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back to makuleke concession for graduation...

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Kruger National Park December 16th 2009

brrrr - it is f*ing cold in switzerland ! i am back in cheese&chocolat country since friday the 11th and i am still struggeling with the adaption! far too much people, far too much noise, far too cold - but it is nice to chat with friends where you do not have to explain yourself... the plain in joburg left 2h too late, therefore i missed the connecting flight to berne so i had to fly to geneva and then with the train to biel. i finally arrived after a 23h travel. my sister fetched me from the train station and we went straight to see our dad and sister and everyone from the close family. aftr this i received my dad's wife car and i drove to lyss to meet 4 friends at the bar ... read more

L'Afrique du Sud

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Kruger National Park November 29th 2009

Troupeau d'éléphants

Catamaran One Life

L'afrique du sud à été pour moi MAGIQUE ! J'ai enfin vu dans leur milieu naturel des animaux qui habituellement on voit dans un zoo. Mais cette fois-ci c'est en vrai ! Dès notre arrivés à l'aéroport de Hoedspruit dans le Parc Kruuger nous avons aperçu des Girafes. Wow ! Un autre de mes rêves qui à été réalisé ! Mon séjour au Kapama private game reserve à été vraiment incroyable au delà de mes attentes. Le personnel à été chaleureux et que dire de la nourriture. Si vous avez la chance d'y aller je vous recommande sans hésité cet endroit de rêve. Au total, j'ai fait 4 safari et les safari se font le matin de 6h00 à 9h00 am et au coucher du soleil de 16h00 à 19h00pm. Nous avons été 4 jours, mais ... read more

The DRC is a GO

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga November 10th 2009

greasy weasel

Can you believe it? 2 days later and I already have a new entry! Got a phone call yesterday ... DRC visa is in! I guess I'm legit. Met with Etienne and Erick yesterday to figure out exactly what is going on and to plan out the next few weeks. So ... I leave Hands Village sunday morning to catch the Citybug back into Joburg ... Meet Erick when he gets off his flight from Cape Town ... Hazy patch ... End up on a bus to Lusaka, Zambia ... Wait for Marc Myburgh in Lusaka ... Get a ride to the DRC border from James ... End up in Lubumbashi to meet with the Bishop ... Get to Likasi the next day ... This is my life plan up till wednesday or thursday next week ... read more

DRC Visas and Wedding Photos

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga November 8th 2009

greasy weasel

Hello all! Just got an email from Helen Holly Hoff this morning instructing me to write more often for you ... so strap on the safety harness cause here we go. Quick note: I was up until 130 in the morning last night going through wedding photos so I may or may not make much sense ... and go on irrevelant tangents ... or just pass in and out of consciousness. I guess I should be the one getting the harness out. Alright .... Since I last wrote there have been plenty of exciting events that have taken place ... most of them I can't remember but I'm trying my best right now. First one that comes to mind... Made it out to a pretty cool area about a 2 hours drive from the Village near ... read more

On safari again! Kruger :-)

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Kruger National Park November 1st 2009

On safari

lizziehamilton

In our middle weekend at the Foundation, we were allowed to take a few days to go on a Kruger National Park trip. Fiona and I had been excited about this ever since our last game drive on the tour, and we knew Kruger would be really good - we weren't wrong! There were 5 of us (the 5 Spice Girls infact, haha) going, and we were picked up right from our front door in the 4x4 that we would be in for the next 3 days. Although it was a 2 hour drive to the entrance to Kruger, we'd barely driven for 20 minutes before we saw our first wild animal... A dung beetle rolling his ball of dung across the main road! We also saw a herd of buffalo and some warthogs at the ... read more

Did I see the big 5 in Kruger.......!?!?

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Kruger National Park October 28th 2009

Elephant

Brimster

Wednesday morning was another early start as we had to be packed and ready to leave at 5am so that we could be at the park gates for opening at 5.30am. We got into the park via the Orpen gate and proceeded to the campsite so that we could meet up with the rest of the group who had started their tour a day earlier. Having dropped our bags into the site we jumped into the safari jeep and set off for the day. The day consisted of a continuous drive only stopping for breakfast lunch and dinner. Also when we returned to the campsite at 4.30pm we were collected again at 5pm for a sunset and night drive. Thursday had the same routine as the day before without the night drive and also the weather ... read more

On the way to the Kruger in search of the big 5!

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Graskop October 27th 2009

Blyde Canyon

Brimster

So it was a ridiculously early start on Tuesday morning as I set off for the Kruger National Park. I was the first to be collected and the driver of the minibus told me that there were 6 people on the tour. By 11am we had collected everyone and we were on our way to Graskop for our lunch before heading down to God's Window, Blyde Canyon and the three Rondavels. Over lunch everyone introduced themselves. There was Martin from Sweden who was on a three week holiday, two girls from Sweden (whose names I never really caught) who were travelling for the next three months and were at the end of their trip in Africa and headed to Asia next and then the was Arvand and Suzie. Arvand was from Belgium and Suzie, his girlfriend, ... read more

In My Spare Time I: Garden

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Nelspruit October 10th 2009

greasy weasel

Right on ... Africa Still here! It's my one month anniversary today! Not bad ... pretty good I guess. Since my last entry I: -Had my 21st Bday -Started my own garden -Dealt with the biggest spider I have ever seen -Went to a mall that rivals Chinook Centre in size (this is where I bought a new phone) Now you can choose if you wish to continue reading... Alright ... my bday! Super awesome! Some of the guys I'm working with took me out for dinner and some drinks. Had an awesome time and got some awesome gifts! The place we went for dinner has a special birthday policy ... your choice of a kiss or a free shot. Helen I tried as hard as I could for the kiss but they gave me 2 ... read more

3 Weeks Later...

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga September 26th 2009

greasy weasel

Hello Everyone! First off ... my bad. I realize it has been 3 weeks and I haven't updated this since I left Canadia. Lets Move on... AFRICA! After a journey that took me 2 days, my entire iPod battery, a few pints of beer, and 2 sleeping pills I arrived here in South Africa. I'm staying just north of Neilspruit, a super developed little city with a gigantic mall to it's name. Look it up on a map. I'm not even sure what to write because I have been here 3 weeks already! Hard to believe. I arrived a few days before the "official" Hands at Work orientation began so I had some time to meet all the new volunteers around and some of the people that make this place run ... smoothly? Everyoneis grrrreat and ... read more

NEWS :-)

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Nelspruit September 25th 2009

daraja

Montag 21.9.2009 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARA (mis gotteching wo scho 8i isch)! nun, es ist montag halb 2 am Nachmittag und es hat sich immer noch nix getan... abgesehen davon, dass ich 2 weitere mails gekriegt habe. Die eine lodge will mich asap interviewen - africa time, das kann dauern... - und die andere lodge in mosambik wird sich ende woche entscheiden... die lodge in mosambik tönt ganz gut. Ist eigentlich aber keine lodge, sondern ein luxury tented camp, welches auch wilderness trails anbietet! Wäre super dort zu arbeiten, aber dann habe ich ein weiteres problem mit nem visa. Aber so weit mag ich gar nicht denken... Ist im transfrontier park - das heisst gehört zum krüger, aber liegt über der landesgrenze. Der ganze park zusammen mit südafrika, mosambik und simbabwe heisst jetzt the great limpopo transfrontier ... read more

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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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