The Happy Traveller

Glamping at AfriCamps

AfriCamps is a boutique glamping chain in South Africa. AfriCamps has beautiful tented camps in some of the most beautiful…

2 years ago

Camping in Diepwalle, Knysna Forest

The Knysna forest is a magical place. A deep wooded area filled with indigenous Outeniqua yellowwood, stinkwood, and Assegai trees.…

2 years ago

Knysna, The Garden Route

The Garden Route in the Western Cape is one of the most popular road trip routes in South Africa. And…

2 years ago

Groot Winterhoek Overnight Hike

Gorgeous and gruelling, an overnight hike in Groot Winterhoek Nature Reserve needs to be on every South African hiker's bucket…

2 years ago

Sunflower Fields at Vergelegen

Sunflower Fields at Vergelegen Every year Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West invites visitors to experience their famous sunflower field.…

2 years ago

10 day Scotland Road Trip – The solo female traveller, no car, budget version

I’ve just returned from the most wonderful solo trip to Scotland, and it was absolutely incredible. Scotland absolutely took my…

2 years ago

Day Trip to the Cotswolds, England

The Cotswolds are a collection of quaint villages in the Gloucestershire area of the English coutryside. The Cotswolds are considered…

2 years ago

Planning a trip to the snow in Matroosberg

My favourite Cape Town snow adventures would be making a mission to Matroosberg to see the snow (this requires a…

2 years ago

Spring Flowers in the Biedouw Valley

Wild flower season is nearly here! Each year the spring flowers cover the Western Cape and Northern Cape in a…

2 years ago

Spring Flowers in Cape Town

A complete travel guide to seeing the spring flowers in Cape Town. Check out the gorgeous flowers of the West…

2 years ago

Hiking to the snow in Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve

Each year, Cape Town winter sneaks in like a frosty chill under the door and before you know it the…

2 years ago

Krom Rivier Hike

The Krom Rivier Hike has been on my bucket list for the longest time! I'd seen pictures all over Instagram…

3 years ago

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