We're a husband and (camera-shy) wife, two normal working city dwellers who happen to love the back roads and dusty tracks where people often forget to go. And this is where we find the coolest people, critters and places which we just have to share with all of you.
We work for a few weeks or months, often Monday to Sunday, and escape the traffic and crowds every so often when we run away to small towns, mountains, plains, rivers and everything else nature has to offer. We sometimes visit a few bigger towns and cities too to broaden our horizons a little. We don't own an off-road vehicle and rent the smallest vehicles with the highest ground clearance we can find.
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Thank you Sonia and Curtis I was absolutely captivated by that absolute beauty of these places, especially Springerbaai. We certainly live in paradise
our school took me there with wish tree
Just don't judge Calitzdorp on the main street R62, take time to look around and enjoy what we have to offer
Good PR for Calitzdorp, it is a great Karoo Town, we have a small farm which hopefully will turn into a visit fir all former and serving Royal Marines. A great vacation destination for the outdoors adventures
Am black and would want to see Arania. Respect their country and way of life
Divine Intervention there
keep condiments in the cooler box
Always have them on board, but never use them. 🧂
I grew up in the red brick house diagonally opposite the prison. 11 Burger Street. You guys drove past it. Such nostalgia to see it again.
Great vid. Just a correction, those are aloes and not red hot pokers.
What I'v notice here no one is rooming around .The streets are so quiet. Even traffic is few.
I ❤ East London
There was a,place back in 1992 called embassy flats,I,wonder if it is still there,had a lot of cockroaches lol. Anyways,my father and I walked down the street to buy a newspaper and we passed a sort of Victorian style dinner or hotel with a lot of ceiling fans and we had a coke there,wonder if it is still there? I dont have a clue where it is situated though? It had a,blue painted roof. I remember the humidity was quite high that day,I,could hardly breathe, wonder if it is,higher than in Durban at times?
I'm not familiar with Embassy Flats or the Victorian diner , but I don't know the city that well. I've spent quite a bit of time in both Durban and East London and EL is nowhere near as humid as Durban in my experience. 😅
So sad we don't have trains as a means of transport...trains were my favorite.. thanks for all the videos ....so much enjoyed...
Curtis on the trolley 😂 classic
Hi you two! Thank for taking me on this exploration. The town is so beautiful and neat and that old DRC is amazing. The Bird Paradise is very aptly named a paradise and uniquely interesting with Curtis chatting with the parrots. I'm ready for the next trip. Keep safe on the roads!
Hi there, my wife and I have watched several of your videos. You have inspired us to take a three week road trip from Roodepoort to the West Coast and other parts of the Western Cape. Thanks, keep up the videos ❤
WHO Pays for the fuel and servicing on these continuous jaunts ?
Our trips cover very long distances, so are hardly jaunts. We finance them ourselves, but we have recently begun to receive accommodation and fuel sponsorships to help cover the costs. Because we rent a vehicle each time, we aren't responsible for any servicing. 🚙
I’ve got a feeling there’s another train trip in the future for Curtis & Sonia………
Hello there,did you know that the township name is Matlakeng meaning valtures.
No, we didn't. Thanks for the info! 🦅
can you do town centre michell plain in portlands
We visited a few Cape Town suburbs as part of our local series about 18 months ago and quite a few major tourist attractions in and close to the city about five months ago, but have now covered as much of Cape Town and surrounds as we intend to. We will now focus on exploring towns outside our home province of the Western Cape. 🚙
❤ this is a most wonderful way of teaching all South Africans the history of the country as well .....love it
Robertson is a place Roger and I visited quite frequently. We would also visit Ashton's Platform 62 for lunch and a glass of wine. Then go through to Montague. Didn't take you long to find a station, and what a beautiful one. Nice to know it still is used. Robertson station is amazing. Feel right at home there with all that wine around. Lovely steam locomotives. Love the tree lined streets and old buildings.
Hi Sonia and Curtis, Thank you for another wonderful trip. I loved the big church you visited and the beautiful music you played. All in all the town was amazing. Take care and travel safe. I look forward to the next episode! ❤
Robertson inwoners kan trots wees op hul pragtige dorp. Die ou geboue, besonderse kerke, bome, en tuine (en paaie) is iets om op trots te wees. Welgedaan 👏👏
A most impressive town with beautiful tree-lined streets and manicured lawns. I couldn't spot a single piece of litter, nor a single pothole! What really caught my attention (besides the beauty of the DR church itself) was the phenomenal craftsmanship of the woodwork/carpentry contained within the church. The superb locomotive "Amanda" and the coaches on a functional train track was an awesome find. Thank you.
Amazing, well done Orania!
So awesome! Glad i found your channel while just looking for where to find the Church in Leliefontein. And now i see you took this pass which is just a bit southern from our "holiday farm", and I've always been scared to take that road because it's said to be in bad condition. I think it's the best way of documenting it and I'm definitely going to take this pass next time I want to go to Nieuwoudtville from our farm. There's another lovely road to take, also making a loop, just northern from Die Hel, but for that one you do need a 4x4, and it goes through our farm
Hi Curtis Sonia and Dusty, so sometime during this week I saw a photo of the station at Calitzdorp and I thought to myself, this is a place I know Curtis would love and just look where we ended up on this trip, absolutely loving it ❤, safe travels 🥾
I'm so excited to see this town again. I just love this place. The streets lined with gorgeous old trees. An absolute joy. Loved all the colorful birds even though I'm not a fan of caged anything. I just think that swan looked so blerry sad man 😢 onwards we go....give dusty a hug from me ❤🎉❤. I'm not moving off the back seat...where we going next? Hello hello heellooo
Dusty was super excited about your hug! 🧸😍 Im glad you enjoyed Robertson. Our next destination is also in the Western Cape, that's all I'll say! 🚙😁
The roads in the western cape are such a pleasure to drive
Daai voels het jou te mooi gegroet.
