Post by Shatora Blackwell It all started when we was at the community center in Siyathuthuka helping kids who were orphans. We gave them peanut butter sandwiches, oranges, chips, juice and of course de-worming pills. It felt great being there and knowing that my effort in helping was to a great cause. We played games, …
Post by Lauren Nunley Yesterday for lunch we went to a small, secluded camp called Bird Blind where we overlooked a magnificent river populated by a pod of hippos and a few crocs. As we ate our ham and cheese and peanut butter jelly sandwiches we became mesmerized by the humongous creatures, even as they …
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The excitement continues….we entered Kruger Park two days ago and within hours we had seen 4 of the big five, Cape Buffalo, elephants, rhino and a couple of lions. It is always such a memorable moment the first time you see African wildlife in their natural habitat, and it was no different for our Globetrotters, …
We have spent an amazing week in the township of Mufambiza, working at the Siyathuthka community center that was set up by Hands at Work. The kids have been planting a garden about the size of half a football field, painting the community center, hosting a party for the volunteers and 300 orphans from the community and finishing the week …
I wasn’t sure if this trip could get much better after a rough start, then doing a shark cage dive and meeting Desmond Tutu but tonight was another incredible night. After a day of souvenir shopping with the kids we got ready for White River Idol, a talent show of local kids to raise money …
The rest of our afternoon was full of adventure as we did our shark cage dive and base jumping on Table Mountain. We headed out in our shark boat towards Seal Island. Seal Island is about 25 minutes off the coast, an island with over 40 thousand seals hanging out on it. When you …
We started this morning the same way we left off yesterday, in the township of Masphumelele. The globetrotters loved the kids they saw and Shane has told me that he could arrange to have a band who lived in the township play for us so I had him set it up. Masphumelele is a community …
We joined the first group in Cape Town and were relieved that we all finally made it to Cape Town. Our guide, Shane Pinear picked us up and after dropping off our bags at our beautiful guest house, Moon Bay Guest House, we headed to the Cape of Good Hope. The kids were amazed with …
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Never a dull moment on a Globetrotter trip and our first 48 hours of this trip were no exception. It started with a flight delay in Greensboro that almost made us miss the last plane to Johannesburg out of Atlanta. We found ourselves running through the Atlanta airport to catch the flight and jumped on …
We are only 10 days from landing in Cape Town with 10 incredible kids. Our journey started in January when we had almost 80 nominees to select our 10 Globetrotters. Since then our students began their journey as we trained them on the history of South Africa, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu’s quest and …
It is amazing how God works, a year an a half ago Lou and I were flying from Nairobi Kenya to Nelsprit South Africa. One of my goals in South Africa was to find an organization to work with for our 2010 Globetrotter trip. I been told by a friend about a group called Hands at Work may be …
We all are enjoying the spectacle going on in South Africa called the World Cup, in 20 short days we will be arriving with 10 Guilford students in Cape Town, two days after all the soccer is finished, but there will be plenty of excitement as we begin our journey. We have lined up the …
Lou and I have traveled all over the world and each time I plan a trip I look for places that are unique, sometimes luxurious, sometimes not but I love adventure and soaking up the beauty of the area we are in. These are my top ten overnight experiences. The first two spots on my …
I used Cheapo Air recently to book a trip for a group that we are taking to South Africa. What a disaster! First I get an email after booking the trip that I need to call them with all kinds of information to complete the booking. It took three calls and each time I sat …
When we finished our trip to BA Lou asked what I liked the most? My answer was easy, the people. We found ourselves multiple times where Argentineans stepped out of nowhere to help us, in a restaurant struggling with my Spanglish multiple times people stepped up and asked how they could help. One person even …
When we got back from Mendoza we headed towards the obelisk on 9 de Julio, ground central for the bicentennial. The city was filled with people in light blue and flags flying from every building. There was so much baby blue floating and flying around you would have thought Carolina had won the national championship, …
The next morning we were off again, this time to see the highest mountain outside of Asia (22,841ft), Aconcagua. It is about a three hour trip from Mendoza through some of the most beautiful countryside you will see anywhere in the world. On the way Javier filled us in on various points of interest and …
We arrived in Mendoza at 2:30am in the morning, after an original arrival time of 7pm. Yeah Argentinean airlines are just as bad as the US airlines. Luckily Javier our guide and driver was waiting for us, what a guy! We pulled into our hotel Casa Glebinas which was really a small estate. Roberto the …
We arrived in Iguazu and our driver was waiting. As we drove up to the Secret Garden, John (the owner) jumped into our cab and had the driver give us a quick tour of the city. When we got back he arranged for us to get to the falls and off we went and for …
Sunday is San Telmo day, San Telmo has a huge antique and craft market on every Sunday. It was amazing to see all the crafts, antiques and people, with mimes and performers along the way. We got there early and found a few souvenirs. As the day went on more and more people came until …