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Oribi Mom

Oribi Mom: Falcon Power From the Wild, Wild, Wild Boys

It’s always a good thing to learn about our country’s wildlife.

Falcon power. Photo by: Richard Sagredo on Unsplash.

 

February 21, 2025

The third small boy in our house has now hit the stage of tall stories, potty training, and screaming not to be restrained in the car seat.

He’s also got the advantage of superpowers much earlier than his older siblings who didn’t get to watch such advanced programming – nothing much beyond Peppa Pig, Bing, and Winnie the Pooh.

Now, It’s Wild Kratts, a highly educational wildlife programme that also happens to have baddies trying to steal or eat rare animals that need saving.

The Kratt brothers use their power suits with various animal powers to do that saving. By the end of the episode, you know all about the species, so I’ve shrugged off the superpower stuff mostly.

The Wild, Wild, Wild Linds

As a result, the littlest person in our family is now hitting his chest (the button on the power suit). He shouts, ‘Falcon power,’ and zooms from one end of the house to the other. And back again. Sometimes, it’s cheetah power, grasshopper power, salamander power, or any other of the number of species the Kratt brothers showcase on their show.

He’s learning about quite a wide variety of animals, I guess. I don’t know many other two-year-olds who can talk about falcons and actually know what they are and what they do. I could be wrong on that.

Anyway, if you hear me calling the boys, ‘Wild, wild, wild Linds’ you’ll know why. They’re basically Kratts.

I wonder if there will come a day when my sons are roaming the earth doing conservation work with rare species and developing their own power suits. It seems like that would be a great way to spend a life.

Meet the Kratt brothers and their wildlife show.

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Travelinds – Travelling the world

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The Journey Begins

This is now the Lind’s favourite place to be as we travel the world. Of course, we weren’t always the “Travelinds” jetting off to the next adventure. The humble Travelinds blog started as a basic diary, giving us a platform to capture the strange and wonderful things we were seeing every day in a place we didn’t know. It was our first time leaving our home in South Africa, as we’d quit our jobs and signed up as English Teachers. From there, it snowballed quickly. Before long, we had hopped onto planes, walked foreign streets, and navigated subways for the first time. We also guessed at what menu items we pointed at would bring to the table, which could mean a delicious steak, a soup that burned off your taste buds, or pickled silkworm larvae.

Undoubtedly, it all started in Penang, Malaysia. Continue reading Travelinds – Travelling the world →

South Korea, Travelinds

Travelinds’ Night in Seoul, South Korea

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26 May 2013

Rushing to Seoul after a rugby tournament at the Osan US Airbase, we hoped to reach our destination on time. Umoja, the South African musical, was showing at Chungmu Art Hall in Jung-gu. It’s right in the centre of Seoul.

Seoul Expressway at Rush Hour

Having left a little later than planned, the 60km took more than two hours thanks to the heavily congested expressway (as usual). Still, we saw a few weird and wonderful sights along the way. One was a motorcycle with a dragon tail and merry-go-round horse head. The man riding it was selling rice cakes on the expressway to all the traffic jam victims.

We saw a Porsche or two, as well. Maybe it wouldn’t have helped to have a faster car than our hand-me-down.

Just in Time for the Musical and a Spot of Homesickness

Despite the traffic, we made it to the show with twenty minutes to spare. That meant a deodorant bath, a splash of lipstick and getting there just a few minutes before the curtains rose to find our seats.

It was worth it. That night, we really enjoyed the vibrant taste of our homeland, South Africa. With all that dancing, singing and relatable humorous moments from home, leaving with happy souls and exhausted bodies felt amazing.

Since we’d rushed in, there had been no time to eat or look for a place to sleep, so we made our way out into the big city that never seems to sleep. At 10.30pm, we managed to find a bed and some food. Thankfully, you never have to look very far for these things in Seoul.

Twinkling Lights and Belly-Filling Food Before a Good Night’s Sleep in Seoul

Plus Motel was the first one we happened upon, right next to Chungmu Art Hall. For a reasonable price and fairly clean room, why not!

We tend to pick ‘love’ motels as a last resort. It’s often the most reasonable option for a private room (for two). We try not to think about the ‘main idea’ behind these establishments that offer rooms by the hour.

Having secured a bed for the night, we ventured out into Jung-gu to feed the hungry tummies. Again, not far from our motel we found a handful of coffee shops, Korean restaurants, fast food joints and, happily, an open market.

It’s wonderful being able to amble through the market on the lookout for delicious things. We settled on some kimchi mandu (Korean dumplings with kimchi inside them), a salad roll, some bananas and a little snickers bar for pudding. We passed on the pig trotters, live octopus and unidentifiable marinated meat.

Another Successful Journey for the Travelinds in Seoul

Tired bodies were in bed by midnight, and a good nine hours later we emerged from our blue and red neon-lit room to find some brunch. Tom ‘n Toms is one of H’s favourites because it has a delicious cream cheese pretzel and coffee combo. We headed to find one in nearby Dongdaemun, a vast shopping district.

We are always amazed at the hustle and bustle of this famous fashion and fabric shopping paradise. We sat sipping coffee and watching Seoul tour busses bring in load after load of tourists to Dongdaemun. Vendors lay out their wares, shoppers filled their bags and emptied their wallets, all with six lanes of traffic whizzing by.

Seoul is truly fascinating sometimes!