally wanted something cheap and cheerful just to sleep at so Read more >
This article was first published by our friends at TerraCurve.com, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their blog. As conservation tourism becomes more and more popular, how can travelers be certain of exactly where and how their money is being spent? One Read more >
We had made the 100km down the gravel road and now it was only about 45 km of tar to reach our destination for the day – Prince Albert. As you reach the end of the gravel there is a lovely Karoo farm stall in Klaarstroom that awaits you with coffee, drinks and all sorts of other goodies to Read more >
Dave and I have been running a travel blog a long time now and the other night while huddled in a tent during one of our latest around the world adventures, we talked about how life has changed over all our years of travel. We are actually more comfortable with the strange things that occur in Read more >
Chad Kellogg is currently in Base Camp on the South Side of Everest where he is preparing to attempt a speed climb of that mountain. You can follow his progress on the VertiCulture Blog, which is the official blog of gear company Outdoor Research, one of his primary sponsors. The site is now Read more >
After we had eaten, we got ready to ride the 150km to Prince Albert the back way via Klaarwater on the gravel between the mountain ranges. This is one of my personal most beautiful rides, because the gravel road is easy and the views, fauna and flora are all spectacular. One only passes about Read more >
Having filled the bikes up, we now needed something to eat and drink ourselves. We went up to the Willowmore historic guest house to see if they were open and selling food. We found they were there and open but the kitchen was closed, so we had a look around the place, it’s old pub full of Read more >
