I knew I was saving these photos for a special day. I’m so glad I did, because they’re perfect today! They was taken at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa. I’m a day early (International Kissing Day is tomorrow, July 6th, 2013) but I wanted to give you time to prepare something special … More A Big, Sloppy Elephant Trunk for International Kissing Day?
by Mary Vanhooser Hello Traveling Marla readers! Marla went out on a limb this week and let me write a guest blog for you guys. I’m Mary, an American expat who has been living in South Africa for about 18 months. I moved here with my husband (Aaron) and 3 children (Parker, 8; Nathaniel, 6 … More Meeting Jane Goodall: A Guest Post
My grand-niece turns 2 today. The most difficult part of living in a different country is missing family. We knew it would be, but I thought that with both my parents gone and not seeing the rest of my family frequently anyway, I would be a lot better equipped to handle it. Apparently, not. I … More A Long Way From “Home”
*Warning: Today’s post contains implied foul language* Uh oh. I’m in love. (No, not with this guy, although I took his photo because I think I recognized him as a super-fan from a promo of Blue Bulls fans.) Not even with these guys… Nope. I’m in love with the sport itself. Don’t get me wrong. … More My First Rugby Match: Be Still My Beating Heart!
First, congratulations to Kriscinda Everitt for submitting the winning caption on Tuesday’s contest! That was a TOUGH decision. I really loved so many of them. I put a few of them onto the photo and sent to Kurt and we both ended up picking the same one as our favorite. I think next time, I’m … More Photo Caption Winner, and… Where’s the Butter?
I haven’t done the weekly photo challenge in awhile, but when I saw the theme, I knew the photo I wanted to post. What caught my attention first was the man walking across the top of the billboard. I then noticed the contrast between the advertisement and the people below. I had only one chance … More The World Through Your Eyes (Weekly Photo Challenge)
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