Latest Road tripper Podcast Episodes
Frontier Land. We explore the Eastern Cape with Dr. Dean Allen.
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - October 31, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutesWe talk with Dr. Dean Allen - renowned Author, Historian, Lecturer, and Media Presenter. Dean has authored several books, two of which are are titled "Frontier Land - Exploring the Eastern Cape." So much of our history played out in this area - and it really is a fascinating part of South Afric...
Blockhouses of the Anglo-Boer War with Simon Green
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - October 31, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourWe have a chat with Simon Green - "The Blockhouse Guy". Simon has authored two books on the blockhouses of the Anglo-Boer War - a very handy field guide, as well as a more in-depth analysis of the engineering behind these 9000+ structures the British Military left behind in South Africa. We hav...
Frontier Land. We explore the Eastern Cape with Dr. Dean Allen.
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - October 31, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutesWe talk with Dr. Dean Allen - renowned Author, Historian, Lecturer, and Media Presenter. Dean has authored several books, two of which are are titled "Frontier Land - Exploring the Eastern Cape." So much of our history played out in this area - and it really is a fascinating part of South Afric...
Blockhouses of the Anglo-Boer War with Simon Green
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - October 31, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourWe have a chat with Simon Green - "The Blockhouse Guy". Simon has authored two books on the blockhouses of the Anglo-Boer War - a very handy field guide, as well as a more in-depth analysis of the engineering behind these 9000+ structures the British Military left behind in South Africa. We hav...
The N10 Highway - Part 2 - from Hanover to Addo
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - October 24, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutesMiddelburg, Cradock, Cookhouse and through Slagtersnek - some really evocative and emotional spots on this route. The story of the "Chair Monument", and the site of what is considered to be the first resistance to British rule that ended rather badly at Slagtersnek. The Road Trip SA app is avai...
The N10 Highway - Part 2 - from Hanover to Addo
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - October 24, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutesMiddelburg, Cradock, Cookhouse and through Slagtersnek - some really evocative and emotional spots on this route. The story of the "Chair Monument", and the site of what is considered to be the first resistance to British rule that ended rather badly at Slagtersnek. The Road Trip SA app is avai...
The N10 Highway - Part 1 - From the Namibian border to Hanover - and eventually to the Indian Ocean in the Eastern Cape
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - October 21, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutesThis highway traverses the Kalahari through to Upington - where you have to visit Scotty Smith, the Donkey Memorial, and the Camel Statue - follow the Gariep river through Prieska, Britstown, and De Aar, to eventually intersect the N1 at Hanover. Beautiful changing landscapes from red Kalahari d...
The N10 Highway - Part 1 - From the Namibian border to Hanover - and eventually to the Indian Ocean in the Eastern Cape
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - October 21, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutesThis highway traverses the Kalahari through to Upington - where you have to visit Scotty Smith, the Donkey Memorial, and the Camel Statue - follow the Gariep river through Prieska, Britstown, and De Aar, to eventually intersect the N1 at Hanover. Beautiful changing landscapes from red Kalahari d...
Some recent visits to the Kruger National Park
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - October 20, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutesSome reflections on our visits to the Kruger Park this year. We have visited a wide variety of the camps in the Central / Northern section and give some feedback on our experiences there. The Road Trip SA app is available for download Do you want to visit and explore South Africa? Touch Africa...
Some recent visits to the Kruger National Park
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - October 20, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutesSome reflections on our visits to the Kruger Park this year. We have visited a wide variety of the camps in the Central / Northern section and give some feedback on our experiences there. The Road Trip SA app is available for download Do you want to visit and explore South Africa? Touch Africa...