I moved to SA in 1983 at age 6 from the UK, my aunt and uncle had moved there in 1980, they moved to Port Alfred in 1987 so I spent many a school holiday there between 1987 and 1995.. I`m back in the gloomy UK now and regularly dream about going home and settling in Port Alfred...ho hum...
My tuis dorp, julle is so welkom. Daar is nog baie om te sien.
Back in the wine area again...Oh that NCCR is very interesting. I have been to Robertson quite a few times and I just love the place. The Wacky Wine Festival is normally in June every year but I have not seen the announcement for it for this year. What a beautiful garden at the museum..wow.
This just might have been my favourite episode, thank you
Just curious to know why we never get to see Sonja
She doesn’t like to be filmed.
@joandaniel Sonia answers this question in Episode 480. 🥰
Stunning episode! Well done julle🩷
Hi guys another awesome video loveed all the history and the museum was so interesting with the wagon building tools the Barry's had alot to with the town my mother in law was a Barry it's a very popular name in Cork in Ireland 🇮🇪 great to see the railway working for wine tours. The Methodist church so white it could have been made from icing super. The NGK church was stunning loved the colour and the silver spire the interior was amazing beautiful tree lined streets gave a calm vibe compared to the cbd witch was buzzing as you said the town thrives on the wine industry .loved the bi lingual parrots.the flamingos did look like statues ( I had a funny experience in Epcot centre in Florida I said its amazing how real those statues are my wife and daughter looked at me like I was mad they said there real then one moved lol ) loved the town thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one .
Wow what a lovely place. That avenue of trees was awesome 🎉 THE BIRDS SO BEAUTIFUL!! Thank you for the trip. Take care ❤
Baie dankie vriende.
Time to explain to her the facts about the birds and the llamas.
I assume you're referring to my wife, Sonia. She had Biology at school, but these two llamas don't fall in the lesson you're referring to. 🦙
Great vlog guys. Sonja I was wondering if there is a way fix your mobility, it worries that you are left behind..😊😊😊😊😊
Agree with you ❤😃🙌
Sonia addresses this topic herself in Episode 480. 🥰You should both watch it and hopefully you are put at ease once and for all.
@@DustBugsTravel Thank you Curtis and Sonja.. your answers were most informative.. thanks to both of you.. much respect and thank you sooo much for taking us along with you and everytime Sonja's giggling.. I always giggling along with her.. absolutely great channel.. Much love and Blessings to both of you 🌷🌺🌹🌼🌻💖🙌🙌🙌
What a nice pretty clean town. All over it is well looked after and maintained.. churches are stunning and well kept. I love th trees wherever you drive. Suppose the wine industry keeps the wheels of the town turning. Thank you a trip well done. Next one i am there!
That Church was absolutely magnificent inside and out and I enjoyed Birds Paradise. Loved all the greetings to Curtis from the birds. Beautiful trees in different colors and vegetation stunning. Thanks once again, be safe on the road.❤
Captown is really beautiful, it look like a posh city of USA.
Nice one! I am the co-owner of the class 24 3632 "Amanda". Ian Welch from New Zealand is the other co-owner and full owner of the 19D that is also there.
What's the guess that the steam engine was named after that famous song "Amanda love of my life " sung by the big Texan Don Williams. I am only about 1 and a half hours drive from the Kingston Flyer.
@14CRB2010 What a proud co-owner you must be of that magnificent beast! 😍🚂 It was just fantastic happening upon it that day!
Beautiful episode, thank you Curtis ,Sonja & Dusty, Sonja did Curtis get some of your leftovers? 🚗😅
Nope, I had my own leftovers the evening before already! I couldn't wait until the next morning! 😁
I moved to Cambodia recently for a teaching job and I've binge watched these episodes to cure my homesickness. Thank you
The same here, I moved to Vietnam in December last year and I am ever so grateful I discovered this channel ❤️ I am however moving back to SA next month, I just simply miss our beautiful country and people way too much ❤🇿🇦
Was wonderlik om Kathu te sien. Ek was gebore daar op Sacha 1938. Was ons plaas en Kathudorp is ontwikkel op Sacha en Sims. Daar was vyf plase en die plaashuise is gebou om die onuitputlike fontein water te benut. Nie een van die plase het ooit boorgate of windpompe gehad. Dit was die rede waarom Yskor ons plaas gekoop het,want met die ontwikkeling van die ryke yster erts op Sishen,het Sishen nie water gehad. My ouers wat amper 60 jaar daar geboer het en die plaas nie wou verkoop, moes later toegee. Plase is een na die ander verkoop en Yskor het die water bekom! Jare later het Yskor myn sterk water ontdek,op Sishen,maar Kathu was reeds ontwikkel. Die oorspronklike Kathu was my oom se plaas en hy het n posdiens daar gehad en dus bekend as Kathu poskantoor. Dit het bekend gestaan as die Kathupan,Weens die Baie fontein water wat in n groot pan afgeloop het en dit was die diere se drinkplek. Kathu het n ryk geskiedenis waarvan die huidige inwoners nie veel kennis het. Vir my was dit “a travel down memory lane “met die video, ek kyk dit in my woonplek in Australië. Baie dankie vir die video’s….baie insiggewend. Veilig reis deur mooie Suid Afrika.
Or into free fluted trucks for transporting to large building sites