Members of the know the best way to experience a destination is through the local people. While in with , Kelley Ferro, travel expert, video journalist and contributor to , had the opportunity to visit, meet and interact with locals and gain real insight in the South African life today.
More on how to tour South Africa like a local:
Get Off the Tour Bus
by Nina Dietzel,聽AFAR Ambassador
co-founder Joe Diaz likes to boil 鈥榯raveling like a local鈥� down to 鈥淕et off the tour bus and sit at someone鈥檚 kitchen table鈥�. On our first day in South Africa with聽, that鈥檚 just what we did. We got off the bus and visited Alina Mlotshwa鈥檚 home in Soweto to have lunch. Read the full post here.
Being Hugged by South Africa: Behind the Scenes of our Swain Destinations Tour
by Kelley Ferro
Our 20-seat plane skipped and bounced down the dirt runway and I had to blink a few times to realize that I was looking out the window at the African bush. Just 20 hours ago, I was waving goodbye to glittering Manhattan and now I was on a charter flight over the rolling plains of the Sabi Sands. Our pilot joked that he usually saw lions on this airstrip as he touched down. This was Africa and here it doesn鈥檛 matter who you are or where you are coming from, you all just dive right in. Read the full post here.
A Local Perspective in South Africa
by Nina Dietzel,聽AFAR Ambassador
To me, South Africa is one of the most fascinating countries to visit. It is furiously multi-cultural; a young democracy struggling to grow up fast to meet the country鈥檚 many challenges.
When I was invited to聽聽back in April, I was overjoyed, and at the same time I was a little hesitant to accept my assignment. The charge was to 鈥榯ravel like a local鈥� and I wasn鈥檛 quite sure how to accomplish that in a group, dashing聽聽across South Africa. Read the full post here.
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