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Fish River Canyon

Peter Baxter — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:29:45 +0000

Fish River is one of the top Southern African trekking destinations, competeing with such classics as the Drakensberg, Chimanimani in Zimbabwe and Mount Mulanje in Malawi. It is pretty popular option for a lot of Southern African overland epics, and is a staple of the Namibian circuit. Check out this great Fish River slideshow

Mpumulanga – The Wild Frontier of South Africa

Peter Baxter — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:41:56 +0000

Mpumulanga in the local Swazi language means Land of the Rising Sun! True to the name this is definitely the wild heart of South Africa. Here wildlife, culture, mountains and bushveld merge, opening the opportunity for anything from caving, balloon safaris, kloofing, hiking, and of course foot or four wheel wildlife safaris. Mpumulanga offers limitless potential [...]

Getting from Johannesburg to Cape Town

Peter Baxter — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:19:12 +0000

These are the two major centers of South Africa, and are situated on the long N1 highway that runs from Cape Town all the way to Musina on the South Africa/Zimbabwe Border. By Road From Johannesburg to Cape town, or vice versa, your first choice if you have the time is to travel by road. The N1 [...]

Getting from Johannesburg to anywhere else…

Peter Baxter — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:16:40 +0000

South Africa is a bit like the US…actually in many ways it is a lot like the US, and in matters of mass transit it is similarly an automobile society where to the middle classes public transport is a dirty word. As a consequence the far reaching public transport network that serves the people is [...]

South African Eco-travel: There is something for everyone

Peter Baxter — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:50:21 +0000

Thanks to Genie Retief for this piece… The Big Five! Leopards and lions. Elephants and giraffes. These bring visions of Africa at its best. Hot sunny days. Star-studded skies and sultry summer nights with the sounds of the African bush complete the intrigue of a once-in-a-lifetime experience. And there is more! Mpumulanga is the wildlife province [...]

Things You Need To Know About South Africa

Peter Baxter — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:14:20 +0000

If you are planning a trip to South Africa for the Fifa 2010 World Cup Tournament, or for any reason at all, here are a few tips to help you navigate through this vast and beautiful country. Crime: Caution pays better dividends than denial… There is no getting around the fact that South Africa is a [...]

FIFA World Cup Soccer South Africa 2010

Peter Baxter — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:06:37 +0000

Countdown to Kickoff! if (WIDGETBOX) WIDGETBOX.renderWidget('be8b22f0-d1b0-4f99-bb4b-7e19e5bf2910'); After endless controversy, countless predictions of failure and many of the usual hiccups and hurdles, the countdown to the FIFA World Cup 2010 Soccer Tournament is on. Welcome to the BootsnAll 2010 How To Get Around South Africa Page for those contemplating a trip to the tournament and a bit of [...]

Volunteer Africa – Explore New Worlds as You Teach Children

Peter Baxter — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:51:10 +0000

High education standards are often taken for granted in the west, but these are by no means universal, and certainly throughout sub-Saharan Africa a majority of children are denied either a basic or higher education thanks to poverty, a lack of skills and diminishing national resources. If you are between 18 and 50, and even [...]

Mozambique Dhow Trip May 2009

Peter Baxter — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:52:13 +0000

Get in touch with me today for more facts and details about this trip… The African travel industry is packed full of unlikely characters and lifestyle searchers who occasionally find themselves camped out in odd corners of the continent. Sometimes they ponder schemes and ideas from a local beach bar until the money runs out, and [...]

Safari South Africa: WhyGo?

Peter Baxter — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:35:48 +0000

Check out our Featured South African Tours South Africa stands alone in Africa for many reasons. Its social vitality and general economic health are in stark contrast to many other states in region, some on her immediate borders. A traveler to South Africa can expect the odd synthesis of developed world infrastructurural and communication standards with [...]