Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app
Road Trip's Podcast - Travel, Touring and Holidays in South Africa using the Road Trip mobile app
Episodes
Mythology Episode 1 - The legend of Nyami Nyami - and some weird stories
Nyami Nyami is the God of the Zambezi River, protector of the Tonga people. Legends and stories abound about Nyami Nyami, but there are inexplicable events around the building of the Kariba Dam relating to Nyami Nyami.Nayami Nyami has th...
Mythology Episode 2 - Lake Fundudzi and the Gariep Monster
Lake Fundudzi in the Soutpansberg Mountain Range is the only fresh water lake in South Africa - and it has an albino python-god.And there's another river serpent in the Gariep (Orange) River. San mythology mixed in with diamonds and floo...
Forgotten Histories - The Jameson Raid of 1895 / 1896
Dr Leander Starr Jameson was the leader of what was nominally a mercenary raid into the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek of President Paul Kruger. Funded by Cecil john Rhodes when he was Premier of the Cape Colony, it was his play to annex the Repub...
Forgotten Histories - The 17 (Yes 17!) Boer Republics that eventually came to make up South Africa
South Africa has a wonderful and varied history. This episode gives a brief overview of the 17 Republics that at some point were declared on behalf of disgruntled citizens.Some cool stories! The only State President in world history to h...
A recent Kruger Park visit - with Barberton and some surprising finds in Carolina
A few days spent in the Kruger National Park - with a visit to Barberton thrown in. Barberton has a few hidden treasures that are definitely worth exploring - and we find two really cool spots on the routes to and from Barberton. Ka...