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Photos of Lee Greenberg’s Place VRBO Listing #398604

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Dana

 This dust covered the entire house. You can see it on the floor in additional pictures.  The owner insisted the unit had been clean four days before.   This view through dirty windows is not the same a the view … Continue reading →

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Travel Tips and Advice

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Dana

This post is for those brave souls who are thinking about getting on a plane and coming this way. Getting Here I believe Dutch Airline KLM has the best prices for the January to March time frame.  Based on some … Continue reading →

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Proud to be an American: A South Africa Travel Story

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Dana

We are just back from a weekend out of town. Finally! Steve’s been working every weekend since April; expect for a few days while we were home and I, in self defense, started working on a book – a business … Continue reading →

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I Saw a Pangolin!

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Dana

We are just back from (another) weekend at a safari lodge; this time we traveled with 25 members of Steve’s workplace team. I know you all will be terribly excited to hear I saw a Pangolin! “A what?” you say? … Continue reading →

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Adaptation and Understanding

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Dana

I’ve now been a resident of South Africa for 9 months.  I have come a very long way – there are still eons and light year ahead. I have had a chance to experience the truth that we humans are … Continue reading →

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Dana, Sue and Kate In India

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Dana

Last week was my birthday and I am happy to report that, despite my old age, I survived my “Amazing Race” through India. Not, however without a certain level of wear and tear. Being a mature American woman traveling through … Continue reading →

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An African Christmas Story

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Dana

Happy New Year from South Africa. Steve and I have done a good bit of traveling since I last posted. We’ve been to the beaches of the Indian Ocean in Durban. We’ve slept on an Nguni cattle farm near Pietermaritzburg … Continue reading →

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Roots and Lies in Africa

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Dana

  We are beginning to put down the thinnest and most delicate of roots here in Africa. We’ve been invited to a local family celebration and plucked the web of romantic destiny.  We’ve also been reminded that we are foreigners, … Continue reading →

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Dana and Steve On Safari

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Dana

It is getting better.  Our trip out of the city to Kruger National park settled my spirit.  I just needed to get out of concrete and into nature for a while. And Kruger is Nature with a capitol N. Also, … Continue reading →

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Dispatch from the Heart of Darkeness

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Dana

I know. I know. I just disappeared into the heart of darkness. I am sorry but the truth is the change in perspective caused by my being here for an extended length of time, instead of just visiting, has changed … Continue reading →

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