Thesolowanderer

November marked the first ever #AfricaThroughBeer experience in Uganda where in collaboration with SAB world of beer we hosted a group of 5 winners from South Africa who traveled with us to Uganda to explore East Africa’s adventure capital, find amazing brews and learning more about beer.   Some South African and international brews during a beer tasting. The winners had to visit SAB World of beer for a beer tour in order to stand a chance to visit Uganda with us. Tasting some Umqombothi (isiZulu traditional beer) from a traditional calabash as part of the beer tour. SAB World of Beer is Africa’s only beer destination. Situated in the heart of Newtown, Johannesburg. The beer museum takes you on a journey of beer brewing from the Nubians in Egypt down to South Africa uncovering the fascinating brewing through a fun, informative and interactive tour. Maluti is a beer from Lesotho. Named after the Maloti Mountains of the highlands of the K...

South Africa is a country with such rich heritage, there are definitely places that you need to add to your itinerary on your next visit to our country. I have had the privilege to visit some of the most interesting heritage sites that share a story of our trying history and even the first class society in Southern Africa. The South African Heritage Resource agency is an organisation tasked with protecting the South African Cultural heritage. Local government in the various communities are responsible for the management of the heritage sites in their communities. SAHRA is then responsible for the overall protection of our heritage sites and also the submission of heritage sites to the World Heritage Committee to be added to the tentative list which can then be added to World Heritage sites. Heritage sites also have different levels, we have the World heritage sites, National and provincial heritage sites. I get to share with you some of my favorite Heritage sites in South Afr...

I recently Spent some time at the Zululand Rhino Reserve. We stayed for 2 days and that meant 2 game drives each day. And I mean, those game rangers were knowledgeable and good looking. It's Always fun to learn from someone you secretly drool over isn't it?!? Okay, I kid. I joke. The Zululand Rhino Reserve is a Big 5 reserve developed to protect the indigenous and endangered species in northern Kwazulu-Natal. This post will share with you some of the animals we got to see while on the game drives. This is a private reserve and you need to bear that in mind and self drives are not allowed. Except when driving yourself in and out of the lodge. This is an ostrich egg. 🐣 it is not uncommon to find ostrich eggs abandoned. The male can impregnate up to 4 or even more females. As the eggs are laid, both male and females take turns to incubate the eggs till they hatch. During this period the male may neglect a few eggs and it is usually the eggs of the last ostrich to ...

I love discovering new ways to travel. I have been to Cape Town and have pretty much used all types of transport the mother city has to offer. The thing about cape town is the moment you have this city figured out she finds a way to blow your mind away with not just her beauty but amzing things to do and places to explore. I was recently in Cape Town with Sho'tLeft and they were going to show me everything I had never done in Cape Town. Everytime I get my travel itinerary, I always think this has to be the most awesome thing I have ever done - but I always do awesome things so the joke is always on me. My itinerary kicked off with a fight from Joburg to Cape Town. This flight was filled with awesome people looking forward to seeing table mountain or drinking the wine. I managed to get a selfie with most of the guys on board the flight as well as in the cockpit. Tip** I know we all dream of selfies in the cockpit. Some airlines might not let you take a selfie...

Those Durban Tourism aprons came in handy for this cooking session.  I'm no foodie but I know a bit about food. Besides eating it, I can also throw down in the kitchen. Was recently in Durban at the Spice Emporium, here anything and everything curry related you could possibly want you can find. It's all spice and keep in mind strictly vegetarian.  On our visit they shared a perfect recipe of Baked bean curry. Who knew baked beans could be so interesting? I've put together the recipe for you guys in varsity, the backpackers and of course for the days when it's been a rough month and you have a spare tin of baked beans.  Here's the recipe:  Ingredients:  1. Baked beans  2. Chopped Onions  3. Chopped green peppers  4. Chopped tomatoes  5. Mustard Seeds  Spices/Seasoning: 1. All-in-one ma dala  2. Turmeric  3. Paprika  4. Salt & Pepper  Instructions:  1. Heat...

I always try to stay clear of issues that leave me emotional. Especially when it comes to social media. I would hate to get emotional online and just put my foot in it.  But unfortunately I have dedicated my life to my love and passion. Travel and tourism and everything else that falls within that scope.  Today I would like to discuss Wild life conservation. I never talk much about it and you will also never find me championing with to raise funds to save a rhino or elephant or whatever wildlife cause. A lot has been said about saving these creatures but this industry remains exclusive for the elite. Across all of Africa it is that way so I am going to write about this from a South African perspective. As a South African black child.  It needs to be very clear that black people do not kill wild animals for fun (read hunting). And should a black person kill an animal, chances are it posed as a threat to them, their family, life or their property. If ever a...

The thing about having family in KZN is, often when one travels to visit family you never really stop and explore the small towns that one drives past. To this day I still struggle to visit Durban and not feel guilty about being so close to family and actually not getting time to see them. I mean, one can only imagine how busy a travel bloggers life can be when there's lots of boys to drool over and plenty beer to sample... Never mind the delicious Indian cuisine found in the city. The views are breathtaking everywhere I am currently on a road trip with some of South Africas top travel bloggers, travel writers, photographers and videographers and this time we stopped in Nottingham Road. No it's not a one road sleepy little village in the breathtaking Midlands meander. Nottingham road is actually a small town. With breathtaking views everywhere you turn. With only about 2500 residents which is quite impressive in terms of growth compared to only having had 200 re...