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by Gemma FottlesFebruary 4, 2018

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Three days back in rainy Amsterdam and I’m already pining after South Africa. Take me back to the dried up dams and miles of mountains already 😩😭💜 #travelblues #southafrica #africa #drakensberg #drought #travelza #instatravel #travelgram #dametraveler #rgphoto #traveldiaries #travel #lptraveller #worlderlust @djiglobal #djimavicpro2

Stop 9 (aaand the penultimate destination on our ZA road trip): the Drakensberg! Despite staying in wildly misrepresented accommodation, the second to last stop on our three week trip was pretty spectacular. Surrounded by some of the highest peaks in South Africa, with more rumbling thunderstorms every night. Oh, and there’s a massive drought like, everywhere, so the Dam was all dried up. Sad but... made for a nice backdrop for the millionth photo sesh of the past month. 🤓📸🌄 #Drakensberg #southafrica #africa #travelza #travel #travelgram #dametraveler #rgphoto #traveldiaries #lptraveller #instatravel

A happy and entirely absurd afternoon in the Basotho Cultural Village. We were the only two people there, which was more than a little bit awkward. I couldn’t escape having to taste the fermented beer (🤢), and I was completely involuntarily wrapped up in this traditional Basotho outfit. Much to the amusement of the lady doing it. Laughs all round lololol 👸🏾⛰🇿🇦 #thewhitestgirlinafrica #africa #lesotho #southafrica #basothoculturalvillage #basotho #dametraveler #travel #travelgram #rgphoto #traveldiaries #worlderlust #lptraveller #instatravel #roadtrip #travelza @sanparks

Stop 8: Golden Gate National Park. The most magical stop so far 😍 staying in a super cosy rondavel, exploring the foothills of the Maluti mountains, sitting in the middle of a magnificent, thunderous storm, a little braai and a starry, starry night. One of the top 10 eves of mah life 💯 🌍🙌🏼 #itsgontakealottotakemeawaaaayfromyouuuuu #totoafrica #themetunetomylifern #southafrica #goldengate #basothoculturalvillage #rondavel #travelafrica #africa #travel #traveldiaries #worlderlust #lptraveller #dametraveler #rgphoto #travelgram #instatravel #instatraveler

Stop 7: Bloemfontein. An unplanned, less-than-24hr stopover to break up the 10 hour drive from the coast to the mountains... Meh. Apart from the very interesting but disappointingly outdated Anglo-Boer War museum, there is just nothing to do here. Nada. 🤷🏼‍♀️👩🏼‍🌾💂🏼‍♀️#absoluteborewar #angloboerwar #southafrica #bloemfontein #freestate #africa #travelafrica #za #travel #instatravel #history #travelgram #traveldiaries #roadtrip #lptraveller #worlderlust #dametraveler #rgphoto

Stop 6: Eastern Cape Farm. I kind of forgot to take any photos of the past weekend spent on the Schoeman family farm near Willowmore... so these don’t really do the experience justice. And seriously, what an experience. 6am starts, sleeping in a 19th Century farmhouse, lots and lots of real ZA food, and being welcomed into the most wonderful South African fam 💜 #farmlife #southafrica #easterncape #africa #farmhouse #roadtrip #za #travel #instatravel #travelgram #worlderlust #traveldiaries #rgphoto #lptraveller #dametraveler

Stop 5: Cape Town! Yesterday we drove alllll the way down to the Cape of Good Hope to peer out over the ocean to Antarctica. The whole thing was sabotaged by huge horrible baboons so, despite, this laughing face, it was one of the most terrifying afternoons of my life. Made slightly better with a trip to see the African Penguins on Boulders Beach. Slightly. #pussy #downwiththebaboons #capetown #capeofgoodhope #roadtrip #southafrica #africa #bouldersbeach #za #travel #travelgram #instatravel #beautifuldestinations #traveldiaries #rgphoto #lptraveller #worlderlust @fabiennechapot

Stop 4: bush camp in the Karoo desert! Monkeys and warthogs and impala and baboons just chilling all around our thatched cottage, searing heat, lots of Savannah and a 4am adventure up the mountains to welcome another beautiful day. Absolute perfection 😍🐗🐒🦌🌞 @djiglobal #anotherdayinparadise #roadtrippin #southafrica #karoo #beaufortwest #africa #za #travel #instatravel #travelgram #traveldiaries #beautifuldestinations #worlderlust #lptraveller #rgphoto #djimavicpro2

Up at the ungodly hour of 0400 to watch the fat moon set and the fiery African sun rise over the Karoo. Currently dying in the 40+ degree heat, it’s almost unfathomable that a few hours ago we had to wear coats. Coats! What is this madness? 🦓🦁🔥☀️🌍 #melting #sunrise #karoo #karoonationalpark #southafrica #africa #za #travel #instatravel #travelgram #worlderlust #traveldiaries #lptraveller #rgphoto #beautifuldestinations

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