Some safety tips when you travel and visit South Africa
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - October 19, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutesThere have been some criminal incidents perpetrated against tourists visiting South Africa. An awful lot of risk can be mitigated by following some common sense rules. The Road Trip SA app is available for download Do you want to visit and explore South Africa? Touch Africa Safaris
Some safety tips when you travel and visit South Africa
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - October 19, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutesThere have been some criminal incidents perpetrated against tourists visiting South Africa. An awful lot of risk can be mitigated by following some common sense rules. The Road Trip SA app is available for download Do you want to visit and explore South Africa? Touch Africa Safaris
The N11 - Ladysmith to the Botswana Border - Centre of "The Battlefields" area, Voortrekkers, ABW 1, ABW 2, Anglo-Zulu War - so much on this route
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - September 02, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourLadysmith is right at the centre of what we call "The Battlefields" region. So much of our history played out here - the Voortrekkers and their conflicts with the Zulu, the British and their battles with the Zulu, and then this area was pivotal in both conflicts between the British Empire and th...
The N11 - Ladysmith to the Botswana Border - Centre of "The Battlefields" area, Voortrekkers, ABW 1, ABW 2, Anglo-Zulu War - so much on this route
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - September 02, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourLadysmith is right at the centre of what we call "The Battlefields" region. So much of our history played out here - the Voortrekkers and their conflicts with the Zulu, the British and their battles with the Zulu, and then this area was pivotal in both conflicts between the British Empire and th...
The N9 Highway - Colesburg to George - The Great Karoo, the Little Karoo, ancient fossils, Voortrekkers, 1820 settlers, and the 5th and final town founded by the VOC.
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - August 24, 2022 09:00 - 51 minutesThe N9 branches off the N1 in Colesburg and takes you south. It takes you over beautiful Karoo landscapes through Noupoort, Middelburg, and with a short detour you can visit Nieu-Bethesda - one of the quintessential "Karoo-dorpies". The VOC influence is still to be seen in Graaff-Reinet - and th...
The N9 Highway - Colesburg to George - The Great Karoo, the Little Karoo, ancient fossils, Voortrekkers, 1820 settlers, and the 5th and final town founded by the VOC.
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - August 24, 2022 09:00 - 51 minutesThe N9 branches off the N1 in Colesburg and takes you south. It takes you over beautiful Karoo landscapes through Noupoort, Middelburg, and with a short detour you can visit Nieu-Bethesda - one of the quintessential "Karoo-dorpies". The VOC influence is still to be seen in Graaff-Reinet - and th...
The N8 Highway - Lesotho to Upington - Spitfires, traitors, battles and diamonds.
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - July 29, 2022 13:00 - 55 minutesNo. 72 (Basutoland) Squadron is commemorated in Maseru and remembered forever in the design one the most popular blankets sold in Lesotho. The N8 then actually starts at the border with South Africa - it skirts Ladybrand where Robey Leibbrandt is buried, then heads to Bloemfontein. We explore a ...
The N8 Highway - Lesotho to Upington - Spitfires, traitors, battles and diamonds.
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - July 29, 2022 13:00 - 55 minutesNo. 72 (Basutoland) Squadron is commemorated in Maseru and remembered forever in the design one the most popular blankets sold in Lesotho. The N8 then actually starts at the border with South Africa - it skirts Ladybrand where Robey Leibbrandt is buried, then heads to Bloemfontein. We explore a ...
The N7 Highway - The West Coast from Cape Town to Vioolsdrif - Wine, wheat, fruit and flowers
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - July 29, 2022 06:00 - 57 minutesWinelands transform to fruit and wheatfields - the West Coast is booming. A beautiful drive through undulating hills and passing towns like Malmesbury, Moorreesburg, Citrusdal, and Clanwilliam. Each and every one is worth a short detour and you get to see the citrus industry in full swing and if...
The N7 Highway - The West Coast from Cape Town to Vioolsdrif - Wine, wheat, fruit and flowers
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - July 29, 2022 06:00 - 57 minutesWinelands transform to fruit and wheatfields - the West Coast is booming. A beautiful drive through undulating hills and passing towns like Malmesbury, Moorreesburg, Citrusdal, and Clanwilliam. Each and every one is worth a short detour and you get to see the citrus industry in full swing and if...
