Amber’s African Adventure
I returned from my trip to South Africa on Monday – and what a trip it was!
We began our time in Johannesburg where we were guests at the home of some friends of my date for a couple of nights. Next stop was Sun City! We drove there and I was slightly uneasy driving through the townships. It was a bit of a shock to be honest to see the conditions these people were living in. We observed lots of children coming home from school and couldn’t believe how immaculately turned out they were!
Anyway, on to Sun City. This is an amazing complex that I can only compare to a smaller version of Las Vegas. It’s big, it’s brash, it’s bold but you can’t help being impressed by the magnificence of it. We stayed at the Palace of the Lost City, which is the best of four hotels in the resort. It was an extraordinary place, a bit like a fairy tale palace. The interior of the Palace features mosaics, frescoes and hand-painted ceilings, as well as some impressive sculptures of South African animals. It was a shame that they appeared to be all out of sun while were there. The weather was terrible with rain and thunderstorms. We had booked a balloon trip one morning and had to be up at 3am. I had just got myself ready to go when we received a phone call to say it was cancelled due to bad weather. Boo hoo! A balloon trip has always been on my list of things to do. Maybe another time…
One evening we went to the Casino and spent the grand total of £30 on roulette but it was great fun! I did notice however, that most people appeared to be taking it all very seriously. It was a complete contrast to the atmosphere I remember in Las Vegas where everyone was very chatty and friendly.
We spent two nights there and then we left for Madikwe. I tell you, if you ever go on safari, I can highly recommend Jaci’s. This place was amazing! The whole setting, the lodges, the staff, the food. All excellent. It is truly a luxurious place and much, much better than I was expecting. This was my first experience of safari. Jaci’s is in a private game reserve. Once you enter the reserve you have to drive yourself to the lodge, where you are met by staff. As we tried to find our way to the lodge, we encountered a large bull elephant who was in must. He was coming towards our car flapping his ears madly. It was a very frightening experience. How was that for a welcome? Anyway, we had two game drives a day, one in the morning (5 am start!) and one in the evening. We saw so many different animals Impala, Giraffe, Zebra, Wildebeest, Warthog, Kudu, Rhino, Hippo, Elephant, Lion, Buffalo and many, many more. But it is not just about the animals, you learn about flora, fauna, insects, birds – so much to take in! The sunset we experienced on the first evening was spectacular. That’s a pic of it above. Another scary moment was when we encountered a lioness with two cubs. She was not very happy and kept growling at us – only about 10 yards away! It was soon time to leave and we felt we had made some good friends while we were there.
From there we left for Cape Town. We stayed at a beautiful Victorian Villa, where again the staff could not do enough to help – it was so refreshing to experience such good service. Thankfully the weather was much kinder to us in Cape Town so it was blue skies and sunshine every day. You would think 6 days would be enough to do all the touristy things in Cape Town wouldn’t you? Not on your life! You need so much more time than that. We did Table Mountain, the drive to Cape Point, a tour of the Winelands, Robben Island, V&A Waterfront. I loved Camps Bay, a small bay with some very cool, chilled out bars. It was a great spot for a sundowner and to watch the world go by. Cape Town is such fantastic place.

The Winelands Tour was very entertaining. We visited the Muratie estate at Stellenbosch where I purchased a bottle of Amber Forever 2008, a dessert wine, which was first produced in the 1930’s. The name Amber originated from both the colour of the product as well as the novel “Forever Amber” written by Kathleen Winsor in the 1920’s. The novel is the story of a high class girl who kept some of the British upper class gentleman happy and content in the 1920’s. The picture far left is a portrait of the lovely Amber with the lovely Amber! The label actually quotes “Softly, voluptuous, Amber’s sweet fruitiness lingers long after the last goodnight”. Remind you of anyone?.
We also visited Franschhoek for more winetasting and lunch. On the way back from the Winelands we went to a Cheetah sanctuary where I was able to stroke three baby Cheetahs!
Of course you can’t go to Cape Town without experiencing its culinary delights. I had some excellent seafood. However, two particular meals stood out way above the others – we had lunch one day at the best restaurant in Cape Town – La Colombe. The service was impeccable, the food there was exquisite – and the setting! Simply beautiful. It certainly lived up to its expectations. We also had a champagne high tea at the iconic Mount Nelson Hotel. So indulgent, so decadent, so English, so mmmmmmoreish! Yum!
The night life of Long Street was fun. We had some great laughs in the Dubliner Irish Bar. Long Street was the only place where I really experienced proper integration of whites and blacks.
Two weeks seemed fly by, but at the same time, I felt I was away for ages. If that makes any sense. Anyway, we nearly missed our flight back and just made it back after a hair-raising car journey to the airport! Phew!
The pics below are left at the Mount Nelson Hotel and right in the garden of La Colombe.

It was a great trip and, if you get the chance to visit South Africa, jump at it – you will not regret it. The culture, the people, the weather, so many memories. Thank you to my lovely travel companion – excellent company and the perfect gent – who definitely got the true girlfriend experience on safari. Little moi sans make up and my au natural wavy hair lol! it was very special experience.







Well I am finally ensconced in my new place and very cosy and intimate it is too! I even have some Christmas decorations up now. I’m looking forward to a Dirty Martini or two tomorrow evening, followed by a full body massage on Sunday morning mmm!
I’m back from Edinburgh and moving into my new incall place, plus attempting to organise Christmas. Please bear with me if I am not able to answer emails and phone calls as promptly. I am still available for escort bookings but just VERY busy. Normal service will resume as soon as possible lol! Aaargh!