Siggers - Paul Signoretti

Just a guy who is frustrated with the modern world .... I want to live in a shack and travel the world.

Im an air steward, cabin crew, trolley dolly .. what ever you wanna call me so some of my adventures are work trips spending only a couple of hours in a place or a couple of days.... Hopefully one day I will save enough money to do my round the world trip untill then ..

“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things - air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky - all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” - Cesare Pavese

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” - Jawaharial Nehru

African Adventures Of A Nobody
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By Siggers
September 13th 2009

Blood And Pickpockets Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

My Dressed Toe

Day 44 - Cape Town - 11/9/09 I was really excited as Duncan, Cat, Pascal and Danielle were in Cape Town today. I wondered down to the Waterfront, relatively early just to enquire if the ferry to Robben Island was running today. It was and tickets were already sold out up until to the 1500 ferry, so I snapped up a ticket. Walked up the length of Long Street, up Kloof Street to the Ashanti Lodge; which is where the guys were staying, they arrived at midday. Midday rolled around and I quite literally bumped into Duncan, it was really good [View Full Entry]

By Siggers
September 10th 2009

Great White Adventures Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

I'm Watching You!

Day 42 - Cape Town -9/9/09 Arrived in Cape Town at 11 and was met by the driver of my transfer to the hostel, we discussed in great details the 2010 World Cup that is being held here in South Africa, about what the locals expect from the national team and his reply was not a lot, we expect to go out in the first round but what we will do very well is hold an excellent party for its duration. Walked into the hostel, which was located in a huge purple high rise building on the 6th floor, it was [View Full Entry]

By Siggers
September 8th 2009

Sand, Sand And More Sand Africa » Namibia » Swakopmund

Cheers!
Jagermeister's All Round

Day 37 - Swakopmund - 4/9/09 Woke up with added excitement this morning as Pascal, Danielle, Cat and Duncan were getting into Swakopmund this morning. Wondered over to the Swakop Lodge, where they were staying, at 10 and was greeted in reception by a Duncan sized hug. We all chatted, told our stories and what we had been up to since we departed company. We all went into the Far Out Booking Office, which was attached to the Swakop Lodge to see what extreme activities were available to do. In the end we booked some sand boarding, it was about midday [View Full Entry]

By Siggers
September 3rd 2009

A Little Bit Of Germany In Africa Africa » Namibia » Swakopmund

German Sign 1
In The National Museum

Day 34 - Windhoek (Namibia) - 1/9/09 Arrived in Windhoek in the early afternoon; making my way outside the terminal to the airport shuttle bus. Like most other buses I've tried to use since I've been here in Africa it wasn’t leaving until it was full. The airport shuttle cost $150NB against the taxi which would cost $280NB, a local lady came out of the airport building; she started rooting around in her handbag looking for a business card for a taxi; I just sat there and watched here waiting for the shuttle bus to fill up. She couldn’t find this [View Full Entry]

By Siggers
August 31st 2009

Lesotho: The Mountain Kingdom In The Sky Africa » Lesotho » Sani Top

Drakensburg Mountains

Day 31 - Molumong (Lesotho) - 29/8/09 We left the Sani Lodge at 0900 with our tour guide Michael, on the tour with me there were 4 Dutch girls who were travelling together. We travelled though the roads of the Drakensburg Mountains to reach the Sani Pass and the Lesotho border pass, we went in a 4X4 as its the only type of vehicle that could make it up there. As a gentlemen and somebody travelling by myself took the back of the 4X4. Proceeding through the mountain range was a slow and very bumpy task, the roads were windy and [View Full Entry]

By Siggers
August 28th 2009

Wrong Views .... Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg » Soweto

Old Gold Mine
In Jo'burg

Day 26 - Jo'burg (South Africa) - 24/8/09 Woke up this morning in Damien's room knowing that it would be a very emotional day as everybody who I had been travelling with for the last 3 weeks would be heading off to Jo'burg or to Cape Town whilst I was flying down to Jo'burg to start my 5 weeks independent adventure. Everybody was waking up and I wondered over to the Anna's tent to find out what had happened to Juliette. It turns out that she had stayed out all night and still wasn’t back, I helped Anna take her tent [View Full Entry]

By Siggers
August 24th 2009

Extreme Sports In Uncle Bob's Zimbabwe Africa » Zimbabwe » Victoria Falls

White Water Rafting
Team Hippo .....

Day 24 - Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) - 22/8/09 Woke up relatively early to go white water rafting. The transfer to the falls came at 0745. We finally arrived, filling in waivers so in the case of our death our relatives could not sue the company. We went though all the different rapids, they all had names to put the fear of god in you; The Devil's Toilet Bowl and The Gnashing Jaws of Death, just to name a few. Jumping back into the truck BK was our guide on the Zambezi, we all introduced ourselves and we ask BK why he [View Full Entry]

By Siggers
August 22nd 2009

Football With The Locals Africa » Zambia » Chipata

Football With The Locals

Day 20 - Chipata (Zambia) - 18/8/09 Today, we were crossing the boarder into our 4th country, Zambia. Before this we stopped in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, for a few supplies for the journey. Me, Cat, Duncan, Kane, Emma, Erin and Brodie all went for breakfast in a local hotel. It was only 1000 and Duncan and Me were all ready hitting the Carlsberg! A sign perhaps? The staff really messed up the order with parts of everybody’s orders coming out at different times. Having brought our souvenirs and supplies from the supermarket, we all bundled back into the truck [View Full Entry]

By Siggers
August 17th 2009

Beachlife!!! Africa » Malawi » Lake Malawi » Kandi Beach

Bar ....
Where we spent 'ALL' our nights on the campsite

Day 15 - Chitimba (Malawi) - 13/8/09 Another early start, this time around 0600. Found my flip flops; they were left outside my tent. Climbed onto the great big green truck for now, the almost routine long drive though the African bush, was really looking forward to reaching another country, country number 3, Malawi. Again I fell asleep for a couple of hours, then when I was awoken by the sun beams burning my legs though the windows, finished reading my book, which I then swapped with Duncan. He was reading Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's Long Way Down. It seemed, [View Full Entry]

By Siggers
August 13th 2009

The End of Tanzania! Africa » Tanzania » Centre » Iringa

Day 13 - Dar Es Saleem - 11/8/09 We left at 0900 again and only 1 minibus turned up. With number swelling due to people arriving here early needing to be picked up as well there were too many of us for the one minibus. A second one arrived and it was pure luxury; blacked out windows, curtains with uber comfortable spacious seats. We had an hour to kill in Stone Town, which I used to get some cash, post one last postcard and use the internet. The ferry seemed to be less chaotic then the way over though this time [View Full Entry]

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