We started our #DaddyBloggerWorldTour on Tuesday, Dec 4, 2016 and have been documenting each and every day of our travels. This document was originally only intended to be private for our family to remember all the details of our trip. However, my wife encouraged me to share it on our blog so our readers could see the finer details of the itinerary of a World Tour. So, as usual...I listened to my … [Read more...]
A lot of people have been asking us how we prepared for our current #DaddyBloggerWorldTour in which we are traveling through 20 countries with 3 kids under 5 in 1 year. We are working with Expedia on this article to help our readers understand the inner workings of planning a family trip around the world. I am writing this blog post from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We are currently about half way … [Read more...]
Are you a World Schooling Family like ours? Would you like to meet other families while you travel? As to our situation, we have been on the road for 5 months now. We started our #DaddyBloggerWorldTour in December 2016 and have travelled through Philippines, Hong Kong, Dubai, South Africa, and now Brazil. Although our kids meet other children in the local playgrounds and sometimes at our … [Read more...]
Curious about travelling to South Africa? In this blog post, I will be reviewing all the different transport options (and why we chose to go with Baz Bus) as well as all the cities and towns we stopped at and the hotels & hostels we stayed in during our 2 month trip to South Africa. One of our dilemmas in travelling to South Africa was how to do the long bus trip from Joburg to Cape … [Read more...]
Visiting Cape Town? There are several Road Trips you can do from The Mother City including Cape Point, Stellenbosch, and the West Coast. We did Cape Point and Stellenbosh as day trips. Since we had a few days left in the Cape Town area while we were waiting for our Brazilian Visas to be approved so we decided to do another Road Trip! When planning our trip to Hermanus, we decided for a 3 … [Read more...]
We found out about 33 South Backpackers from the former owner Kim Whitaker, who is currently running Once in Cape Town. We had such a fun time at Once in Cape Town that we knew that we would enjoy 33 South as well! Each of the rooms is named after a different district / suburb of Cape Town and has a unique look and feel. We stayed in Bo Kaap (the Muslim area with the colourful houses). You can see … [Read more...]
South Africa has changed our mindset towards hostels! Before visiting, we thought that hostels were only for young backpackers. I used to stay in hostels in my early 20s. However, since getting married and having kids, it felt like our hostel days were behind us. Surprisingly, after visiting South Africa and staying in several hostels during our overland trip between Joburg and Cape Town, we … [Read more...]
Our first hostel in South Africa was at HomeBase Melville in Johannesburg so it was only fitting we stay at HomeBase Cape Town too! We had a lovely stay at the Cape Town location as it had an awesome Family Room, Communal Kitchen, Rooftop Garden, Amazing Staff, and an adorable dog named Basey! It's run by a mom and her 2 sons and it definitely has a family-friendly ambience! Here's why we … [Read more...]
Why stop in Mossel Bay? There are many reasons to visit this beautiful town along the Garden Route...here are a few: 1) To go Shark Cage Diving 2) To visit Seal Island 3) To eat at Kaai 4 Braai Restaurant 4) To begin or end your Garden Route Adventure 5) To stay at Mile Crunchers We actually did all 5 of the above! The highlight was definitely Shark Cage Diving as it is … [Read more...]
#FarmStay I've always wondered what it would be like to stay on a farm. Well, after this week, I had to wonder no more as we were able to stay at The Wild Farm in Wilderness. From the moment we got off the Baz Bus and jumped into the Farm Shuttle and started driving up a winding dirt road, I knew this was going to be a special experience. It has become one of the highlights of our entire 2 … [Read more...]
How family-friendly are backpackers hostels? That was the question that was running through our minds as we were planning our 5 week trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town in South Africa. Since we are using Baz Bus to travel across South Africa, it made sense to stay directly in hostels since the buses do door-to-door drop-offs and pick-ups at all the major backpackers in each city. We are going … [Read more...]
