Welcome to South Africa.

歡迎來到南非。

Good morning from Cape Town.

早上好，來自開普敦。

After a couple of weeks exploring in Namibia, which was amazing, if you didn't see that video I'll have it linked up here or down below, I've flown to South Africa to spend a week exploring here.

在那密比亞探索了幾周之後，我飛到了南非，在這裡度過了一週的探索之旅。

I'm spending a few days in Cape Town and then I'm going to be flying to the Kruger National Park area to visit Sabi Sands, which I will talk about more when I get there.

我將在開普敦逗留幾天，然後飛往克魯格國家公園（Kruger National Park）地區遊覽薩比金沙（Sabi Sands）。

I'm staying on the waterfront here in Cape Town and to be honest, my first impression is that it reminds me of San Francisco.

我住在開普敦的海濱，老實說，我的第一印象是這裡讓我想起了舊金山。

This morning when I woke up there was this foggy, low marine layer and there's lots of shops and restaurants.

今天早上我醒來時，眼前是一片霧濛濛的低海平面，有很多商店和餐館。

I have an incredible view from this room, which I was not expecting and I'm super happy with my choice to stay in this area.

從這個房間可以看到令人難以置信的美景，這是我始料未及的，我對選擇住在這裡感到非常滿意。

So the first thing I have planned here in Cape Town is a private tour.

是以，我在開普敦計劃的第一件事就是參加一次私人旅行。

I thought about renting a car but they drive on the left side of the road here and that made me a little nervous.

我想過租一輛車，但他們在這裡靠左行駛，這讓我有點緊張。

So I've hired a private guide for half a day to take me down to Simonstown, where the boulders penguin colony is, and down to the Cape of Good Hope.

是以，我僱了半天的私人導遊，帶我到巨石企鵝棲息地所在的西蒙斯敦，再到好望角。

The boulders penguin colony has a pretty incredible origin story because this colony started in 1982 with just two breeding pairs.

巨石企鵝群的起源令人難以置信，因為這個群落始於 1982 年，當時只有兩對企鵝在此繁殖。

Today it consists of around 3,000 birds and they're under the protection of the Cape Nature Conservation because the species is on the verge of extinction.

如今，這裡約有 3000 只鳥，它們受到開普省自然保護局的保護，因為該物種已瀕臨滅絕。

After spending some time with the penguins, we drove down toward the Cape of Good Hope, which is the very tip of the peninsula.

與企鵝相處了一段時間後，我們驅車向好望角駛去，那裡是半島的最頂端。

If you come to Cape Town, you have to do this drive and you'll probably see some ostriches along the way.

如果您來到開普敦，您一定要參加這次自駕遊，沿途您可能會看到一些鴕鳥。

Then heading back toward Cape Town, we drove the famous Chapman's Peak Drive.

然後，我們驅車返回開普敦，沿著名的查普曼峰公路前行。

This is considered one of the most spectacular coastal drives in the world.

這裡被認為是世界上最壯觀的海岸車道之一。

The road was hacked into the near vertical face of the mountain so you feel like you're hanging over the water and the views are outstanding.

公路是在山體近乎垂直的面上開鑿的，所以你會感覺自己懸在水上，而且景色非常優美。

Once back in Cape Town, I stopped in Bocop, a neighborhood known for its colorful homes.

一回到開普敦，我就在博科普停了下來，這是一個以色彩斑斕的住宅而聞名的街區。

I've heard a few different explanations behind why the homes are painted so bright.

我聽說過幾種不同的解釋，為什麼這些房子被粉刷得如此明亮。

One is that homeowners painted them bright as an expression of freedom.

其一，房主把它們塗得鮮豔奪目，以表達自由。

Another explanation is people just bought whatever paint color was cheapest.

另一種解釋是，人們只買最便宜的油漆顏色。

Regardless, this neighborhood has a lot of history and there are even walking tours you can take here to learn more about it.

