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Who We Are: Travel Experts That Only Write About Places We’ve Been

My name is Aletta, and my husband, Johan, and we are seasoned travelers. We have been traveling for more than 35 years. We are born and raised South Africans who have lived in the USA for the past 25 years. After our first trip to Europe 35 years ago, the travel bug bit us, leaving us with a yearning for more. We love travel so much that we always have another trip in the hopper. Our aim is to inspire others to not just travel but to travel with confidence.

Our travel destinations include Africa, Europe, and the USA! On our trips we visited 22 countries and most US states. In the next year we plan to visit Australia and South America. Find out more about us.

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