QF63 Sydney to Johannesburg by 747-400 Nic Nieuwoudt 2020-08-21 | Fly from Sydney to Johannesburg return on a Qantas 747-400 from takeoff to landing and return.
Sydney to Queenstown Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-10-18 | Take off from Sydney International Airport in an Air New Zealand A320 and fly across the Tasman Sea to Queenstown in the middle of the South Island.
Road Trip - South Africa & Namibia Final - Hazyview to Johannesburg and Sydney Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-07-13 | This final part of the 7000km road trip navigates the pot-holed roads from Hazyview to Johannesburg via Sabie, the Long Tom Pass and Dullstroom before joining the high speed peak hour traffic on the M1 Motorway from Pretoria. Visit Maropeng, the Cradle of Humankind, and the Catholic Archdiocese Cathedral of Johannesburg, before sunset drinks at The Leonardo in Sandton, and breakfast in Rosebank before flying from Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport back to Sydney, Australia.
Road Trip - South Africa and Namibia Part 11 - Johannesburg to Hazyview Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-07-12 | This part takes you to Hazyview in Mpumalanga and the Kruger Park Lodge. See God's Window, the Berlin Falls, Bourke's Luck Potholes and the beautiful Blyderiver Canyon. Day trip into the Kruger National Park to see giraffe, buffalo, impala, zebra, kudu baboons, crocodiles and African elephants.
Road Trip - South Africa and Namibia Part 10 - Namibia to Johannesburg Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-07-10 | We leave Sesriem in Namibia for the drive to Keetmanshoop where we visit the Quiver Tree Forest and the Giant's Playground. The next day we head for the Namibia / South Africa border at Velloorsdrif via Karasburg. A gravel road in shocking condition on the South African side took us to the Daberas Guest Farm and onwards to the Augrabies Falls near Upington. From there we head to Kimberley, Bloemfontein and Johannesburg.
Road Trip - South Africa and Namibia Part 9 - Fish River Canyon to Namib Desert Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-07-08 | This part of the trip takes the road north from the Fish River Canyon to Sesriem that is closest to the Namib Desert. It is also the harshest and most unforgiving. The Desert Quiver Camp and the Sossusvlei Desert Lodge are just outside the Namib Desert Park gate. A tar road takes you 65km into the Namib to the iconic and photogenic Deadvlei and nearby Sossusvlei. Dune 45 is halfway there, which we climbed on day two. The Sesriem Canyon inhabited by baboons is just inside the Park gate.
Road Trip - South Africa and Namibia Part 8 - Moorreesburg to Fish River Canyon Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-07-07 | The road north to Namibia crosses over the Orange River border at Vioolsdrif (Oops! The video calls it Velddrif, which is south near St Helena Bay - My bad!). From there it first takes us to the Ai-Ais resort at the bottom of the Fish River Canyon before heading to the Gondwana Canyon Lodge. It is a short distance from there to the Fish River Canyon lookout on the rim of the canyon and where the Canyon Hiking Trail starts its 5-day trek down into the canyon.
Road Trip - South Africa and Namibia Part 7 - Cape Town to Moorreesburg Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-07-07 | The coast road north out of Cape Town heads to Langebaan on the way to Moorreesburg, a small town in the heartland of the South African wheat belt. Explore the Swartland by taking a drive through Riebeek-Kasteel, Hermon, Malmesbury and the Bains Kloof Pass to visit historical Tulbagh with its many beautifully restored Cape Dutch buildings. After a quick stop in Picketberg, drive through the Swartland wheat fields back to the Nieuwedrift Wine Estate for a farewell feast.
Road Trip - South Africa and Namibia Part 6 - Murraysburg to Cape Town Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-07-07 | Part 6 of a road trip through South Africa and Namibia leaves the Great Karoo sheep farm near Murraysburg for Cape Town. The road takes us through Oudshoorn and Calitzdorp, up through the Seven Weeks Poort Pass to Laingsburg and through Du Toitskloof Pass to Cape Town. Walk around the streets of the city to see the Castle, the Groote Kerk and St. George's Cathedral. Take the cable car to the top of Table Mountain and drive along Chapman's Peak Drive past Houtbay. Visit Lanzerac in Stellenbosh and the Boschendal wine estates. Stop at the Huguenot Memorial in Franschoek and climb to the lighthouse at Cape Point.
Road Trip - South Africa and Namibia - Part 5 - Knysna to Graaff Reinet and Murraysburg Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-06-27 | Part 5 of a 7,000km road trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town and north to Namibia before crossing South Africa to the Kruger National Park. In this Part 5 of the trip, we head inland from Knysna on South Africa's south coast, through the forests and the winding track in the Kammakassie Nature Reserved near De Vlugt in the Outeniqua Mountains, to Uniondale in the Great Karoo. Then we head onto Graaff-Reinet with its imposing Salisbury Cathedral-styled Dutch Reformed Church and its many historic and Heritage-Listed Cape Dutch Architectural-styled buildings. After a 90th birthday party at the 5-star Drostdy Hotel, we head out to a working Karoo sheep farm outside Murraysburg to enjoy their warm Karoo hospitality and late-night kudu-spotting drive.