無論如何，這個街區都有著悠久的歷史，您甚至可以參加徒步游來進一步瞭解它。

Something else in Cape Town that's an absolute must is a trip up the Table Mountain Aerial Tramway.

在開普敦，還有一件絕對不能錯過的事，那就是乘坐桌山空中纜車（Table Mountain Aerial Tramway）。

When I went up, it was completely clouded in at the top which was actually really cool because I got to stand above the clouds.

我上山的時候，山頂完全被雲霧籠罩，這其實真的很酷，因為我可以站在雲層之上。

And then about 30 minutes later, it opened up and holy cow, I think Cape Town wins for the most scenic big city I have ever been to.

大約 30 分鐘後，眼前豁然開朗，天哪，我覺得開普敦是我去過的大城市中風景最美的城市。

The views you get up on the mountains around this city on this coast are unreal.

在這座城市周圍的高山上，海岸邊的景色美不勝收。

Another popular thing to do here is hike Lion's Head.

這裡的另一項熱門活動是徒步獅子頭。

This is an iconic feature of Cape Town which you can see here there are ridges circling around it that you hike up.

這是開普敦的標誌性景觀，您可以在這裡看到環繞開普敦的山脊，您可以徒步攀登。

You can even see some tiny people standing on the top.

你甚至可以看到一些小人站在上面。

This was on my list to do but the morning I was going to do it, it was cloudy and completely rained out and I wouldn't have had any views.

這本是我的計劃之一，但我打算去的那天早上，天公不作美，下起了大雨，我根本無法欣賞到任何美景。

So I guess I'm just gonna have to come back and do it next time.

所以我想我只能下次再來了。

I've made it to Sabi Sands and I have so much to tell you about this area.

我已經到了薩比金沙，關於這個地區，我有很多話要對你們說。

Sabi Sands is a privately owned game reserve in the Kruger National Park area of South Africa.

薩比金沙是南非克魯格國家公園地區的一個私人野生動物保護區。

And it's considered by some to be the best place in the world to spot the big five which is lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and buffalo.

有些人認為，這裡是世界上觀賞獅子、花豹、犀牛、大象和水牛等五大動物的最佳地點。

And the unique thing about Sabi Sands is it shares an unfenced border with Kruger National Park.

薩比金沙的獨特之處在於，它與克魯格國家公園共享一條沒有圍欄的邊界。

You get all of the wildlife of Kruger flowing freely in and out of this land.

克魯格的所有野生動物都能在這片土地上自由進出。

But because this is a private reserve, it doesn't have some of the rules that Kruger does.

但由於這是一個私人保護區，是以沒有克魯格保護區的一些規定。

And I talked about this a little bit in my Namibia video, the difference between a private game reserve and a national park.

我在那密比亞的視頻中略微談到了這一點，即私人野生動物保護區和國家公園之間的區別。

In national parks, you can't enter until after sunrise and the gates close at sunset.

在國家公園，日出後才能進入，日落時分大門關閉。

So you miss out on all of that animal activity really early in the day and heading into the evening.

是以，在一天的早些時候和傍晚時分，你會錯過所有的動物活動。

You also have to stick to designated roads in a national park which means you're limited to what is visible from the big roads.

在國家公園內，您還必須遵守指定的道路，這意味著您只能從大路看到一些東西。

And elusive animals like leopards don't tend to hang out next to the road.

而像豹子這樣難以捉摸的動物也不會在路邊出沒。

Where on a private reserve, you can drive any time of day.

在私人保護區內，您可以在一天中的任何時間駕車前往。

You can stay out at night hunting with the lions if you want.

如果你願意，可以在夜裡與獅子一起狩獵。

You can also drive anywhere on the reserve.

您還可以在保護區內的任何地方駕車遊覽。

So you don't have to stick to a certain road.

所以，你不必拘泥於某一條路。

Also, the only way to get into a reserve is to stay at a lodge there and drive with their guides.

此外，進入保護區的唯一方法是住在那裡的旅館，然後跟著導遊開車。

So you're not going to be dealing with crowds which isn't to say that national parks are a bad idea.

