Venetia Reynolds has had a love for South Africa all her life, despite growing up in the United Kingdom; her South African holiday turned into a wonderful story.
South Africa (15 July 2025) – To begin and understand this story, I, Venetia Reynolds, must first share some context about myself and why I was taking this trip in the first place.
I am British. I grew up here in the UK and although both my parents are as English as could be, my father grew up in the 1970s and 80s in Johannesburg. He has a deep love, not just for South Africa, but for Africa as a whole. Although words like ‘braai’ and ‘lekker’ may seem alien to most Brits, growing up in our household, they were as common as…
Nelson Mandela: Nelson Mandela, an anti-apartheid revolutionary, was
imprisoned for 27 years and became South Africa’s first black president in 1994.
Scare Stone
Eina! – ouch! [Ay-na] Usually expressed when someone experiences a sharp pain of some sort.
bad bunny
Fun South African Fact: South Africa is home to the highest commercial bungi jump in the world at 710 feet.