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Mzansi Top destinations as curated by @Thesolowanderer

Year-end fatigue is upon us all and as my small way to help us escape, how about you start dreaming of your #ShotLeft to South Africa with some of our top most popular tourist destinations as curated by me. These are some of my personal favorite. In no order of importance, this is my top places to visit in South Africa. It would probably be very pricey for you to visit them all on one visit but one can always have a buckelist to work on.  Here are my top touristy places to visit in South Africa as curated by me, Thesolowandera:  Robben Island View this post on Instagram #TravelTuesday today we visit #RobbenIsland in #SouthAfrica A post shared by Katchie Nzama (@thesolowandera) on Jul 19, 2016 at 5:02am PDT Robben Island is an island in  Cape Town , South Africa. The name is  Dutch  for "seal island." Nobel  Laureate and former  President of South Africa   ...

Nairobi to Maasai Mara using public transport

This plant moonlights as a toothbrush as well. This is a common sight in downtown Nairobi first thing in the morning I have just realized that I do not have anything that advises on transport from Nairobi to Maasai Mara. Of course you know you can fly into the Mara, but what happens when you cannot afford to fly there and you'd still like to visit the Maasai Mara. Let me tell you how to get to Sekenani. Sharing ,mini-bus loaded. Fro m down town Nairobi you will get a sharing mini bus to Narok. Now this is a beautiful drive. The landscape absolutely breathtaking. This is after all the Rift Valley. Or maybe you are not a morning person so you will sleep the whole way. Wake up a few seconds to see that no stranger has stolen you yet. I was in down town Nairobi at 5am. Depending on the quality of the mini bus and the driver - I'd think the driver's age determine his love for speed if not it will take between 3 - 4 hours. Its actually a 2 hour drive. The...