We had requested rooms facing the Indian Ocean so we could watch the sunrise on our last day in Durban. At eight floors up, we had a perfect, unobstructed view and spent the better part of the morning watching the sun as it climbed peacefully over the horizon. If you like what you’ve read (or seen) why not Share, Tweet, Digg, Like, etc. You never know who might be interested.

Our last morning in Durban began with us watching the sun as it rose over the Indian Ocean. And watching as the area known as the Golden Mile, Durban‘s popular stretch of beach came to life with vendors, tourists, swimmers, people out for their morning walk and workers cleaning up the beach. One of the things we wanted to do was dip our toes in the ocean. The sand was...

Almost everyone we spoke to before we left the U.S. said we’d love Durban, although they didn’t say why exactly. The largest city in KwaZulu Natal, Durban is also an important manufacturing hub and port. It boasts a sub-tropical climate and some of South Africa’s best beaches. I didn’t know much about the city when I decided to plan that leg of our trip. And apart from a visit to Shakaland,...