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| 16 Day circular Road Trip from Gauteng - Part 7. Camdeboo National Park - the park with a town in the middle of it! | 19 sept. 2025 | 00:22:38 | |
The Camdeboo National Park surrounds the town of Graaff-Reinet. The iconic "sundowners" spot of The Valley of Desolation is a "must-do". Plan a late afternoon drive to the viewpoint, with an appropriately filled cooler box - and just enjoy the timeless beauty of the vast Karoo plains. Spend a day or two on some challenging roads, or just enjoy some easy game viewing in the park. Some time in this National Park is a perfect complement to a stay in Graaff-Reinet. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| 16 Day circular Road Trip from Gauteng - Part 6. The very interesting town of Graaff-Reinet. The last town founded by the VOC in South Africa. | 15 sept. 2025 | 00:24:05 | |
When it comes to history, particularly Afrikaans history, not many towns in South Africa can rival Graaff-Reinet. Founded in 1786 by the Dutch East India Company, it is the fifth-oldest town in South Africa. Today, Graaff-Reinet is home to more national monuments than any other town or city in South Africa. It is also the gateway to the Camdeboo National Park - famous for "The Valley of Desolation". The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| 16 day circular Road Trip from Gauteng - Part 5. Nieu-Bethesda. An absolute "must-do" when in the Karoo. | 12 sept. 2025 | 00:29:41 | |
The little village of Nieu-Bethesda - an absolute gem of a visit - Dinosaurs, fossils, San culture, and the famous "Owl House". This is at least a two-day stop. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| 16 day circular Road Trip from Gauteng - Part 4. The beautiful Mountain Zebra National Park. | 10 sept. 2025 | 00:26:57 | |
This episode is about the mountain Zebra National Park - created to preserve "Donkeys in Football Jerseys"! A real hidden gem of our National Parks system - and the accommodation is spectacular. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| 16 day circular Road Trip from Gauteng - Part 3. Zastron to Cradock. Through the Eastern Free State into the Eastern Cape | 05 sept. 2025 | 00:50:54 | |
Zulus and Voortrekker survivors, influences of the Sikh War, concentration camps and memorials. Blockhouses, a "two-headed" Language Monument - the start of "Black Week", VC's and MC's, "The Story of an African Farm", and resistance to Apartheid - again, so much all in one area! The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| 16 day circular Road Trip from Gauteng - Part 2. Clarence to Zastron - through the Eastern Free State | 01 sept. 2025 | 00:50:49 | |
This episode has so much! Voortrekkers, Basotho and Zulu Wars, Rebellions and Nazi spies and paratroopers, war heroes and Spitfires, Anglo-Boer War and the concentration camps. Truly a mix of our history - and a fun episode tying it all together. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| 16 day circular Road Trip from Gauteng - Part 1. Johannesburg to Clarence and the Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 26 août 2025 | 00:35:27 | |
We did a 16-day round trip from Johannesburg - and covered some beautiful and amazing destinations:
These episodes will cover all the various routes, attractions, and super-cool things to see. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Frontier Land. We explore the Eastern Cape with Dr. Dean Allen. | 31 oct. 2022 | 00:36:24 | |
We talk with Dr. Dean Allen - renowned Author, Historian, Lecturer, and Media Presenter. Dean has authored several books, two of which are are titled "Frontier Land - Exploring the Eastern Cape." The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Blockhouses of the Anglo-Boer War with Simon Green | 31 oct. 2022 | 01:01:25 | |
We have a chat with Simon Green - "The Blockhouse Guy". Simon has authored two books on the blockhouses of the Anglo-Boer War - a very handy field guide, as well as a more in-depth analysis of the engineering behind these 9000+ structures the British Military left behind in South Africa. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N10 Highway - Part 2 - from Hanover to Addo | 24 oct. 2022 | 00:43:05 | |
Middelburg, Cradock, Cookhouse and through Slagtersnek - some really evocative and emotional spots on this route. The story of the "Chair Monument", and the site of what is considered to be the first resistance to British rule that ended rather badly at Slagtersnek. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N10 Highway - Part 1 - From the Namibian border to Hanover - and eventually to the Indian Ocean in the Eastern Cape | 21 oct. 2022 | 00:35:26 | |
This highway traverses the Kalahari through to Upington - where you have to visit Scotty Smith, the Donkey Memorial, and the Camel Statue - follow the Gariep river through Prieska, Britstown, and De Aar, to eventually intersect the N1 at Hanover. Beautiful changing landscapes from red Kalahari dunes, flat salt-pans - where Sir Malcolm Campbell's "Blue Bird" challenged the land-speed record in 1929 - to the flat-topped koppies of the Karoo. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Some recent visits to the Kruger National Park | 20 oct. 2022 | 00:39:35 | |
