My 2023 Journey and Running a blog Yr In Evaluation
2023 was a really busy 12 months for me by way of household commitments so I didn’t get to journey as a lot as I might have favored. Nevertheless, this 12 months marks 10 years since I began my weblog in 2013, so I needed to commemorate it not directly. As well as, this submit has turn out to be an annual custom for me, and I really like doing it as a private document of my travels for the 12 months, so I’m writing about it anyway.
We began January nonetheless on a excessive from our December journey to the beautiful Seychelles. In direction of the top of the month, my prolonged household had an enormous reunion after a number of years, on the Vaal River.
In February, I collaborated with the Taj Lodge in Cape City to present away a two-night keep for 2 to 1 fortunate follower.
We had a calming staycation on the conveniently positioned, swanky Sandton Solar lodge.
In March, we had a brief keep on the Southern Solar OR Tambo, resulting from an early morning airport appointment.
We had been invited to Hyatt Home Johannesburg Sandton the place we had beforehand stayed, for a scrumptious dinner.
Throughout April and Might, we visited one in all South Africa’s latest lodges, the family-friendly Letamo at Qwabi Non-public Sport Reserve, the place we loved some nice uncrowded sightings.
Letamo Lodge at Qwabi Non-public Sport Reserve
En route again to Johannesburg, we stopped at Ludwig’s Rose Farm on the outskirts of Pretoria the place we went on a tractor journey to admire their lovely roses.
Later in Might, I attended a Gauteng Tourism Workshop at Structure Hill.
In June, I used to be gifted a Fitbit Encourage 3 and inaugurated it by happening a hike to Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens.
In July, it was again to the Limpopo province the place we had an exquisite wildlife-rich household keep at Tintswalo Household Camp in Welgevonden Sport Reserve, among the best Huge 5 Sport Reserves close to Johannesburg. We additionally stayed at Garangani 360, a surprising non-public bush villa which we had all to ourselves.
I used to be invited to The Houghton Lodge, the place I had beforehand stayed, for a Convention, Wellness and Leisure Expo.
In August, I used to be invited to the grand opening of the very Instagrammable EL&N Café on the Mall of Africa, their first retailer in Africa.
Danube River in Budapest
A possibility arose to go to Europe, which I couldn’t move up. In fact, it concerned making use of for the dreaded Schengen visa once more. So, over August and September, we travelled to Budapest, Hungary by way of Qatar Airways. From there, we visited Vienna, Austria and Bratislava, Slovakia. It was my first time in Hungary and Slovakia (Nation no 48 and 49) and my second go to to Austria. They had been all lovely nations and I deliberate a jam-packed itinerary throughout which we noticed and did as a lot as potential in a brief area of time.
In October, we had a calming keep on the historic Courtyard Lodge Arcadia in Pretoria. It was a good time to go to Pretoria, with the jacarandas being in full bloom within the Jacaranda Metropolis.
November is synonymous with my youngsters’ exams which implies no travelling for me as a accountable mother or father 😊. I used to be awarded the runner-up award for one of the best journey weblog submit by the SA Mother Blogs awards staff, for my submit on Tintswalo Household Camp. I used to be additionally interviewed on their web site earlier within the 12 months.
Sundown in Welgevonden Sport Reserve
In December, we had a brief keep in Hartbeespoort within the North West province, throughout which we visited a few of its many sights.
In the course of the 12 months, I obtained a number of different journey invites which I needed to decline resulting from inopportune timing. I upgraded my website positioning expertise, wrote for some non-public shoppers and joined Threads and Tiktok. My journey account exceeded 25 000 on Instagram and my meals account is nearly at 110 000 followers, opening the door to new alternatives, regardless of the demotivating algorithms.
And that was my 2023 journey and running a blog 12 months in evaluation.
Wishing you an exquisite 2024, crammed with many completely satisfied moments and plenty of journey.
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