ALASTAIR + LALEINIA

It is impossible to summarize our African experience and do it any justice with words, but we have to try. As we were creating this video, we were amazed and so appreciative of all the things we have been able to see and do in these last few months. What an experience! We have been able to see such an incredible range of things, from animals to cities, mountains, people, art, and culture. We have traveled in cars, on planes, boats, quad bikes, buses, cable cars, safari trucks, even elephants! We have slept in a beautiful house, nasty (and some nice) hostels, a rondavel, safari tent, cabin, and the back of a car. We have traveled almost constantly, and have even eaten crocodile on more than one occasion. We have had the time of our lives. Being in Africa has strengthened our desire to experience as much of the world as we can. We will definitely look back often with happiness at our time in Southern Africa! And we must say that we wouldn't have been able to enjoy all that we d...

The country is called Lesotho. The people are called Basotho. One Basotho is a Mosotho. They speak Sesotho. Confusing but true. When we travel, we often like to ask ourselves "What are we doing right now?" Asking this question is a way of living in the moment, and answering it often makes us laugh. Here is our trip to the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho in a series of "What are we doing right now?" moments. #1. What are we doing right now? Checking out the view from our hotel room! We arrived in Lesotho as the sun was going down, and so we decided to look for somewhere to park the car for the night, and slept in the back. We knew that we had a room with a view, because we saw some lights from a small town called Teyateyaneng in the distance, but we didn't know what else we would see when the sun came up. Turned out, the view was quite spectacular. We were able to see the lowlands towards the border with South Africa, but once we were awake, we conti...