south africa

If I don’t travel, am I not me?

by Jerri on September 20, 2008

At the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa I haven’t traveled out of the country in about two years. I just haven’t had the means. Well, that’s not entirely true. I never really had the means to travel, but I did it anyway. I always found a way even if I didn’t have the money [...]

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Itching to do Something

by Jerri on May 28, 2007

I’ve been all around the world and just about everywhere I go I am inspired. Through traveling I gain a better perspective and respect of the world than I receive at home. Don’t know why exactly, but if that is what it takes its OK by me. Today I was thinking about how much I [...]

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The Backpack I Use

by Jerri on December 28, 2006

This backpack has been to almost every continent with me! I love it because it’s so incredibly light, roomy but not too big for me. I’m 5’4″ and medium size and it does not swallow me like the guys backpacks do. I tried on every pack they had at Bass Pro Shop and REI and [...]

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Episode #1 (12 mins)One girl, her backpack and a passion for travel is a brief introduction to the podcast and the host. The podcast will discuss travel for those who want to live the lifestyle of a traveler and not a tourist.

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Via Via Travel

by Jerri on October 17, 2006

Well, finally, after planning this for three years I have opened my own travel business, Via Via Travel. Right now, the only travel products I’m offering are cruises and hotels in the Caribbean and Central and South America. I also have access to vacation villas in the Caribbean presently. While the business is absolutely going [...]

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Baz Buz, South Africa

by Jerri on September 4, 2006

While in South Africa, just about every backpacker that I met along the way was traveling by Baz Bus. All you need is a one way ticket to some specific destination (say you’re going from Cape Town to Johannesburg). With that ticket you can take the bus and hope on and off wherever you want [...]

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Thinking about Swaziland

by Jerri on August 9, 2006

As I was backpacking across South Africa about a year and a half ago my friend Martin and I made a detour into Swaziland. While there we went on a tour in the country side by Quad Bike. I was just thinking today about the guy that started the company, Rich, who took us on [...]

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Where I’ve been

by Jerri on June 18, 2006

create your own visited states map create your own visited countries map

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Ski and Wine South America

by Jerri on April 22, 2006

My good friend from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Martin and two other friends have just started an incredible new outfitter company called Ski and Wine South America. You can choose 7 or 14 days packages from guided tours of the wineries in Argentina and Chile, heli-skiing or horseback riding in the Andes, or high altitude golfing [...]

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