是以，您不會面對擁擠的人群，這並不是說國家公園是個壞主意。

I had a fantastic time at Atasha in Namibia.

我在那密比亞的阿塔沙度過了一段美妙的時光。

I actually think the best thing to do would be to do both if you have the time in your trip.

實際上，我認為如果旅行中有時間的話，最好兩個都去。

So I'm going on game drives for the next few days in the mornings and afternoons and I'm excited to see what we find.

是以，接下來幾天的上午和下午，我都會開車去看野生動物，我很想看看我們能發現什麼。

Sabi Sands has a reputation for big cats, especially leopards which is part of why I came here.

薩比金沙以盛產大型貓科動物而聞名，尤其是豹子，這也是我來這裡的部分原因。

Leopards are notoriously elusive animals that can be really tricky to find and get close to.

豹子是出了名的難以捉摸的動物，要找到和接近它們真的很困難。

But Sabi Sands fulfilled all of my leopard dreams.

但是，薩比金沙圓了我所有的豹子夢。

We spent a morning tracking a mother and her older male cub through the bush.

我們花了一個上午的時間，在灌木叢中追蹤一隻母熊和它的大公熊。

These animals are so beautiful and they weren't bothered by us either.

這些動物是如此美麗，它們也沒有被我們打擾。

They walked right up next to our vehicle multiple times.

他們多次走到我們的車旁。

The only time they actually looked at me was right here as I was getting this shot and I was silently losing it.

他們唯一一次真正看著我，就是在我拍這張照片的時候，我默默地失去了理智。

I mean, look at that!

我是說，看看這個！

And it's incredible how quickly they move.

它們的移動速度之快令人難以置信。

They never seemed to stop for more than a few moments before continuing on their way.

他們似乎從未停留過片刻，就繼續前行。

I can see why it's so hard to spot them.

我明白為什麼很難發現它們了。

So I just had probably my craziest safari moment to date.

我剛剛經歷了迄今為止最瘋狂的野生動物園時刻。

We found an older male leopard cub this morning with a dead antelope up in the tree that he was eating and we got to get so close to him to watch him up in the tree.

今天早上，我們發現一隻年長的雄豹幼崽正在樹上吃一隻死羚羊。

But then he dropped the antelope all the way to the ground right next to us and I am now splattered with antelope blood.

但後來他把羚羊一直摔到我們旁邊的地上，我現在身上濺滿了羚羊的血。

It's all over my jacket.

我的夾克上到處都是。

It was on my camera lens.

它在我的相機鏡頭上。

It's wild that you have no idea what you're going to see when you go out on these drives every day.

每天駕車出遊，你根本不知道會看到什麼，這太瘋狂了。

Every single one is different.

每個人都不一樣。

Over the next few days, I did game drives at sunrise and sunset and saw everything, really.

在接下來的幾天裡，我在日出和日落時分駕車遊獵，真的是什麼都看到了。

Lions, giraffes, zebras, so many elephants.

獅子、長頸鹿、斑馬，還有許多大象。

One morning we had a herd pass right through us, which was really spectacular.

有一天早上，一群動物從我們身邊經過，場面非常壯觀。

Elephants are exceptionally intelligent animals.

大象是異常聰明的動物。

They're one of the few species that can recognize itself in the mirror.

它們是少數幾個能從鏡子中認出自己的物種之一。

They're the most intelligent animal in the world.

它們是世界上最聰明的動物。

They're the largest land mammal and can eat up to 600 pounds of food a day.

它們是最大的陸地哺乳動物，每天能吃掉多達 600 磅的食物。

But all of that considered, they're afraid of bees.

但綜上所述，它們還是害怕蜜蜂。

African farmers will raise bees to keep elephants away from their crops.

非洲農民會飼養蜜蜂，讓大象遠離莊稼。

I had another great sighting one morning at breakfast after a sunrise game drive.

