Swaziland Travel Blogs

At lunchtime, it was back on the Bazbus for the last time and we headed off to Swaziland.  It was one of our more relaxed border crossings, very similar to Laos.  The Swazi official was very friendly, and gave us a paper with lots of information about what to do and see in Swaziland. …

Just posting some random photographs from previous travels

We spent the entire morning having a play day with the children of a new community caled Zobodze. The missions team brought in inflatable castles and slides for the children to play on, we had face painting, played football (soccer), threw Frisbees, Christian music, etc.  I have never seen…

My family owns one and runs several wildlife conservation parks in Swaziland: Mlilwane, Mhkaya, and Hlane. So we visited all of them and camped in this awesome remote camp site way out in the mountains somwhere.

I have been privileged to have been able to visit or live in 36% of the countries of the world, I only know this fact as the TravelBuddy map says so! I am originally a citizen of the UK and was working in the software industry, which gave me many opportunities for 3-6 month contracts in many countr…

Today I joined the bazbus from Jo’burg to Capetown 7 days fast-forward. It’s a safer mode to travel and met bunch of travelers on the way. The minibus drove us to Nelspruit dropped and picked up others to Swaziland. Arriving at 6pm to Legend Hostel in Mbabane Alison and I went out to hotel 500m…

Wake up at 6 am, breakfast at 7. On our little walk to the restaurant we spot four monkeys running between the rondavels. One of them is carrying a young. Cute. At eight we leave for Swaziland. John the English bartender (barefoot as always) and the owner of the lodge are present to say goodbye, w…

2002 undergraduate study abroad trip during my junior year at Pomona College. I spent 4 months living with several families in Botswana, 1 month assisting on a TB surveillance at a refugee camp I was living at, and finally 1 month traveling around neighboring countries, mostly on my own.

Two weeks driving around South Africa and a side trip to Victoria Falls

De kortste weg naar Kruger Park, of eigenlijk het nabijgelegen Nelspruit, is door Swaziland. Dit miniland staat vooral bekend om de vriendelijke mensen, wat direct bevestigd wordt door de vrolijkste douanebeambte ooit. Onze eerste stop is in het hart van het land, de Ezulwini vallei waar ook de kon…

Lived and worked at Monkeyland (a must see) and Birds of Eden in South Africa. Traveled around southern Africa, beautiful place and unforgettable experience.

My first time in Africa - from Joburg to Cape Town...by BazBus, haha Stops: Joburg - Nelspruit - Kruger - Durban - Port Elizabeth - Jeffreys Bay - Mossel Bay - Cape Town

Swaziland is a small southern African country surrounded on three sides by South Africa. Its eastern border is with Mozambique. Although Swaziland is an independent country, culturally it has a lot in common with certain South African cultural groups like the Siswatis (who are basically Swazis…

I had a lovely breakfast this morning with eggs, bacon, toast and a variety of fruits and of course some Rooisbos Tea. The hotel was very nice...always a good choice to stay at a City or Town Lodge in S. Africa.I am sitting here at the OR. Tambo Airport waiting for my connecting flight to Manzini.…

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