{Valentines} Weekend in a nutshell ♥

A friend of ours lives and works on a game lodge in Limpopo and we have been dying to pack up our beagles and pop in for a weekend. So when he invited us (beagles included) to join him for valentines day with his lovely lady. We really couldn't say no, and honestly we didn't want to. 

You see our lives pretty much revolve around what can we do next,  what will be the most affordable and can we take the beagles (anyone who has a beagle will know just how busy they really are... Don't let those cute faces fool you). 

In all seriousness though, Valentines Day has not been high on our priority list for 2016 There are no bah humbug feelings about Valentines day here. We love love. But we also decided to spend more time together as our resolution for 2016 and we have been doing just that. So every weekend including Valentines day and has been about being with each other.  

The biggest highlight of the weekend wasn't just the peace and quiet or the lazing around in the pool watching my beagles play with our friends beagles it was the Sun downers. I love mountainous terrains. I am crazy about sunsets and there is no one I would want to share these two things with than my husband ♥

 

Look at this view! This weekend was total bliss! 

We had to have the creamy liqueur (Amarula) at Sundown. How could we not when the area is covered in Marula trees. 


I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

X

♥

Pictures were taken by lorelailette 

Zimbabwe (Kariba), A forgotten Gem

So over the month of June I was fortunate enough to spend sometime in Zimbabwe for a wedding. I am so grateful I was able to visit this beautiful country along with wonderful family and friends I got to meet along the way.

Out of all the countries I have visited, the Zimbabwean people are probably the friendliest (next to the Japanese) in spite of the political situation there (just not at the border).

The wedding was held on an island on lake Kariba which is one of the biggest man-made lakes in Africa (the continent). Our journey to this Island (Spurwing) was a 3 hour journey on a house boat which we then stayed on for a week after the wedding. I was told that sunsets are like no other in the world and as I have traveled to different countries and had the privilege to experience beautiful landscapes and sunsets i have to agree that you will not experience a sunset like a Kariba Sunset.

Kariba is the closest to nature you could ever be. We heard the call of the Fish Eagles every morning, the "laughing" of the hippos next to our house boat every day (morning to night) and we experienced a Buffalo eating along our houseboat one night. We didn't get to see any lion but boy, did we hear them!

I have had people tell me you haven't lived unless you've been to London, New York or Paris and I agree these are places i would go back to time and time again. But truly you have not lived if you haven't experienced Kariba!