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Before this area was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, is was known as Kromdraai (and still is actually 
) Before this, we had a tight knit community of crop farmers and game farmers who spent Christmas together, had New Year’s parties together and had the 6 monthy “opskop” at Oom Paul’s farm (now known as Nirox).
The family and I made the trip to Hoedspruit again this past weekend, to enjoy some “rest and relaxation” at Raptor Retreat Game Lodge.
As always, we had the best time. Keith and Sharmaine are the perfect hosts and always make our stay one to remember and cherish.
It’s been 12 years since Brian passed away, and every year we make the “great trek” to G-d’s Window, where his ashes are scattered. And then we head Hoedspruit, where he was sadly killed.
Carolina is a small town in the Mpumalanga ‘Grass and Wetlands’ Region, near Chrissiesmeer, Badplaas and Machadodorp.
It’s taken me time to get my head around writing about our recent trip to India. Why you ask? Well most travel writers write about the fabulous places they have been to and the amazing experiences they had, but very few, in my opinion, write about a place they have been to that has challenged every aspect of their being, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. So after a lot of debate with myself, i have decided to write the most honest account of our trip, from my perspective.
It’s taken me ages to knuckle down and write about our trip to India. Sorry folks, but I am getting to it. 
In the meantime, here are some pics from a ‘quick’ little rain storm in Delhi on our last day in India.
One of the perks of living in the CRADLE OF HUMANKIND is that there are so many stunning places to visit that there really is no excuse to be bored or complain about not having enough content 
. One of these stunning places is Brookwood Estate Trout Farm http://www.brookwoodtroutfarm.co.za/
I came across this very interesting article about the history of Van Reenen pass, and the Green Lantern Inn. Just had to share it. Courtesy of The Green Lantern Inn website. http://www.greenlantern.co.za/ https://www.facebook.com/thegreenlanterninnvanreenen/?fref=ts 
HISTORY OF GREEN LANTERN INN & VAN REENEN
Van Reenen is a spectacular tourist region – one of those unknown gems that you seldom discover and when you do you say to yourself “that was a highlight of my trip”. Van Reenen offers gracious splendour to rural simplicity with many varied and interesting historical places.
So in between towing Jason’s bike with my car to try and get it started, playing “flinch” with Joshua, begging Luke to please move back home and trying to find suitable wives for my 5 sons 
(A full blog post all on its own 
), I get to stay and check out the most stunning places. (part of the job my dear) On Monday night I stayed at the famous “Afrique Boutique Hotel” in Poortview on the West Rand. www.afriquehotel.co.za You would love it. So sophisticated, so elegant, so classy, and this is the part that will make you platz…original paintings everywhere! The owner, Nafsika, is a huge fan of Porchie, Georgia, Este Mostert etc, so you can only imagine all this creative genius everywhere! As you drive into the grounds you are overshadowed by 3 storey stained glass windows and bricks and sandstone buildings. Very beautifully built. Stepping inside, your eyes are immediately drawn to the double volume ceilings and the gorgeous exposed wooden beams.
Back in 2009, Woodpecker Inn was one of the first guest houses I visited that was right in the middle of a luxury housing estate. Since then many have popped up in many different estates, The Woodpecker Inn remains one of my favourite, with its handcrafted stain glass windows, immaculate gardens and garden features and the classic decor.