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Free State Province

Ventersburg, small town South Africa personified.

David Batzofin - May 2, 2025
Accommodation

De Ark, Lydenburg. My annual pilgrimage…

Food.

Plant Abundance…who knew that weeds could be a food group.

Accommodation

Braemar AIR B & B. Howick, KZN

Accommodation

A Sun Destinations road trip…

Western Cape Province

Statues and seascapes. The Strand, Cape Town

David Batzofin - June 12, 2024 0
Gauteng Province

Intrepid by name and by nature…A Tuk Tuk tour in Soweto.

David Batzofin - June 3, 2024 0
Landscapes

Strand-scapes. A plethora of panoramas…The Strand, Cape Town.

David Batzofin - May 31, 2024 0
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Shooting sea shots at the sea shore…

David Batzofin - May 27, 2024 0
Around South Africa

Voortrekker Monument…a view from the top.

David Batzofin - May 13, 2024 0
Western Cape Province

Cape Town in my rear view mirror. From the other side...

David Batzofin - December 15, 2023 0
Western Cape Province

Life is a beach?

David Batzofin - December 11, 2023 0
Western Cape Province

Gullable…

David Batzofin - December 8, 2023 0
Accommodation

Unexpected accommodation during a visit to Cape Town.

David Batzofin - November 27, 2023 0
Western Cape Province

A non-tourist view of Cape Town.

David Batzofin - November 20, 2023 0
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