Guillaume de Bassompierre
- Oct 13, 2016
- 6 min
Catching up with fate in Gauteng
It has been a topsy-turvy week in Johannesburg. We pulled in to the Melville house of our Capetonian buddies, Shaheen, Dominique, Dean...
Guillaume de Bassompierre
- Sep 29, 2016
- 2 min
Stuck in the Kruger (part 2)
Day 2 in the Kruger National Park is another fun chase for animals not yet seen and, particularly, the remaining three Big Five. While...
Leanne de Bassompierre
- Sep 28, 2016
- 3 min
Stuck in the Kruger (Part 1)
It is 1 a.m. and rain is pummeling the thatched roof of our rondavel at Rio Vista Lodges in Malalane, on the outskirts of the Kruger...
Leanne de Bassompierre
- Aug 30, 2016
- 3 min
Dinner at the Jordaan's
On the BRICS road for 10 days, packing up in Nieu Bethesda and heading to Port Elizabeth, I receive a WhatsApp from a friend in...
Leanne de Bassompierre
- Aug 26, 2016
- 2 min
Being Part Of South African Science History
When South Africa won the bid to co-host the Square Kilometer Array project it was described as an achievement for the country and the...
Guillaume de Bassompierre
- Aug 24, 2016
- 2 min
Rocking the Namakwa Daisies
We bid farewell to Charl and Jennifer at breakfast. On Ernest’s recommendations, we drive down to the village to buy a picnic at...
Guillaume de Bassompierre
- Aug 23, 2016
- 3 min
Rooibos: quintessentially South African
The kids and I wake up leisurely but Leanne is already running through the hillsides surrounding Elands Bay and snatching photos of our...
Leanne de Bassompierre
- Aug 22, 2016
- 5 min
Travelling back in time in the Western Cape
We wake up to a gorgeous cloud-domed sky after a night of stormy rainfall. We heard the muffled sounds of raindrops pummeling the roof...
Leanne de Bassompierre
- Aug 21, 2016
- 2 min
On the BRICS road
After a morning of frantic last-minute packing, we finally load the boot of the Subaru Outback with our luggage under a torrential...
Leanne de Bassompierre
- Aug 16, 2016
- 1 min
Twelve hours of goodbyes
We've had a couple of farewells before (to say the least), which always included lots of dancing, late nights and the hangover that goes...