Some reflections on our visits to the Kruger Park this year. We have visited a wide variety of the camps in the Central / Northern section and give some feedback on our experiences there. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Some safety tips when you travel and visit South Africa | 19 oct. 2022 | 00:34:27 | |
There have been some criminal incidents perpetrated against tourists visiting South Africa. An awful lot of risk can be mitigated by following some common sense rules. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N11 - Ladysmith to the Botswana Border - Centre of "The Battlefields" area, Voortrekkers, ABW 1, ABW 2, Anglo-Zulu War - so much on this route | 02 sept. 2022 | 01:01:32 | |
Ladysmith is right at the centre of what we call "The Battlefields" region. So much of our history played out here - the Voortrekkers and their conflicts with the Zulu, the British and their battles with the Zulu, and then this area was pivotal in both conflicts between the British Empire and the Boer Republics. The N11 branches off the N3 (Johannesburg to Durban) at Ladysmith and then traverses the Drakensberg escarpment through Newcastle, Ermelo, Middelburg and then takes you right up to Groblersbrug on the border with Botswana. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N9 Highway - Colesburg to George - The Great Karoo, the Little Karoo, ancient fossils, Voortrekkers, 1820 settlers, and the 5th and final town founded by the VOC. | 24 août 2022 | 00:51:51 | |
The N9 branches off the N1 in Colesburg and takes you south. It takes you over beautiful Karoo landscapes through Noupoort, Middelburg, and with a short detour you can visit Nieu-Bethesda - one of the quintessential "Karoo-dorpies". The VOC influence is still to be seen in Graaff-Reinet - and this is an obligatory overnight stop. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N8 Highway - Lesotho to Upington - Spitfires, traitors, battles and diamonds. | 29 juil. 2022 | 00:55:59 | |
No. 72 (Basutoland) Squadron is commemorated in Maseru and remembered forever in the design one the most popular blankets sold in Lesotho. The N8 then actually starts at the border with South Africa - it skirts Ladybrand where Robey Leibbrandt is buried, then heads to Bloemfontein. We explore a bit of that city, chat about a few spots in Kimberley, and eventually end in Groblershoop. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N7 Highway - The West Coast from Cape Town to Vioolsdrif - Wine, wheat, fruit and flowers | 29 juil. 2022 | 00:57:26 | |
Winelands transform to fruit and wheatfields - the West Coast is booming. A beautiful drive through undulating hills and passing towns like Malmesbury, Moorreesburg, Citrusdal, and Clanwilliam. Each and every one is worth a short detour and you get to see the citrus industry in full swing and if you really look - you can trace the tracks of missionaries and pioneers as well. Once north of Vanrhynsdorp and over the Knersvlakte you are in Namaqualand - and little towns like Springbok evoke memories of early explorers and copper mining. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N6 Highway - From Bloemfontein to East London - Voortrekkers, German Settlers and some forgotten heroes of WW2 | 27 juil. 2022 | 01:04:32 | |
The N6 heads straight South from Bloemfontein and skirts the Southern border of Lesotho. Little towns like Reddersburg, Smithfield, Aliwal North and Jamestown all have some history of the conflicts with the Basotho, as well as many stories of Voortrekkers and Anglo Boer War characters. A little further south and once through Queenstown you are in "Settler Country" - but these were German settlers - not British. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N5 Highway - From Winburg to Harrismith - the beautiful Eastern Free State | 24 juin 2022 | 00:48:01 | |
This highway traverses the Eastern Free State just to the north of Lesotho. The history of the Voortrekkers and the Basotho runs deep in this land. Lots of history to explore, and some surprising statues and memorials - and lots of fossils as well! The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Kruger National Park - More Historical Sites in the Southern Section (Part 2) | 03 juin 2022 | 00:31:43 | |
Episode 8 of a series on the Kruger National Park. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Kruger National Park - Historical Sites in the Southern Section (Part 1) | 26 mai 2022 | 00:32:52 | |
Episode 7 of a series on the Kruger National Park The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Kruger National Park - Historical Sites of the Far Northern Region | 19 mai 2022 | 00:26:20 | |
Episode 5 of a series on he Kruger National Park The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Kruger National Park - Historical Sites from Shingwedzi to Letaba and Orpen | 19 mai 2022 | 00:26:27 | |
Episode 6 of a series on the Kruger National Park The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N4 Highway - Part 2 - From Pretoria to Botswana. Bushveld and the Groot Marico. | 12 mai 2022 | 00:43:17 | |
The founders of the South African Air Force, traitors and rebels, battlefields and graves, heroes and villains, churches and statues - this road encompasses them all. There's even a memorial to the animals of the 2nd Anglo-Boer War. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N4 Highway - Part 1 - From Maputo to Pretoria. So many elements of our history! | 11 mai 2022 | 00:59:32 | |
