Travel Blog Posts
September 28th 2011
28/09/11-D-37 After traveling in africa for 36 days today I am returning back to London . I am in shuttle bus to get in to the flight from cape town to johannesburg . So what are my top 7 memories. 1. Zanzibar island and stone town 2.lake Malawi and fishing community 3.Victoria falls and local game drive in car , trekking to find rhinosious 4.chobe national park , both the boat tour and game drive 5. okawango delta 6. Kruger park 7. Cape town and table mountain with adjoining scenic beach . I wake up at 7 am today after just sleeping 4.5 hours . I was lucky to jump into a taxi which was booked by 2 german girls . There flight was at 10 am and mine was 12.45 !!!. I was keen to ... read more
To the top of the table Mountain and Robben Island
Published: October 9th 2011Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town
September 27th 2011
27/09/12-D-36 Somehow I managed to wake up at 9 am . After delicious Mac breakfast I decided to take the walking tour . So I walked through beautiful companies garden , St George cathedral , free market and reached to meeting point , only to be told this is not a guided tour !! So I took red bus route to table mountain . From there there is a cable car to the top of the mountain . It's certainly worth of money . A beautiful scenery across bay as well as flowers set the scene . I walked around and settled for lunch with savory rice and lamb and savannah cider . And I guessed I lost/forgotten my much adored hat there when rushing back . It took more than expected time to came down ... read more
September 26th 2011
26/9/11-D-35 It's 10 pm at night now. I woken up with a real tummy ache and after spending in toilet 2 times each of half and hour it may be settling down . Fingers crossed! This is a real draw back in traveling alone . If you fall sick , no body to console with :( Managed to get up at 10 am I set a goal to take a city sightseeing tour . I took a red route first and saw , Castle of good hope - built by Dutch people and later occupied by English . Main parade . Town hall and clock tower , where Nelson Mandela spoke once he released after 27 years of imprisonment. He said peace and democracy . Gold museum The south africa insurance building which was the tallest ... read more
Glimpse at cape town table mountains
Published: October 9th 2011Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town
September 25th 2011
After terrific day yesterday I woke up quite late to day. And spent some time in internet I left to get in to a hop on hop of city tour. But the ticket only vaild for that day . So I walked to nearby companies garden, walked through it to reach slavery museum and St georges cathedral. this cathedral was desmond tutus one and it denounce apartheid polices quite early and urgerd multi racial gathering. Then After walking up and down and also being intimidated by aggresive street seller or you can called beggers i managed to find Town hall and castle of good hope with its grand parade in front. There was a friendly guy who worked as a car guard who helped me by the way. I took pictures around and went inside the ... read more
September 24th 2011
Two important things happened . Firstly I have lost my camera for 2nd time . I took some pictures and got into the bazz bus , felt sleepy and I vaguely remember thinking of putting camera to my bag. But when I wake up I couldn't find my camera . I asked reluctantly the two girls around me to check their bags , to see whether I have accidentally put it in their bags :). Then I talked to friendly driver , Sydney and we checked around bus , but still no luck . Any way we passed through the scenic garden route . This route is from jeffreys bay to mussel bay and goes alongside the sea , either side beautiful yellow , red flower trees . At George we got out from buss to ... read more
Port elizabeth city tour, Visiting school, town ship and meeting locals at pub
Published: October 9th 2011Africa
September 23rd 2011
day 32 In city tour first we saw the small castle built by english soldiers since the threat from french during napoleonic time. But no cannon was ever fired. and the grave of leitunent served here. Then the memorial built by actin governer Donkin for his wife who had a death due fever at the age of 28 in india. we also saw, the library with queen victorias statue The town hall and prison where Steve biko was kept a historic hotel now owned by a Arab guy The barracks made for WW 2 soldiers. then we head off to the town ships where over a 500000 people live. There are programmes to built houses but quite sloe progress. There are areas next to these slums where rich live. A over 65 person and a women ... read more
September 22nd 2011
22/09/12-D-31 Another day of a long drive . This time from Durban to port Elizabeth . Early start at 7 am , I managed to persuade buzz bus driver to give me front seat where he proudly kept his bag . With a promise that I wouldn't fall asleep , he reluctantly agreed :). This route falls along / close to see . We passed cane plantations , mountains and grass lands . When we stopped for morning break , I bought a coca cola and a mass bar which put both myself and driver at ease . We changed vehicle also. Lunch was early and short about 11.45 am. I had a peri peri chicken sandwich . We drove further and I saw Nelson Mandela's house . He was born there and then moved to ... read more
September 21st 2011
day 30 I woke up late and went to I sharka shopping complex to have KFC. After that I went to check whether I could still have the city tour since guy asked me to come at 11 am and time then was 1.30 pm. But it was possible and i was picked up and shown following places. The durban port The memorial of vascode gama who first travel around cape of good hope. a portugease fellow with his small ships. this is a clock presented by portugease govenment. And a memorial made for a guy who went horse back during yellow fever epidemic looking for medicine from zambia the old train station which can withstand 10 cm of ice flow (london arhitects switch their plans between toronto and durban so the railway staion in toronto ... read more
September 20th 2011
Day 29 Finally I am seeing getting end to the writing of Africa Blog. Today I jumped into the Bazz buss the hop on hop off buses interconnecting hostels. I was seeing picturesque mountains, small lakes and farm towns. And we reached to a hostel and had our lunch. I hgave half of my steak to the driver who was not offered dinner by the hostel. And enjoying the view at the front seat. Its only my self and Austran guy on the bus. reached late afternoon to the durban town with his rise buildings. This is a coastal town and many indian came to work in cane lands still live here. and they are the biggest indian population out side india. Again city tour couldnt be booked since it needs m2 people. I went to ... read more
Joberg city tour and seeing the street where 2 noble peace winners lived
Published: October 9th 2011Africa
September 19th 2011
Day 28 Afternoon I joined to group to see the city. We atarted with modern city with building of diamond company. magistarte court and office where mandela his collegue practised before chased out. Also a shop which sells local herbs, music instruments, animal parts and spices. Then head of to town ships. These town ships were created during apartheid period to keep out black people out of the city limits. recently new houses were built. They have a attachement for this area and even rich people do not move away from them. We also saw the bacholer hostels for the mining workers. and right opposite to that local becerky hills where richest live. Then the house of nelson mandela where he lived with his first wife with 4 kids and the vinnie mandela with 2 kids. ... read more
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