Thesolowanderer

Lions Head I am not the most physically fit young woman but I love pushing my body to limits. I am that girl that literally craves that stiffness a day after doing extreme sports. So after an afternoon in Cape Town stuck to the laptop, I decided to go hike up Lions head. A friend had suggested that this was a great idea as it will give me 360 degrees of Cape Town. My friend didn’t not lie, the views of Cape Town from Lions head are exceptionally breath taking views.   Lion’s Head forms part of the Table Mountain range and provides a scenic backdrop to the City of Cape Town. It falls within the Table Mountain National Park and rises to a height of 669m (2195ft) above sea level. The famous Cape Town Landmark - Table Mountain As much as I struggled my way to the top, my never say die attitude kept me going. It took more than an hour to climb to the top and I am glad I persevered. I really at some point thought to turn back and go back to my backpackers but I s...

My most recent adventure has been learning about beers. what is it that makes a beer a good beer, what kind of food would compliment different beers, and where do these beer flavours come from and how do they come about? Most of us know a good beer or what we imagine is a good beer just based on a sip. But there is more to our beloved brew than just awesome branding and marketing. Today I will share with you some lessons I have learned from drinking beers across Africa through a 5-course food and beer pairing available at SAB World of Beer. A Nile Special on the river Nile, Uganda. What’s in a beer? Most beers are made up of four basic ingredients: Barley, which is processed into malt, then brewed Hops, which are added during brewing to balance the malt with a more bitter flavor Yeast, which adds carbonation and alcohol content during fermentation Water To make a good pairing, you first need to understand the different flavors that are present in...

This Holiday Giveaway (“Competition”) is run by  #Thesolowanderer  (“Promoter”) and is open to all persons of 18 years or older and resident in South Africa, except the employees and their immediate families of Promoter and Leeuwenhof Lodge, advertising and promotion agencies, associated companies, and staff.  These rules may be amended by notification at any time during the Competition and will be interpreted by Promoter only. Participation by all entrants (“Participants”) constitutes acceptance of these rules.  This Competition will be run on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The Competition will run from 25 October 2020 to 31 October 2020 (“Competition Period”). The winners will be announced by 15 November 2020. Winners will be notified via their social media platform of choice used to enter the competition.  There is a two-night holiday getaway for a couple to be won to the value of R10 000 at the end of the Competition Period.  To enter, Participants m...

As a traveler and lover of adventure and uncertainty while traveling, African cultures have always been right at the top of things I love to explore and learn about. I have found that there is great difficulty in visiting various villages to immerse myself in these cultures if you are a budget traveller but I make it happen anyways. View this post on Instagram A fiery Kalahari desert Sunset on a super cloudy day at Toko Lodge, Namibia 🌞🏜 I have been blessed to come from and travel through the most beautiful continent in the world 🌍 They call it Africa, I call it home 💗 #BreakingBorders #Thesolowanderer A post shared by Katchie Nzama (@thesolowandera) on Jan 26, 2018 at 9:44pm PST This was my second time visiting Namibia. I am traveling solo using public transport. I have magically forgotten the difficulty of using public transport in this desert country and how brutal the heat can be. But that is the least of my prob...

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...