Comments on: The thing about African wilderness trails http://www.ralphpina.com/2007/11/the-thing-about-african-wilderness-trails/ Ralph Pina's outdoor blog Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:09:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ralphpina.com » Straddling the Olifants: wilderness walking trails http://www.ralphpina.com/2007/11/the-thing-about-african-wilderness-trails/comment-page-1/#comment-2540 ralphpina.com » Straddling the Olifants: wilderness walking trails Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:08:16 +0000 http://www.ralphpina.com/?p=691#comment-2540 [...] have written elsewhere about the “wilderness trail experience”, so I won’t bore you again with what it means to us. However, three phenomena got me thinking [...] [...] have written elsewhere about the “wilderness trail experience”, so I won’t bore you again with what it means to us. However, three phenomena got me thinking [...]

]]> By: Deidre Joubert http://www.ralphpina.com/2007/11/the-thing-about-african-wilderness-trails/comment-page-1/#comment-2502 Deidre Joubert Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:22:09 +0000 http://www.ralphpina.com/?p=691#comment-2502 Hi Guys, My name is Deidre`. My husband and I love travelling in the Southern parts of Africa and we’ve been doing so for the past 16 years. We run an IT consultancy firm and things can become quite hectic. We’ve promised ourselves that we would try to maintain a balance between work and play, and so we often connect to the vagabond spirit in us and simply get in the car and go where the open road takes us. Our highlight of the year is going on the Kruger National Park trails where we are able to get far away from the rat race and everything else (including cell phone reception) and immerse ourselves in the bush and its way of life. A group of six of our closest friends joins us and we spend three days hiking in the Kruger, accompanied by two senior trail rangers. It’s a great way to re-kindle old friendships and catch up on old times. And silently walking in the bush forces you to do some introspection and get your priorities right. Some of my greatest ideas have come from these hikes! I've started a website about the Kruger Wilderness Trails at www.africaskyblue.com where I've uploaded some trail videos and photos. My husband Arno has also written some stories about our experiences if you are interested. We hope you find the stories and videos interesting, please comment if you do (or if you don’t, I guess). Friendly African Blessings Deidre` Joubert deidre@omniholdings.co.za Hi Guys,

My name is Deidre`. My husband and I love travelling in the Southern parts of Africa and we’ve been doing so for the past 16 years. We run an IT consultancy firm and things can become quite hectic.

We’ve promised ourselves that we would try to maintain a balance between work and play, and so we often connect to the vagabond spirit in us and simply get in the car and go where the open road takes us.

Our highlight of the year is going on the Kruger National Park trails where we are able to get far away from the rat race and everything else (including cell phone reception) and immerse ourselves in the bush and its way of life. A group of six of our closest friends joins us and we spend three days hiking in the Kruger, accompanied by two senior trail rangers. It’s a great way to re-kindle old friendships and catch up on old times. And silently walking in the bush forces you to do some introspection and get your priorities right. Some of my greatest ideas have come from these hikes!

I’ve started a website about the Kruger Wilderness Trails at http://www.africaskyblue.com where I’ve uploaded some trail videos and photos. My husband Arno has also written some stories about our experiences if you are interested.

We hope you find the stories and videos interesting, please comment if you do (or if you don’t, I guess).

Friendly African Blessings
Deidre` Joubert
deidre@omniholdings.co.za

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