Author Archives: Pat Feldhaus

     Many stairs were involved in today’s exploration of the Minhia and Gwechang Forts on either side of the river to keep the British at bay from Royal Burmah.  I stayed on board our ship and read The Piano Tuner, … Continue reading →

     Some of our all Australian group and Kathy went on a morning excursion by horse cart in Thayet Myo, a colonial town under British rule dating from 1852.  In addition to seeing the colonial homes, they also went to … Continue reading →

     On our bus drive for 179 miles from Yangon (Rangoon) to Pyay (Prome), we travelled on a 2 lane “highway” with canals, many pedestrians, bikes and motorcycles on each side, several traffic jams and frequent thatched roof toll booths. … Continue reading →

     Temples and stupas, longyi clad men and women, and laughing children bathing in the river formed a mosaic as my daughter, Kathy and I traveled with 30 Australians round trip on the Pandaw river cruiser while the muddy Irrawaddy … Continue reading →

     Had a spectacular day of game viewing from 5:20 AM to 5:30 PM with a stop for breakfast at the Tree Rest in Skukuza camp where 2 hippos were keeping cool in the river below us.       Our first … Continue reading →

     From the porch of our rondavel (a round thatched guesthouse) in Kruger National Park (as big as Massachusetts) we watched grazing impalas and several troops of baboons who methodically tipped over the garbage cans.     On our afternoon game drive, … Continue reading →

     Since we were in South Africa, we chose to have dinner at Hombaze,located near our hotel in Johannesburg, specialized in African cuisine and had the motto: “Eat Healthy – Live Longer.”     We started with a snack basket of samosas … Continue reading →

     Our guide told us that there are 400 wineries in the Wellington Valley .  We saw many bush vines which grew close to the ground and produced red/black grapes. “The more sun, the more sugar.”     We stopped at the … Continue reading →

     Cape Point National Park covers 7 1/2 thousand acres with 2 1/2 thousand plant varieties – mostly close to the ground and small leaves because of the harsh climate.     South Africa has more animal species than North and South … Continue reading →

     Our day trip of the S. African peninsula followed the route of the Cape Argus bike ride – one of the largest in the world with 35,000 participants in a 100 mile loop.  Our driver, Donnie, an Africaner, was … Continue reading →