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A travel blog by Shobha Gopinath … "Travelling leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller …" – Ibn Battuta –

South Africa

Sho’t Lefts Around the Western Cape

South-easterly we go This was another epic journey of more than 2100kms, this time, around the Western Cape of South Africa. How l love road trips because the greatest part of a road trip isn’t arriving at your destination but the discoveries you make along the way. Back in the Mother City after 4 years.…

February 4, 2019 in South Africa.

An African Beat

The Leopard, the Hyena and the Unfortunate Bushbuck Kruger National Park Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge at last! The overnight flight from Singapore via Johannesburg to Nelspruit was nothing remarkable and my travel companions (my dear friend and her two sons) and I were just glad to have finally reached the lodge to a warm welcome…

July 23, 2015 in South Africa.

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The majestic submarine-like orca as it elegantly submerges #orca #orcawhales #whales #ocean #oceanlife #apexpredators #killerwhales #wildlife #wild #nature #neverstopexploring #oryxphotography #avachabay #russkayabay #petropavlovskkamchatsky #kamchatka #russia #olympus #olympusinspired #wonderfulworld #worldofwonder #letsgosomewhere #roamtheplanet

There’s a market in Maeklong, Thailand which looks like any ordinary market until you notice a railway track running through it. This market is well known as a regular passenger train runs through it! The market is sheltered by awnings and when the train approaches, the stall owners nonchalantly stand aside slightly away from the tracks. As the train passes, they pull their awnings in. While I was photographing, I realised had I stretched out my hand I would have been able to touch the moving train! The fruit and vegetable sellers don’t even bother to move their goods. They stack their produce to the precise height which would allow the train to glide over. They just drape a cloth over them and with a deft flick, remove the cloth once the train has passed. It is one of the most bizarre and unique occurrences I have ever witnessed. #thailand #maeklongrailwaymarket #trains #market #unique #unusual #travelphotography #travel #neverstopexploring #streetphotography #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer #wonderfulworld #worldofwonder #letsgosomewhere #roamtheplanet

Just read that T109 Veeru died succumbing to injuries after a territorial fight. What a beautiful creature you were. RIP Veeru. #ranthambore #rathamborenationalpark #tigers #tigersafari #royalbengaltigers #oryxphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

“The fire in her eyes spoke of a story she’d never tell” #leopard #eyes #maasaimara #wildlife #wild #neverstopexploring #oryxphotography #nature #africa #africasafari #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer

No, it is not a boulder! They too camouflage well #elephants #wildlife #nature #krugernationalpark #safari #africa #conservation #neverstopexploring #natgeoyourshot

About 500,000 rhinos once roamed free, today their numbers have dwindled due to poaching or habitat loss. A sad indictment on humankind #worldrhinoday #worldrhinoday2019 #rhino #rhinoceros #wildlife #nature #conservation #savetherhino #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer

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