The N6 Highway - From Bloemfontein to East London - Voortrekkers, German Settlers and some forgotten heroes of WW2
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - July 27, 2022 14:00 - 1 hourThe N6 heads straight South from Bloemfontein and skirts the Southern border of Lesotho. Little towns like Reddersburg, Smithfield, Aliwal North and Jamestown all have some history of the conflicts with the Basotho, as well as many stories of Voortrekkers and Anglo Boer War characters. A little ...
The N6 Highway - From Bloemfontein to East London - Voortrekkers, German Settlers and some forgotten heroes of WW2
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - July 27, 2022 14:00 - 1 hourThe N6 heads straight South from Bloemfontein and skirts the Southern border of Lesotho. Little towns like Reddersburg, Smithfield, Aliwal North and Jamestown all have some history of the conflicts with the Basotho, as well as many stories of Voortrekkers and Anglo Boer War characters. A little ...
The N5 Highway - From Winburg to Harrismith - the beautiful Eastern Free State
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - June 24, 2022 17:00 - 48 minutesThis highway traverses the Eastern Free State just to the north of Lesotho. The history of the Voortrekkers and the Basotho runs deep in this land. Lots of history to explore, and some surprising statues and memorials - and lots of fossils as well! The Road Trip SA app is available for download...
The N5 Highway - From Winburg to Harrismith - the beautiful Eastern Free State
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - June 24, 2022 17:00 - 48 minutesThis highway traverses the Eastern Free State just to the north of Lesotho. The history of the Voortrekkers and the Basotho runs deep in this land. Lots of history to explore, and some surprising statues and memorials - and lots of fossils as well! The Road Trip SA app is available for download...
Kruger National Park - More Historical Sites in the Southern Section (Part 2)
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - June 03, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutesEpisode 8 of a series on the Kruger National Park. We cover the area north of The Voortrekker Road, explore a bit of Pretoriuskop, take a look at Skukuza, and chat about the memorials to the Game Rangers and conservation staff. Want to travel to the Kruger National Park? Touch Africa Safaris T...
Kruger National Park - More Historical Sites in the Southern Section (Part 2)
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - June 03, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutesEpisode 8 of a series on the Kruger National Park. We cover the area north of The Voortrekker Road, explore a bit of Pretoriuskop, take a look at Skukuza, and chat about the memorials to the Game Rangers and conservation staff. Want to travel to the Kruger National Park? Touch Africa Safaris T...
Kruger National Park - Historical Sites in the Southern Section (Part 1)
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - May 26, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutesEpisode 7 of a series on the Kruger National Park The story of Harry Wolhuter and how he survived a lion attack, the old "Voortrekker Road", remnants of the Voortrekkers, early traders, and gold prospectors. Many dramas played out in this area before the park was established - there are some gr...
Kruger National Park - Historical Sites in the Southern Section (Part 1)
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - May 26, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutesEpisode 7 of a series on the Kruger National Park The story of Harry Wolhuter and how he survived a lion attack, the old "Voortrekker Road", remnants of the Voortrekkers, early traders, and gold prospectors. Many dramas played out in this area before the park was established - there are some gr...
Kruger National Park - Historical Sites in the Southern Section
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - May 26, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutesEpisode 7 of a series on the Kruger National Park The story of Harry Wolhuter and how he survived a lion attack, the old "Voortrekker Road", remnants of the Voortrekkers, early traders, and gold prospectors. Many dramas played out in this area before the park was established - there are some gr...
Kruger National Park - Historical Sites in the Southern Section
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app - May 26, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutesEpisode 7 of a series on the Kruger National Park The story of Harry Wolhuter and how he survived a lion attack, the old "Voortrekker Road", remnants of the Voortrekkers, early traders, and gold prospectors. Many dramas played out in this area before the park was established - there are some gr...
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