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August 3rd 2023

Published: October 14th 2023

Dear All After leaving lovely, balmy Durban, I enjoyed a wonderful day of travelling, heading inland and up into the high veld region of South Africa as the temperature dropped, particularly at night. I bade a sad farewell to my wonderful hosts Neil and his wife Gerda, and drove permanently away from the South African coast which I had been hugging all of this time. My route would take more of a ... Read Full Entry

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Hello there! Thanks for reading my blog. I started it in 2010 to keep a record of my travels, to let people know how I'm going, and also to keep me sane at times while I'm on the road! I have written up my 28 most recent journeys so far, and have no plans at all to stop travelling just yet. 93 countries down, 102 more to go - watch this space! Alex... full info

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15th October 2023

John Miranda
John & Miranda

Drakensberg
Glad you got to the Railway Station in Pietermaritzburg ..... the Comrades Marathon made it impossible for us. The Mandela Capture Museum .... interesting. Of course, it hadn't in 2006 when we were on our travels.

15th October 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Drakensberg
Thanks John. There are some interesting stop-offs on the way from Durban to the Drakensberg. I didn't get to see the battle sites that you did though, that would have been good if I'd had a bit more time.

19th October 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

The Mountains of South Africa
Your explorations continue to take you to many amazing places. I can hear the excitement in your voice of another day of travel. Waiting for the unknown to reveal even with some crazy roads. I didn't realize Gandhi lived in Africa. I think I would enjoy staying in the Bunker, very Tolkienesk. We would have loved, loved, loved the Boys Choir. What an experience. Music is good for the soul but gives a front row seat to the local culture. Fantastic. I wish we knew more about the cannibels. LOL.

19th October 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

South Africa Mountains
Thanks Merry! This was a particularly exciting part of my journey - I'd heard so much about these mountains, they were the stuff of legend to me! I was very much thinking whilst at the concert that you both would hugely enjoy it too. Apparently the Cannibals is a cave in the region, and one can only wonder how it got its name!

19th October 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Dripping in history
Nelson Mandela has a sometime tragic and always interesting life.

19th October 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Mandela
I learnt so much about Mandela throughout my journey, it was an honour to follow in the man's footsteps in so many places there.

19th October 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Boys Choir
Special Moments

19th October 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Boys Choir
Indeed - their families seemed very proud of them.

19th October 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Traffic Jam
Slow going.

19th October 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Traffic Jam
It's not every day you get caught in a "Cow Jam"!

21st October 2023

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Gandhi statue (in Shimla)
We once saw a Gandhi statue in Shimla in India. However, rumours has it that the statue in Shimla is not modeled after Gandhi at all but after Ben Kingsley when he played Gandhi in the movie. /Ake

21st October 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Gandhi Statue
Ah yes, I seem to remember reading this. Perhaps from one of your blogs. Yes, this one in Pietermaritzburg was the real deal Gandhi I think!

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