http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Jan-and-Vix/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Jan and Vix en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:35:57 +0000 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:35:57 +0000 When a man is tired of London he is tired of life for there is in London all that life can afford. Samuel JohnsonOh the broad and varied culture of London life We've been here for nearly 6 months and have already decided that 1 year in London is far too short to truely enjoy what this great city has to offer.When we first arrived in October 2008 we pretty much hit the ground running with http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/London-City/blog-387019.html It's been almost 6 months since our 2 day trip to Dubai however it was a trip definitely worth a mention on our Travel BlogAfter our 2 week trip through South Africa we arrived in hot Dubai around midnight. Because accommodation is so expensive we'd booked into a 3star hotel which was really a 1 or 2 star which was located directly above a night club where as one of our taxi drivers expl http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Dubai/blog-387012.html The main purpose of our stay in Johannesburg was to visit my brother Michael. However it was a good opportunity to revisit some old stomping ground which we left 10 years ago due to the level of crime.People in Jo'burg will maintain that the crime is really not as bad as the world makes it out to be. In the same sentence they would advise us not to drive at night and if we do to not go by the http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Gauteng/Johannesburg/blog-337523.html After a great reunion with the Greeffs we flew back to Johannesburg and made the 4.5 hour drive to the Drakensberg Mountains for Tammy's wedding. After making our way through the thickest fog and a long windy road through a shanty town where I might add the African people walk in the middle of the street ... drunk ... or drive cars without head or tail lights we arrived at the stunning Didima http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/blog-333633.html So we arrived at Mpumalanga Krugar airport after a whopping 12 hours flying and 10 hours of total stopover hours 7 of those stopover hours were spent at a Starbucks cafe. Huge contrast from Singapore Kuala Lumpur. From concrete buildings as far as the eyes can see to dry grasslands that span all the way to the horizon.Vicky's uncle leant us his bakkie aka ute and sent us off to th http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Mpumalanga-/Kruger-National-Park/blog-330676.html Singapore yet another city that never seems to sleep We were fortunate enough to be in Singapore for the first Formula 1. Huge buzz and heaps of tourists. We managed to get ourselves walkabout tickets for Friday night which was great I Vicky know nothing about Formula 1 racing but it was still a lot of fun very loud but fun Spent most of our time here catching up with Jan's whanau .. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-329215.html Kuala Lumpur the city that apparently never sleeps. It's been tropical here to say the least ... the kind of heat where you want to stop at every shop just so you can enjoy the air conditioning Have to admit Kuala Lumpur is quite different from my first impression of Malaysia. Last time I was here I had just crossed the border from Thailand and it seemed like third world central. If Sin http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-327115.html 31 degrees C Sun is up Surf is up and millions of people everywhereWe drove 25 kms from St Ives to Manly to catch up with Louise and her man for brunch. Its was very cool as the weather was just Stunningly hot so much so we even had to buy some sunscreen from the chemist.Brunch was good and Lou and BF was cool. We caught a Ferry from Manly to Circular Quay so that we can go shopping for a jeans http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-325779.html Welcome to our blog site We're staying at the Greeff digs in Sydney. So far we've been soaking up the Australian sunbeams and scooting around the streets of Sydney in Vicky's mom's Barina. Today we're on the hunt for a new pair of jeans for Vicky why is it always so hard to find the perfect pair of jeans and we're catching up with friends for Brunch and then Jan's cousin for dinner. Thank http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-325406.html