http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Sthe/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Sthe en-us Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:43:08 UTC Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:43:08 UTC After long celebrations in Cardiff I set off for Oxford and Cambridge to visit my friends. I remember it was a long and exhaustibve trip by bus but the landscape of England entertained me somewhat..Oxford city has a very long history and the Oxford University has produced many world renowned icons in both academia and politics. It was a thrilling experience to walk thru the building that were bui http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford/blog-306232.html What a wonderful experience this was I had been looking forward to this day for months.. At first it seemed so distant and I thought I was going to change my mind about attending the ceremony. As the date got closer my heart started beating faster and I wanted to be thereIt was so satisfying and fulfilling to meet my former classmates and friends back in Cardiff for our graduation ceremony. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-303548.html This will definitely be a night to remember The following day was going to be our friend Alex's birthday. So she and a few other friends decided to celebrate this in a different or rather unusual fashion. We went out clubbing yeah me clubbing... and also managed to visit the newly opened club in the city centre which was rocking The music was great exotic interior and a very attractive e http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-192781.html PARTY TIME How's it like to celebrate your birthday many miles away from home for the FIRST time in more than thirty years Very interesting indeed This time my celebrations were different in many ways.. The environment my new friends type of food my wonderful classmates and the fact that the party was at my tiny little flat what a torture that was.... But it's interesting to see what peo http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-177519.html Writing exams can be such a stressful and 'moodmodifying' experience As expected after finishing our last exams Phew friends and I decided to have a day out in Swansea about 50 min by train very fast train by the way This I was told is supposed to be a place for relaxation fresh air less traffic nice people rejuvenation exotic landscapes and reflection. Needless to say it beca http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Swansea/blog-170311.html Unilever and Deloitte invited all the Nelson Mandela Scholars currently studying in the UK for the spring tour in their offices in London. Part of this initiative was also to meet senior staff members of these two companies including Unilever CEO as our main sponsors. They treated us to nice dinner and we visited house of parliament and Downing Street No. 10. We really had a lot of fun.. Thanx http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-168901.html I had never imagined that my Easter holidays would be as eventful joyous and rewarding as this year's. Reason I'm so used to spending this period with family going to church and therefore thought I would be very bored since in the UK I haven't had time to really get to know the Christian community where I live.Nonetheless I took off to Southampton a lovely and quiet city just outside Winches http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Hampshire/Southampton/blog-147105.html The Cardiff Business School invited all MSc and PhD students to the Post Graduate Dinner on the 15th February 2007. What a splendid and fabulous event It was good to see classmates lecturers and university Professors dressed up. Although the guest speaker's speech was somewhat boring and irrelevant we got an opportunity to laugh and him to laugh at himself which I think was a lot of fun.We http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-129813.html My friends and I decided to go out in the freezing weather to celebrate a New Year's Eve in style. We first had a house party at Yonella's apartment in central Edinburgh with a few friends from South Africa and London.Although we soon learned that the Edinburgh Hogmanay Concert had been canceled due to adverse weather we still went out to the streets in numbers. The atmosphere was electrifying an http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-125598.html Visiting Scotland has always been my dream. I somehow wanted to experience the extreme weather up there as well as the festive atmosphere for which Edinburgh is affectionately known.I was hanging out with my friends and colleagues from South Africa. Also met other friends from SA who live and work in London. What a moving experience. Although the Hogamany Street Bash was canceled on the New Year's http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-116400.html Canon Collins Educational Trust invited all Nelson Mandela Scholars to the Xmas Function at Trafalgar Square in London.It was packed. We managed to mingle and rub shoulders with administrators of our scholarship as well as trustees for Canon Collins Trust. What a worthwhile experience. Also met other scholars from other southern African countries e.g Zimbabwe Zambia Swaziland and Botswana..It w http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/London-City/blog-116394.html This was our class Xmas dinner at a very nice restaurant at Cardiff Bay called Porta Tunisia. We had hoped all MSc students would attend but many actually managed to come out yet it was extremely cold particularly on that night.Nonetheless we had a great time and got the opportunity to mingle socialize and make new friends within the group A very worthwhile experience. I certainly looked forwar http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-116385.html My friends and I really had a great time down at the Durban Beach front. It was sort of a surprise for me and I was really taken.It was good to hang out with my Broe Bongs that day His support and interest in what I do have been overwhelming.. http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Durban/blog-116274.html I and a few friends decided to take a trip to London to explore and just be away from the university stress.It turned out to be a very worthwhile and rewarding trip. Lots of purchases site seeing and the like Still trying to get used to the weather though.. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-116260.html HayonWye is on the outskirts of Wales and is affectionately known as a heritage of books. I love reading so I felt like taking a trip there with other Graduate students. The trip was lots of fun although it was extremely cold.I and a few of my colleague managed to get a few books there. Interestingly I have started reading them. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/blog-116252.html Sometimes you have to get away from the busy university life. I decided to go to Bath just south of wales. I enjoyed the scenery and the old town there. People are so nice and warm.I also managed to see the Catholic Abbey and visited the Warm Bath Museum lots of fun there. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Somerset/Bath/blog-116232.html This is the day I set foot for the first time in Wales. It was a long trip from South Africa to London Heathrow Airport 11 long hours Eventually I arrived in Cardiff. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Cardiff/blog-116220.html