一天早上，我在日出遊獵後的早餐時間又看到了另一個精彩的景象。

A herd showed up at the river outside of the lodge and talk about the best breakfast view of your life.

一群人出現在小屋外的河邊，這是你一生中最美好的早餐風景。

I also saw wildebeest.

我還看到了角馬。

One morning, there was a group of them that had the zoomies.

一天早上，他們有一群人患上了 "動物園症候群"。

They were chasing each other around and around in circles, kicking up their heels.

他們互相追逐著，繞著圈子，踢著高跟鞋。

It was so cute.

太可愛了

I was really impressed with my tracker and my guide.

我的追蹤器和嚮導給我留下了深刻印象。

They were knowledgeable on every animal.

他們對每種動物都瞭如指掌。

And it was incredible how the tracker could pick up footprints in the dirt and know what animal it was, how long ago it was there, what direction it was going, and how far it was going.

令人難以置信的是，追蹤者能在泥土中找到腳印，並知道那是什麼動物，多久以前出現在那裡，朝哪個方向走，走了多遠。

We stayed out after dark every night, and there is just nothing like being out in this landscape after the sun goes down.

我們每晚都在天黑後外出，沒有什麼比在太陽下山後置身於這樣的風景中更愜意的了。

So the lodge that I'm staying at here is Londolozi.

我現在住的旅館是Londolozi。

I'm at the Vardy Camp.

我在瓦爾迪陣營。

I looked at so many lodges in Sabi Sands before deciding on this one.

我在薩比金沙看了很多家旅店，最後決定選擇這家。

And honestly, they all looked phenomenal.

老實說，他們看起來都非常棒。

I don't think you can go wrong with any of them.

我認為，選擇任何一款都不會錯。

But the room here is what really sold me on this one because I have this enormous deck with a plunge pool and loungers overlooking the landscape.

但真正讓我動心的是這裡的房間，因為我有一個巨大的露臺，露臺上有一個跌水池和躺椅，可以俯瞰風景。

It is what you dream of when you think of going on an African safari.

這就是你夢寐以求的非洲野生動物園。

The property is beautiful.

該物業非常漂亮。

The service has been phenomenal.

我們的服務非常出色。

And it's all inclusive.

而且包羅萬象。

So you get a morning and afternoon drive with a guide every day, all of your meals.

是以，你每天上午和下午都會有一名導遊帶著你駕車兜風，並享受所有的餐食。

This is not sponsored, by the way.

順便說一句，這不是贊助的。

It might be my new best place I've ever stayed.

這可能是我住過的最好的地方了。

So my final afternoon game drive was one of the most exciting of the entire trip.

是以，下午的最後一次觀獵是整個行程中最令人興奮的一次。

We went out in the afternoon looking for lions and found a pride napping.

我們下午出去尋找獅子，發現一隻獅子正在打盹。

Lions are kind of funny that when they're sleepy, you can pull up right beside them and they do not care.

獅子很有趣，當它們昏昏欲睡時，你可以把車停在它們旁邊，它們卻毫不在意。

And the reason we can get so close to all of this wildlife is they see the vehicle and everyone in it as one thing.

我們之所以能如此接近這些野生動物，是因為它們將車輛和車內的所有人視為一體。

So they don't see us as individual beings and don't see us as something they could attack.

是以，他們不把我們看作是獨立的個體，也不把我們看作是他們可以攻擊的對象。

So we sat with these lions and hung out for a while, all the way until sunset.

於是，我們和這些獅子坐在一起，一直玩到日落。

And then just after the sun went down, they got up and started moving into the thickets.

就在太陽下山後，它們起身開始向灌木叢移動。

And again, this is one of the reasons it's so exciting to be able to stay out after sunset with these animals.

同樣，這也是能在日落後與這些動物呆在一起如此令人興奮的原因之一。

So we drove with them all the way into these really thick bushes and found that a couple of lions from the pride had just killed a warthog.