Road Trip - South Africa and Namibia Part 4 - Prince Albert to Knysna Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-06-27 | Part 4 of a 7,000km road trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town and north to Namibia before crossing South Africa to the Kruger National Park. In this Part 4 of the trip, we drive from the unique and arty town of Prince Albert through the iconic Swartberg Pass to Oudshoorn that was once the Ostrich Feather Capital of the world. After a brief stop we take the Outeniqua Pass to George and then travel along the coast through Wilderness for our stop over in Knysna where most of South Africa's mussel industry is situatated.
Road Trip - South Africa and Namibia Part 3 - Kimberley to Prince Albert Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-06-27 | Part 3 of a 7,000km road trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town and north to Namibia before crossing South Africa to the Kruger National Park. In this, Part 3 of the trip, we drive from Kimberley, the diamond city in the Northern Cape to the arty town of Prince Albert at the foot of the Swartberg in the Great Karoo. We stopped in Britstown and Victoria West to admire the unique architecture of these two Karoo towns.
Road Trip - South Africa and Namibia Part 2 - Johannesburg to Kimberley Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-06-27 | Part 2 of a 7,000km road trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town and north to Namibia before crossing South Africa to the Kruger National Park. In this, Part 2 of the trip, we visit drive to Kimberley in the Northern Cape, the centre of the diamond industry in the country. We stay in the Open Mine Museum precinct and visit the Big Hole, as it is called, and the Anglican cathedral.
Road Trip - South Africa & Namibia Part 1 - Sydney to Johannesburg Nic Nieuwoudt 2024-06-26 | Fly from Sydney, Australia to Johannesburg in South Africa for the start of a road trip through that country and Namibia. In Part 1 we visit sights around Johannesburg and Pretoria, the Voortrekker Monument and the Rhino and Lion Park to see two of the Big Five, buffalo, the big cats and other wild animals.
CHINA Part 14 - Shanghai - Huangpu River Night Cruise Nic Nieuwoudt 2023-12-23 | An evening cruise on the Huangpu River in Shanghai.
Shanghai Maglev Train Nic Nieuwoudt 2023-12-23 | A ride on the 431km/h Magnetic Levitation Train from city to the Shanghai Airport.
SOUTH INDIA 2023 Nic Nieuwoudt 2023-12-23 | The South India part of an Intrepid tour in October 2023.
2023 NORTH INDIA Nic Nieuwoudt 2023-12-23 | An Intrepid tour of North India including the cities of Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Varanasi, and the Rathambore Tiger Reserve.
Sydney to Dunedin via Auckland and back. Nic Nieuwoudt 2023-07-02 | Fly Air New Zealand A321neo from between Sydney and Auckland and A320s to and from Dunedin.
Fly Sydney - China - Sydney Nic Nieuwoudt 2022-09-28 | Take-off and landings recorded on flights from Sydney to Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin and Shanghai before returning to Sydney.
Sydney Middle Harbour Nic Nieuwoudt 2022-09-24 | Boat from Circular Quay to Toronga and walk the Middle Harbour Trail to Balmoral beach.
2016 Qantas 747-400 Sydney-Johannesburg-Sydney Nic Nieuwoudt 2022-01-26 | Some timelapse footage mixed with normal shots, not all of them great, particularly the wasted take-off on a brilliantly sunny day in Sydney due to a focus error. Sorry.
Queenstown - New Zealand Nic Nieuwoudt 2021-10-24 | Fly from Sydney to Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island with slides of the town and surrounding areas.
Los Angeles to Sydney Nic Nieuwoudt 2021-08-15 | Delta Boeing 777 flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, crossing the date line and losing an entire day. Departing on the 16th and landing on the 18th, with a spectacular early morning coming into Sydney.
Sydney to Salt Lake City - Boeing 777 - Airbus A220 Nic Nieuwoudt 2021-08-14 | Footage I shot taking off from Sydney airport and landing in Los Angeles the next morning. Then taking off from LAX and land in Salt Lake City.
Ride trains in Australia. Nic Nieuwoudt 2020-08-13 | What is it like to travel by train from Morisset in the north, to Sydney? Join me and find out and enjoy the amazing scenery along the way.
FAIR DAY 2020 Nic Nieuwoudt 2020-02-17 | Fair Day is the launch event for the Sydney Mardi Gras Festival. Held this year in Victoria Park it was a day to dress up, visit the many stalls, enjoy the food and drinks, walk the dogs and the kids, hanging out and laying back to enjoy live entertainment.
Shanghai to Sydney on an A350 Nic Nieuwoudt 2020-01-19 | Take-off and landings on a China Eastern Airbus A350 flight from Shanghai to Sydney.
