By Gretchen Richter de MedeirosJul 7, 20154 min readThere was something immediately magical about River Bend LodgeWe’d been driving along South Africa’s gorgeous southern coastline and the famous Garden Route for 10 days. Heather was my trusty...
By Gretchen Richter de MedeirosJul 1, 20153 min read"South Africa was far more expensive than any other country"I hesitate to include a budget report about South Africa, as it was the only country where we stopped being independent travelers and...
by Gretchen Richter de MedeirosApr 21, 20152 min read"South Africa: we are already looking forward to the day that we Âreturn."For me, half the fun of traveling is planning the journey. During the three years that we were saving money, I read countless books about...
By Isabella Richter de MedeirosApr 17, 20155 min read"Langa: what amazed me the most was the sense of community in this town."We toured a section of Cape Town called Langa. It is a very low-income area of Cape Town owned by chiefs of native tribes and clans. The...