by Sarah Gallo | Mar 17, 2018 | Africa
It’s a sad fact that you’re less easily impressed by vacation destinations when you go away often. That’s not to say, of course, that you don’t still love what you see. You wouldn’t go away that often if you didn’t. But, each destination won’t have the power it would...
by Sarah Gallo | May 2, 2015 | Africa, South Africa
After breaking down camp at 4:30am, we decided to head south into the park, near the Berg-en-Dal area. On our first main road we passed cape buffalo, giraffe, elephant, rhino, and impala – not a bad start! We made a pit-stop for breakfast and went on our way. We...
by Sarah Gallo | Apr 30, 2015 | Africa, South Africa
Somehow the boys kept up with me, as we awoke 4am to jumpstart our day. Upon exiting Pretoriouskop, we were swarmed by many baby hyenas next to a huge den. They were absolutely adorable, but the flies that swarmed their coats flooded into the car – totally...
by Sarah Gallo | Feb 2, 2015 | Africa, South Africa
5:30am, and we were at the gate ready to enter Addo Elephant National Park (thanks for the suggestion Savi and Vid!). For a while, we had only seen a mouse and a hare, so we were a bit concerned that we wouldn’t see much wildlife due to the chilly, damp morning. After...
by Sarah Gallo | Jan 27, 2015 | Africa, South Africa
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park has two entrances: the Eastern Gate and the Western Gate. With almost a full free day in St. Lucia and not knowing what to expect, we decided to explore both sides of the park and embark on our first self-drive safari. We were advised to...