South Africa Travel Stories Travel Articles

System is Down. Come Again Tomorrow. Adventures at the Cape Town DMV – Cape Town, South Africa

Laura Pentelbury discovers that even trying to renew a South African drivers license can be an adventure.

Peter and the Sand Elephant – South Africa

Andrea Granahan finds that sometimes, solace comes in unexpeted forms.

Millions of Arms – Beira, Mozambique and South Africa

Melissa Lambert and her husband volunteer at an orphanage in Mozambique.

Ain’t Nothin’ Like It: 24 Hours of African Public Transport – South Africa

Facing a 30 hour bus ride, Jim Hunt found himself wondering if there was anything he'd done or taken part in - not including breathing, swallowing, and other actions his brain wisely does not allow hi

Is South Africa a Good Side Trip (from Prague) – and Five Other Questions I Should Have Asked

Charles Gillis plans a sid

Hips That Move Like Africa – Cape Town, South Africa

In a Cape Town township, Jennifer Green gets one of the best compliments she's ever received.

Travel to the tip of Africa – South Africa

With the end of apartheid, newly elected government, wonderful food and wine, friendly people and a thriving tourism segment, Rhonda Delameter believes South Africa is rapidly becoming one of the up a

Reflections – South Africa

To Ian Kutschke, the message was apartheid may be officially over but it still runs deep into the South African way of life for a lot of people.

Running a Backpackers – South Africa

While working at a backpackers, Ian Kutschke gets the opportunity to try out kloofing, an extreme adventure sport.

The Way to Wilderness – South Africa

Ian Kutschke tests the urination-on-jellfish-sting theory in South Africa.