wow..it has been a while
Hello World Travelers,
I am so sorry it has been so long since I have reached out to you. We have been very busy and I have been everywhere. A bad excuse, as I am always near the internet and connected.
I have been able to travel all over since we last connected. I have been to Thailand, China, Singapore, Vietnam, all over the Caribbean, US and Southern Africa. I obviously enjoy travel and hope to share the world with our travelers and readers of this Blog. Do not forget to look in at http://www.advantage-intl.com/ for trips coordinated by Advantage International, LLC. Upcoming trips include South Africa, Singapore, Bali and Vietnam. We are also the host and producers of The Traveling Eye, (www.TheTravelingEye.com) a weekly full service travel show, heard every Friday at 11 am CT on WVON AM Radio or http://www.wvon.com/.
Our most recent travel has me returning yesterday from South Africa. This trip was a little different as we stayed exclusively in small luxury private game reserves. Great accommodations, luxury, spa and meals, but most important some of the BEST game drives. That is what I came for.
After arriving in J'oburg, we went to the Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton to relax and have dinner with my cousin and her family. They live close by in Sandton. The Michelangelo is one of my favorite hotels and located in Sandton in the heart of Mandela Square. Great shopping and restaurants.
The next day we flew to Port Elizabeth and drove to Port Alfred to the Oceana Private Game Reserve, Resort and Spa. Fantastic amenities and a reserve overlooking the Indian Ocean. This is definitely a FIVE STAR. The reserve surrounds the resort and includes most of the animals of Africa, except no predators. This allows the animals to be more at ease and almost tame. Our game drives were close up and personal. The meals and accommodations were terrific. To top all this off, we were the only guest. The meals were excellent and everything was whenever we wanted. We especially loved seeing the black impala and a pair of rhinos that acted like a senior husband and wife. The husband walked ahead directly on the road and the wife seemed to drag behind almost window shopping. He would look back to see if she was ok and continue on.
Next on to Tinga in the southern part of Kruger National Park. Tinga is located within Kruger and offers the best of a Private Game Reserve and Kruger. Excellent amenities and meals with game drives and walking tours in the bush. We saw all of our favorite animals including a large pride of lions, elephants, buffalo and white rhino. We were fascinated by the lion pride and the affection the adult male lions showed the females as well as their nearly mature sons. This is a strong pride with strong bonds. They are formidable to anything they go after. The park also features all the other animals and birds that make South Africa a top destination. Our ranger, Raymond knows them all.
Last stop was Ngala Reserve in central Kruger. Ngala is adjacent to Kruger and offers game drives on and off road as well as walking tours. This is one of the reserves you want to choose if you want to be right in the animals. Do not venture out at night without your guides and lock the doors as the baboons and monkeys know how to work the doors. The Big Five are all around you here. We saw Lions, Buffalo, Elephant, Rhino, Crocks and Leopard. We saw Hyenas take a new kill from a Leopard, a new young pride of Lions with five brothers that will some day rule that area and a herd of elephants that will always be on top. This is where you need to go if you want to see and experience it all. Derrick is an excellent Ranger and Jonas, our tracker goes off walking and always finds the animals.
It was a great opportunity and I love to get back to South Africa. I took hundreds of photos, but have attached a few here. To watch this PhotoShow, visit this URL: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/YX7Pa6AP.
We will be coordinating a group trip to Johannesburg, Sun City, Pilanesburg National Game Park and Cape Town. It will be hosted by Brian McKnight. Take a look at the details at http://www.advantage-intl.com/brian_mcknight_cover.htm. You are welcome to join us.
See you on the Plane...
I am so sorry it has been so long since I have reached out to you. We have been very busy and I have been everywhere. A bad excuse, as I am always near the internet and connected.
I have been able to travel all over since we last connected. I have been to Thailand, China, Singapore, Vietnam, all over the Caribbean, US and Southern Africa. I obviously enjoy travel and hope to share the world with our travelers and readers of this Blog. Do not forget to look in at http://www.advantage-intl.com/ for trips coordinated by Advantage International, LLC. Upcoming trips include South Africa, Singapore, Bali and Vietnam. We are also the host and producers of The Traveling Eye, (www.TheTravelingEye.com) a weekly full service travel show, heard every Friday at 11 am CT on WVON AM Radio or http://www.wvon.com/.
Our most recent travel has me returning yesterday from South Africa. This trip was a little different as we stayed exclusively in small luxury private game reserves. Great accommodations, luxury, spa and meals, but most important some of the BEST game drives. That is what I came for.
After arriving in J'oburg, we went to the Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton to relax and have dinner with my cousin and her family. They live close by in Sandton. The Michelangelo is one of my favorite hotels and located in Sandton in the heart of Mandela Square. Great shopping and restaurants.
The next day we flew to Port Elizabeth and drove to Port Alfred to the Oceana Private Game Reserve, Resort and Spa. Fantastic amenities and a reserve overlooking the Indian Ocean. This is definitely a FIVE STAR. The reserve surrounds the resort and includes most of the animals of Africa, except no predators. This allows the animals to be more at ease and almost tame. Our game drives were close up and personal. The meals and accommodations were terrific. To top all this off, we were the only guest. The meals were excellent and everything was whenever we wanted. We especially loved seeing the black impala and a pair of rhinos that acted like a senior husband and wife. The husband walked ahead directly on the road and the wife seemed to drag behind almost window shopping. He would look back to see if she was ok and continue on.
Next on to Tinga in the southern part of Kruger National Park. Tinga is located within Kruger and offers the best of a Private Game Reserve and Kruger. Excellent amenities and meals with game drives and walking tours in the bush. We saw all of our favorite animals including a large pride of lions, elephants, buffalo and white rhino. We were fascinated by the lion pride and the affection the adult male lions showed the females as well as their nearly mature sons. This is a strong pride with strong bonds. They are formidable to anything they go after. The park also features all the other animals and birds that make South Africa a top destination. Our ranger, Raymond knows them all.
Last stop was Ngala Reserve in central Kruger. Ngala is adjacent to Kruger and offers game drives on and off road as well as walking tours. This is one of the reserves you want to choose if you want to be right in the animals. Do not venture out at night without your guides and lock the doors as the baboons and monkeys know how to work the doors. The Big Five are all around you here. We saw Lions, Buffalo, Elephant, Rhino, Crocks and Leopard. We saw Hyenas take a new kill from a Leopard, a new young pride of Lions with five brothers that will some day rule that area and a herd of elephants that will always be on top. This is where you need to go if you want to see and experience it all. Derrick is an excellent Ranger and Jonas, our tracker goes off walking and always finds the animals.
It was a great opportunity and I love to get back to South Africa. I took hundreds of photos, but have attached a few here. To watch this PhotoShow, visit this URL: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/YX7Pa6AP.
We will be coordinating a group trip to Johannesburg, Sun City, Pilanesburg National Game Park and Cape Town. It will be hosted by Brian McKnight. Take a look at the details at http://www.advantage-intl.com/brian_mcknight_cover.htm. You are welcome to join us.
See you on the Plane...
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