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| Table Mountain from the V and A Waterfront Cape Town South Africa |
My own love of travel started in 1992 with my first trip to UK and Europe. This must be the only "bug" bite that I have ever welcomed with total abandon and never regretted. Although I am certainly not an adventure traveller, preferring the more leisurely options of photography, food, hiking and enjoying the various cultural aspects of each country, I do remain in awe of all the incredible feats witnessed on TV/uTube etc by so many amazing folk who seem to have a fear of absolutely nothing!
Nonetheless, a traveller I remain on my own small scale. Just watching Ben Fogle talking from his garden hut in his UK home, about his enforced Covid-19 Lockdown and his memories of his Atlantic Canoe crossing, makes me want to hop on a plane and head off to photograph somewhere different and new to me. Or maybe just to see somewhere with fresh eyes again?
Travel can be whatever you want it to be - no matter how sedate or how adventure driven it ends up being. The odd travel mishaps will occur - mine have been fairly few and far between.
In Argentina, I fell down some uneven steps and ended up in agonizing pain. With only 1 staff member who could speak English in the resort where we were staying, we were eventually assisted to a local hospital. The waiting room was full, dogs playing between patient's legs, breast feeding mothers, kids looking wide-eyed at everything around them and patient, resigned folk prepared to wait and wait for their turn. To this day, I don't know what the lady told Reception but I was brought a wheelchair and taken straight through to a doctor. The X-Ray equipment appeared ancient but functional and I truly got the best care. The injection that I received must have been a truly magic potion as my pain started easing within a few hours. I was told to rest for 6 days - really? In a country I had never seen before and would most probably never see again? I spent one day in bed and then braced myself to sit in the back seat of the car, with my leg extended, so that we could venture out exploring. We continued on our journey and I was able to walk again after a few days. Hats off to this small hospital in Argentina! A heartfelt thank you.
In Thailand, we started a hike into a forest and within minutes I was itching like never before. It was insane and I was jumping around like a grasshopper from one foot to the next but with no relief from the little blighters (whatever they were) Needless to say, that ended the proposed hike. So stock up on cream BEFORE heading into these forests!
For our trip to India, we stocked up on loads of medication for the dreaded "Delhi Belly"
Although we spent 4 weeks eating only local, delicious Indian food, we escaped unscathed and I eventually threw away the medication a year later! However, this was a very necessary precaution so do take care if travelling to this incredibly interesting country. The food in Southern India is truly yummy - the best ever!
These were all fairly minor mishaps and just add to the travel experience.
Travel opens once's eyes to so much and although, most of us will never get to all the places on our Bucket List, there is no harm in trying.....start planning!
Despite being an avid traveller worldwide, my own country South Africa, has incredible beauty and variety to offer. We travel as much as we can locally every year. For anybody, who has not yet travelled to South Africa, start planning. You will not be disappointed.
South Africa is "Travel Ready"
Start planning your trip
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| Table Mountain from Signal Hill Cape Town South Africa |
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