This is a unique route to travel. It is special because so many elements of our history can be explored while driving this highway. It stretches from Maputo - actually Komatipoort which is the South African border - right through to the border with Botswana. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| South Africa's First Big Post-Covid Coach Tour - Part 2 | 20 avr. 2022 | 01:00:38 | |
Our first big-group coach-tour and safari post-covid. Clients from a USA-based tour operator eventually made it to South Africa - many of them originally booked for 2020! The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| South Africa's First Big Post-Covid Coach Tour - Part 1 | 14 avr. 2022 | 00:55:58 | |
Our first big-group coach-tour and safari post-covid. Clients from a USA-based tour operator eventually made it to South Africa - many of them originally booked for 2020! The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| A 9-day Tour - Cape Town, Sharks in Gansbaai, and the Kruger Park | 23 mars 2022 | 00:56:54 | |
Our first tour and safari post-covid. Clients from the USA wanted to see Cape Town, go shark-cage-diving in Gansbaai, and see wildlife. We put together a 9-day itinerary for them. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N3 Highway - Part 2 - Howick and Pietermaritzburg - and into Durban | 09 mars 2022 | 00:53:32 | |
The last piece of the N3 highway into Durban. Howick - the capture site of Nelson Mandela and home of Inkamyamba, the legendary snake of the Howick waterfall. Pietermaritzburg is steeped in Voortrekker history, and has quite a few other surprises waiting for the traveller who is prepared to spend some time exploring. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N3 Highway - Part 1 - Johannesburg to Howick - Aeroplanes, Jockeys, "Hendsoppers & Joiners" - and we get to the "Natal Battlefields" | 02 mars 2022 | 00:54:27 | |
The N3 of 589km connects Johannesburg and Durban - respectively South Africa's largest and third largest cities, and probably our busiest highway. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Building the Road Trip SA App - Part 2 - the PitStops app and how we started the Road Trip SA app. This time in English! | 01 mars 2022 | 01:04:09 | |
"The Battle of Ellis Park' and "The Battle of Fordsburg" - long forgotten incidents in Johannesburg - but who knows about them? Some stories of what we do to build the Road Trip SA app - and some of the fun we have doing it! The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Building the PitStops App and finding cheaper diesel - Part 1 - the PitStops app and how we started the Road Trip SA app. This time in English! | 28 févr. 2022 | 00:52:48 | |
Driving in South Africa is getting to be expensive - but you can save on diesel because garages charge different prices. The PitStops app shows you the local prices - so you save every time you fill up. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N1 Highway - Part 4 - Polokwane, The Mountains of Modjadji, Tzaneen, and the beautiful Soutpansberg to Beit Bridge | 23 févr. 2022 | 00:57:52 | |
Pietersburg / Polokwane is the largest city north of the Witwatersrand complex, and with a bit of effort you can discover some little hidden gems. A detour to the East is worthwhile - the mountains around Tzaneen, the realm of Modjadji - the "Rain Queen" - Duiwelskloof, Magoebaskloof - all names steeped in mystery - as befits the mist covered mountain peaks and their secrets. Getting back to the N1 we explore Louis Trichardt, Soutpansbergdorp, Buysdorp - all tracing their origins to the Voortrekkers - and eventually we get to Cecil John Rhodes' gateway to the then Rhodesia - Beit Bridge. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N1 Highway - Part 3 - A surprisingly interesting area. From the Vredefort Dome around Johannesburg to the Springbok Flats | 16 févr. 2022 | 00:54:07 | |
The largest meteorite impact crater in the world lies just South of Johannesburg, the Vredefort Dome. In this episode we explore Parys on the edge of the dome, go through the surprising towns of Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark, and skirt around Johannesburg and Pretoria. Once we cross the line of the Magaliesberg, we are on the "Springbok Flats" - a magnificently fertile farming area, entwined with the history of the Voortrekkers and the early days of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N1 Highway - Part 2 - "Die Ver Verlate Vlaktes" around Bloemfontein to Kroonstad | 09 févr. 2022 | 00:54:51 | |
"Die ver verlate vlaktes" - the beautiful and evocative line from the National Anthem of South Africa describes "The far and desolate plains" stretching from the Karoo to the areas around Bloemfontein. This area abounds with the history of the Voortrekkers, broken British promises, and the ghosts of the many Anglo-Boer War concentration camps dotted throughout the towns. Beautiful statues, creative monuments and quite a few hidden gems await the person who is prepared to explore this area. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N1 Highway - Part 1 - Cape Town heading North to Edenburg (Almost Bloemfontein) | 02 févr. 2022 | 00:57:31 | |
