Category: Interesting Facts About Africa

uMhlanga farmers’ market

Post author By Debbie
Post date February 25, 2024
Categories In Interesting Facts About Africa, Languages in South Africa, South African Deliciousness

Talk about every detail of the perfect place to live— Every Wednesday, just across the field from our apartment complex, there is a fabulous farmers’ market!! Here’s my favorite finds— artisan sour dough bread, cinnamon rolls, focaccia, South African biltong aged beef, homemade blackberry jam, South African madumbe (russet) potatoes, fresh produce, and more! Can’t […]

Meticulous!

Post author By Debbie
Post date February 7, 2024
Categories In Interesting Facts About Africa, The Amazing People Along the Way, Umhlanga. place of reeds

Temple grounds are always beautifully landscaped, and the Durban temple is no exception! We arrived early one day and caught the gardeners in their labors…. Hand-trimming the lawn — not a blade out of place ! Scissors are used to shape the lawn edges, curved to gradually blend the side with the top! This has […]

Look who’s driving South African Style!!

Post author By Debbie
Post date January 23, 2024
Categories In Interesting Facts About Africa

No problem, driving on the wrong side of the road ✅

Africa Big 5

Post author By Debbie
Post date January 23, 2024
Categories In Interesting Facts About Africa

South African Costco

Post author By Debbie
Post date January 22, 2024
Categories In Interesting Facts About Africa

I wasn’t expecting such a thing but, yes, there is a Costco in Durban! Technically it’s probably more like a Sam’s Club since WalMart came in and bought it a while back. It’s a store called Makro and you can buy 25 pound bags of everything at a savings!! Life is good!!

How Big is Africa?

Post author By Debbie
Post date December 18, 2023
Categories In Interesting Facts About Africa

The continent of Africa is huge! You can fit all of the United States, China, India, Europe, Argentina inside of Africa’s borders and still have room to spare — Wow!