Category Archives: South Africa

Lady Grey, South Africa – Comfrey Cottage B&B

For a number of different reasons, I excited about finally making it to Lady Grey. [...]

Cycle Touring In South Africa: One Week Of Rain

I was already in a bad mood because of the news I received from back [...]

My Hotel Stay In Burgersdorp, South Africa

Like so many towns in South Africa, in order to get to the city center, [...]

Bicycle Touring From Beaufort West To Burgersdorp, South Africa

Cycling south out of Beaufort West, South Africa, I knew I had a long stretch [...]

Sleeping On A Pool Toy: The Trouble I’ve Had Finding A High-Quality Sleeping Pad

I wrote about this quite extensively in my review of the Exped Downmat 7 sleeping [...]

Finding A Hotel In Beaufort West, South Africa

Just before cycling into downtown Beaufort West, South Africa, I stopped at the entrance gate [...]

Cycling From Cape Town To Beaufort West, South Africa

On April 1, 2013, I left my temporary home in Cape Town, South Africa and [...]

The African Bikers Garden Route Mountain Bike Tour – A Full Review

If you’re looking for a diverse mountain biking adventure in Southern Africa where your food, [...]

New Brake Pads For My Touring Bicycle

Two days before I was to leave Cape Town on my 2-month long bicycle tour [...]

Hiking To Devil’s Peak in Cape Town, South Africa

My tiny house in Cape Town came with a house cleaner named Monica who would [...]

My Tiny House In Observatory – Cape Town, South Africa

This is the house I’ve rented in Cape Town, South Africa (in a neighborhood called [...]

Mailing A Bicycle From One Country To Another – Good Idea or Bad?

Shipping a bicycle from one country to another (or from one region/state to another) is [...]