The N1 is the second longest National Road in South Africa - stretching 1940km from Cape Town to the border with Zimbabwe at Beit Bridge. The importance of this highway as a main arterial route is highlighted by the fact that more than half the podcasts somehow intersect with the N1 somewhere. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N2 Highway - Part 5 - North of Durban through Zululand to Ermelo | 27 janv. 2022 | 00:58:05 | |
With Durban in the rear-view mirror we head North into Zululand. Crossing the Tugela river which was the border between the colony of Natal and the Zulu Kingdom, you drive through rolling hills covered with sugarcane, and steeped in history. Zulu vs Zulu / Zulu vs Voortrekker, / Zulu vs British / British vs Boer - lots of spots, lots of history and lots of cool stories. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N2 Highway - Part 4 - East London through the Transkei to Isipingo | 19 janv. 2022 | 00:56:01 | |
Heading out of East London on the N2 takes you towards the old homeland territory of The Transkei. The bridge over the Kei river was once a border post, and is now a small rest stop and fuel station. Years ago you would have had to show your passport - but the Transkei was reincorporated into South Africa post the 1994 elections. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N2 Highway - Part 3 - Tsitsikamma to East London | 12 janv. 2022 | 00:54:35 | |
You leave the deeply forested and mountainous areas, and head into "Frontier" or "Settler" country. Port Elizabeth saw the arrival of the 1820 settlers, and the area between there and East London has a rich history of settlers - 5000 British immigrants arrived to settle and stabilise the area - torn by 100 years of unrest and warfare. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| South Africa's Top Spots - Episode 2 - Some iconic Anti-Apartheid "Struggle Sites" and then just some random "weird and wonderful" spots | 06 janv. 2022 | 00:57:21 | |
The struggle against Apartheid lasted many years - and there are many sites around South Africa that commemorate this part of our history. There are however a few that stand out as really worthwhile places to visit in order to understand this period of our history. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| South Africa's Top Spots - Episode 1 - Our Natural Wonders, Best Museums and Incredible Monuments | 22 déc. 2021 | 00:52:43 | |
Frequently asked questions: what are the top spots to see, or visit? Difficult to answer, so we have broken it down into several categories. In this episode we cover: The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N2 Highway - Part 2 - The Garden Route - George to Tsitsikamma | 15 déc. 2021 | 00:57:59 | |
The "Garden Route" encompasses the area between George and Port Elizabeth. It is a natural wonderland of high mountain peaks, deep forested ravines, and incredible coastal scenery. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The N2 Highway - Part 1 - We cover Cape Town to the Great Brak River | 07 déc. 2021 | 00:55:25 | |
This episode covers the first part of the N2, which is South Africa's longest numbered road. The N2 is 2255km long, and stretches from Cape Town to Ermelo. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| The Panorama Route - The "Transvaal Drakensberg" Escarpment and the N4 corridor | 01 déc. 2021 | 01:01:25 | |
The "Panorama Route" of Mpumalanga is an essential part of any road trip to the Eastern region of South Africa. There is magnificent scenery, some fascinating history, and fantastic geology to explore. The worlds' oldest rocks, the very earliest life-forms, gold rush towns, a multitude of waterfalls, as well as breathtaking mountain roads await you here - if you are prepared to explore. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Kruger National Park - The Southern Section - the paradise between the Sabie and Crocodile Rivers | 25 nov. 2021 | 00:49:16 | |
Episode 4 of a series on the Kruger National Park The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Kruger National Park - South of the Olifants River to Tshokwane - the Central Region | 17 nov. 2021 | 00:57:14 | |
Episode 3 of a series on the Kruger National Park. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Kruger National Park - From Mopani Camp to the Olifants River | 10 nov. 2021 | 00:58:50 | |
Part 2 of a series on the Kruger National Park. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Kruger National Park - The magical far Northern Region | 03 nov. 2021 | 01:01:45 | |
Part 1 of a series on the Kruger National Park. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| Zululand - Some early Zulu history and The Battle of Blood River | 27 oct. 2021 | 00:56:56 | |
The central areas of Zululand stretching from Ulundi to the Drakensberg Mountains really is the crucible and the "Battle Field" of South Africa. Conflicts between Zulu and Voortrekker, Voortrekker and British, the British and the Zulus, the Boers and the British - all came into conflict for various reasons in this area. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||
| West Coast and the remote Northern Cape to the Orange River and Kimberley | 20 oct. 2021 | 00:55:21 | |
Departing Cape Town on the N7 heading North is a very rewarding drive. You leave the busy city of Cape Town and within a few kilometres you are travelling through beautiful wheat fields and rolling hills. Slowly the scenery changes to citrus fruit plantations, and later into a much drier landscape. The Road Trip SA app is available for download | |||