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Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg December 31st 2007

The end of the overland adventure and we say goodbye to everyone (and the truck!). We’ve arranged to be picked from the Putfontein Rd exit of the road into to Jo’burg by Juan of Mufasa Backpackers. Dumi overshoots though so we end up clambering up the embankment with all our kit (heavy work)! Mufasa ( named after the lion king character) is a nice place; big gardens, nice pool, and a large room with ensuite. Thought we’d like a bit of privacy after 35 days of communal living. Juan does a braai (BBQ) for supper - chicken, steak, succulent pork, corn, salads and pumpkin ( mixed with butter & sugar - to die for) - terrific and all for less than a fiver each! All washed down with some nice & v cheap SA wine.. Wireless ... read more

Hector Peterson's body being carried away

Joburg and Hamburgers

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg December 29th 2007

Words?

Melchior

Bye Bye Bela I was enjoying the long, interesting ride back from Bela Bela, on back roads, seeing less clean and organised areas, getting information from Johannes about the differences since the end of Apartheid and how there is still quite a ways to go. Near Pretoria, back on to the Highway, four lanes in each direction at high speeds, we saw a man lying on the road with a car signalling for help...he had just been hit trying to cross eight lanes of fast traffic!!! Unexplainable! "This is Africa." The explanation for anything out of the ordinary. Get used to it. Make plans expecting everything to go differently, or don't make them and just go with the flow! My shock was at the sillyness of the attempt, and at the nonchalance of the driver ... read more

und wider eis meh...

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg December 27th 2007

daraja

ich hoffe ihr habt alle eine schoene weihnachtszeit gahabt und koennt jetzt noch die freien tage geniessen bis es im 2008 wieder an die arbeit geht ! ich hatte wunderbare weihnachten - verbrachte den ganzen tag am swimmingpool und genoss die sonne :-) ich danke allen die mir ne sms oder ein mail zu meinem heutigen schnapszahl geburtstag gsendet haben ! wuensche allen einen schoenen rest des jahres und wenn ich nicht mehr online sein werde: einen guten rutsch ins neue jahr ! cheers ! natali... read more

Warmbaths in Bela Bela on my way to Soweto

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg December 14th 2007

Shady Impala

Melchior

Airport Pal Continuing with my sinchronicity adventures, on the shuttle to the bed and breakfast, I met a young Canadian of Pakistani descent who was working in Dubai and was on a quick, get-away week in Johannesburg. We got along marvellously and ended up going out for pool and beers. The next morning, he asked if I would join him in Sun City, about two hours away and where there was supposed to be more happening. I agreed on the name alone! He said he had booked a big place and a bunch of his friends were going to be joining him in a couple days, so I could stay until then. There was also the possibility to see some animals nearby, too. All in all, it seemed like a great plan and good company, ... read more

My dog was arrested for eating neighbour's chicken. Please help with bail.

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg December 13th 2007

Part of the Madonna and Child of Soweto painting in Regina Mundi church

Katherine Howell

A week ago we left Kilifi, spending our last morning there at Upendo. Some of the kids were clingy, some showed more fascination than normal with my watch as we counted down the minutes we had left there, and some were oblivious to our impending departure, and we raced around and sang songs like any other day. In the end, we left hurriedly as a traffic jam on the Mombasa Road meant our trip to the airport would be a slow one. Mama Rachel and most of the kids escorted us part of the way home to sneak in a last few minutes together, and so we said our goodbyes on a dirt road in the backstreets of Kilifi. I struggled to contain tears at the kids’ farewell gestures of a kiss to the back of ... read more

endlich wieder mal news...

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg December 7th 2007

daraja

Seit dem letzten blogeintrag habe ich einiges unternommen.... im hostal in johannesburg haben wir eines abends in der bar die besitzerin getroffen und diese hat uns gefragt ob wir 2 (jenifer von england und ich) in ihrer bar in margate arbeiten möchten! Der flug nach durban werde bezahlt wie auch wohnen und essen. Als wir die fotos von margate, ihrem haus und der bar angeschaut haben, haben wir zugesagt! Sie ist im internationalen diamantengeschäft tätig und ihr mann ist pilot und besitzt ne flugschule.... das sagt ja wohl alles  Margate liegt ne stunde südlich von durban an der ostküste von südafrika und wäre an und für sich ein sehr schöner fleck, aber während der ganzen zeit dort hat es geregnet und es war saukalt... absolut das gegenteil was wir erwartet haben ! wir haben in ... read more

46664 - it is in our hands

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg December 1st 2007

plakat

daraja

46664 - it is in our hands AIDS Konzert 1. dezember 2007 - ellis park stadium johannesburg razorlight live jamelia ludacris peter gabriel goo goo dolls angelique kidjo annie lennox johnny clegg corinne bailey rae prime circle soweto gospel choir wirhaben tickets gekauft fuer 170 rand, das sind umgerechnet 29 Sfr. Mittlerweilen waren wir 15 personen vom selben hostal die tickets hatten ! nun, dort hat uns der barmann der lodge - ein ehemaliger polizist aus kapstadt - durch die security gebracht und dafür hat jede person 8.50 Sfr dem securitymann ans weihnachtsgeld bezahlt... nun hatten wir tickets für den golden circle, direkt an der bühne ! so funktioniert das in afrika - man muss nur die richtigen leute kennen die erste band begann um 14 uhr und es dauerte bis 23.30 ! die sonne schien ... read more

Final week in Africa

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg November 22nd 2007

Penguins at Boulders Beach, Cape Town

Helen W

On Monday we flew from Cape Town to Johannesburg, where we're staying with a friend, Renata (we worked together in the OT dept at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, about 18months ago) - has been lovely catching up with her and her boyfriend, Nuno, who also worked at the JR, in the Physio dept. We managed to time our arrival well to coincide with Renata's Birthday, so went out for dinner on Monday night with some of her family and friends. We've also seen around Wits University (where Renata studied), survived driving through the Central Business District (despite Renata being unable to promise us that we wouldn't be shot), and seen the Neslon Mandela Bridge. Yesterday we went to the Apartheid Museum - took a long time to get round, but very interesting, and then spent ... read more

I did it!

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg November 22nd 2007

kikkoman

Ha I was determined to set foot in Africa, and my flight from Buenos Aires to Kuala Lumpur kindly obliged, allowing me to visit the transit areas of not only Cape Town airport, but Johannesburg airport as well! Sorry this is a pointless entry. ... read more

Jo'Burg

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg November 19th 2007

Old balcony

ADnMAZ

Despite one South African bloke taking one look at the rather tired looking Nissan and stating "Don't worry lads no-one is going to carjack you in THAT", Raz and Uzi were in constant fear of being car jacked and mugged at every junction in South Africa. So an offer from Nan, Phil, and Haley we met at Kgaswane Park to lead us into Jo'burg to Backpackers Ritz was very welcome as it put the army boys at ease, and it meant we were sure not to get lost. Not that we doubt your navigations skills lads! 8 ) The first thing that struck us about driving into the burg was how much money there seemed to be about. I have only ever seen as many Mercs, Beemers, Audis, and Porches around Frankfurt, and the main road ... read more

Brief history of South Africa

After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug...more history

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