於是，我們和它們一路開進茂密的灌木叢，發現幾隻獅群的獅子剛剛殺死了一隻疣豬。

There was this lioness with this chunk she was carrying around.

有一隻母獅帶著一大塊東西到處跑。

So we followed her and watched her eat it.

於是我們跟著她，看著她吃。

And you know how sometimes at night, the sky is so gradually getting dark that you don't really notice it until all of a sudden you're like, oh, it's completely black out here.

你知道，有時在夜裡，天空會逐漸變暗，以至於你並沒有注意到，直到突然之間，你會覺得，哦，外面已經完全黑了。

When the lioness was done eating her chunk of warthog, the guide turned all of the vehicle lights off.

當母獅吃完一大塊疣豬肉後，嚮導關閉了所有車燈。

And that's when I had the realization that I was sitting in a completely open vehicle in complete darkness, surrounded by hungry lions.

這時我才意識到，我正坐在一輛完全開放的汽車裡，四周一片漆黑，周圍都是飢餓的獅子。

It was thrilling.

真是驚心動魄。

It was still totally safe, but wow, what an adrenaline rush.

雖然還是完全安全，但哇，真是腎上腺素飆升啊。

Today is my last day in South Africa, which is so disappointing because I don't want to leave.

今天是我在南非的最後一天，真讓人失望，因為我不想離開。

One week was definitely not enough.

一個星期絕對不夠。

If you come, try to come for two weeks at least.

如果你來，儘量至少來兩週。

This country is so beautiful and it should absolutely be on your travel list if it's not there already.

這個國家太美了，如果還沒有的話，絕對應該列入您的旅行清單。

If you are thinking of planning a trip here, one of the biggest questions I was asked by all of you on social media and my family and friends and even locals while I was here in South Africa is how do I feel about traveling alone here?

如果您正在考慮來這裡旅行，那麼我在南非期間，你們在社交媒體上、我的家人和朋友甚至當地人都問過我一個最大的問題：我一個人在這裡旅行感覺如何？

South Africa has been on my travel list for a while, but I never thought I would come here solo.

南非在我的旅行清單上已經有一段時間了，但我從沒想過我會獨自來這裡。

I always planned to come on a tour, but then I signed up for this Namibia tour and Namibia borders South Africa.

我一直計劃參加旅行團，但後來我報名參加了那密比亞之旅，那密比亞與南非接壤。

And I couldn't bear to come all this way and not see South Africa too.

我不忍心大老遠跑來，卻不去看看南非。

So that's how I ended up here by myself.

就這樣，我一個人來到了這裡。

The reason I never planned on this being a solo trip, and I think the reason I received so many questions about this being a solo trip is South Africa does have some safety concerns.

我從未計劃過獨自旅行，我想我之所以收到這麼多關於獨自旅行的問題，是因為南非確實存在一些安全隱患。

And speaking to people I know who've lived here or who are from here or locals while I've been here, everyone's had the same sentiment of, you've got to be careful.

與我認識的在這裡生活過的人，或來自這裡的人，或我在這裡時的當地人交談，每個人都有同樣的感受，那就是，你必須要小心。

Not so much at nice private lodges like this, but in the city.

像這樣的私人旅店還不算多，但在城市裡還是有的。

I had a great time.

我玩得很開心。

This was definitely a successful solo trip for me.

對我來說，這絕對是一次成功的獨自旅行。

If you feel hesitant about coming here by yourself or you don't have a lot of travel experience in places where you would have to be more cautious, I would recommend coming on a tour.

如果你對自己來這裡感到猶豫不決，或者你沒有太多的旅行經驗，在一些地方你必須更加謹慎，我會建議你參加旅行團。

And honestly, you get so much out of tours.

老實說，旅遊能讓你收穫很多。

So I think a tour would also be super awesome.

所以，我覺得巡演也會非常棒。

I hope you guys enjoyed coming along with me on this one and I will see you next time.

希望你們喜歡和我一起參加這次活動，我們下次再見。

Bye.

再見。

Bye.

再見。