http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , South Africa , KwaZulu-Natal en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:43:42 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:43:42 +0000 Hello EveryoneI hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. It was great to get to talk to some of you during the holiday season. I had a great Christmas here in South Africa. While it didnrsquot feel like Christmas and it felt a bit strange to tell people Merry Christmas it was still a really fun day. I spent Christmas Eve in my kitchen baking up a storm. I got a late start due to sleeping i http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Durban/blog-463033.html In the Lost City at the Palace hotel. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/blog-461626.html I am back from my great South African Game Reserve adventure and adventure it was Carolyn and I left for the game reserve mid day last Sunday and drove three hours up north in the pouring rain. We reached the reserve in the late afternoon and as soon as we entered the first set of gates we were stopped by two huge elephants. They were on either side of the rd but soon one decided to joi http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Hluhluwe-Umfolozi-Game-Reserve/blog-455017.html Howzit everyone16 November..the early days of summer.. yet it is still cold..it was warming up we had a few days of beautiful sunshineand heat..warming my skin as I walked through the farms oraround town..my skin transformed from pale white to moreacceptable tan.. and now..again... it is quite cold dampand gray. Dear summer please come soonI do not have any new photos well I do but not eno http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/blog-453545.html HelloCaution this blog contains some sensitive topicsI think this is a record a new blog two weeks in a row I had a full weekend and I am looking forward to a full week. While I didnrsquot have much time to sleep this weekend it was probably one of the best I have had here so I wanted to get some photos up right away. I will be adding more photos to this blog as I get them from friends bu http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Durban/blog-451900.html Saturday there I was sitting in a loud smokey pub surrounded by farmers clad in shorts and safari shirts straight out of the movies really enjoy that though sitting there with Neil he is already drunk I think from the brandy he had been drinking all day. he has been out sick from workwhich just means he gets to drink more brandy the rugby match has started and everyone is yelling http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/blog-450900.html Well well wellToday's been quite a lazy day I've stayed at home all day with the exception of a quick trip to the Spar I woke up with an incredibly sore throat so decided I'd rather stay in bed and watch a movie than get up the luxury of a rare day without plans Today was a lovely warm day so I thought it might do me some good to sit outside for a while. A while lasted about 2 minutes http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Howick/blog-449730.html well I found out there is an internet spot right here in camperdowngot all excited but i cannot upload photos.. aghso..I will have to try the one in Maritzburg again and see if I can uploadphotos from there..until then..take care..Susan i will try to get photos of the wild dogsanthony thanks haha. i miss you guys too.. reallylinda true that..SA is beautifully difficult http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/blog-448544.html Hello. long time ehsorry. I have had no internet access.So I arrived in Camperdown..which is about 20 minutes from PMBurg..it has been wonderful to be back in KZN seeing old friends and actuallymaking new ones..the weather has been a bit rainy but there have been some lovely days in between.. I am already a little more tan THANKFULLY I was looking a bit pale.. so things are not exactly as th http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/blog-448293.html The illness actually lasted for the entire week and I ended up taking the Monday Tuesday and Wednesday off sick but I went back again on Thursday due to extreme boredom more than anything else Irsquom not really sure what was wrong with me I definitely got my cold back that I had generously shared with the whole Family Centre in my first week but I was also feeling very breathless light he http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Howick/blog-448137.html The next week was all about ECD Early Childhood Development. I spent Monday morning at the mall putting all your donations to good use I bought lots of new educational resources for ECD including jigsaws flashcards matching games books and posters which I spent the week role modeling for the child care workers. The problem is that we often have 16 preschool age kids who are not used to bei http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Howick/blog-448134.html Apologies once again for the lack of blogging that has occurred. I fully intend to rectify this situation by giving you a brief overview of what has happened over the last few weeks so I will hopefully be up to dateMy second week here was school holidays again so the centre was quite manic for the entire week. We did lots of fun activities there was lots of singing and dancing we made play do http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Howick/blog-448110.html KwikFit tips and advice Ballito UmhlaliHow can I tell when my tyres need changingOne sign that your tyres need changing is noticing a deterioration in performance. For example your car does not handle or grip the road as well in poor weather conditions as it normally does or it takes longer to stop when you apply the brakes.The fact that tyres wear gradually can make it difficult to identif http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Durban/blog-446641.html The Ballito BulletinThe Ballito Bulletin a comprehensive business directory and information portal for local business in Ballito Chakas Rock Salt Rock Sheffield Beach and UmhlaliAs the internet gets quicker and more cost effective more consumers are going online to research products and services in their local markets. The problem Ballito and its surrounding areas face is that local business http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Durban/Morningside/blog-446636.html Hello everyone Phew All I am doing right now is taking a deep breath As I have told many of you September was a very challenging month for me to say the least. I am not exactly sure how I thought I could work part time write a proposal and finish my courses all at the same time I also was dealing with some health issues which added stress. They say the only way to really k http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Durban/blog-446599.html our last day in Port St John was slightly hendered by the rain. it began to come down very hard and it was truly pointless to walk outside.. it cleared off a little bit and we were able to walk up to the light house..which I have photos of and will upload later.Nathan and I took a koombi taxi heading towards Durban..we were planning to stop in Mzumbe..but I actually fell asleep in the taxi and w http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Durban/blog-445992.html Willkommen in Durban Entdecken Sie die Stadt berhmt in ganz Sdafrika fr ihren einzigartigen Mix verschiedener Kulturen von einer modern ausgestatteten BackpackerUnterkunft aus. Das Hostel mit seiner entspannten Atmosphre ist ein komfortabler Platz zum Wohlfhlen stylish dank authentischafrikanischer Dekoration und eine Fundgrube fr Informationen. Sie wird von einem passionierten Reisend http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Durban/blog-445149.html My oh my do I have a story to tell about my first Saturday....Well it began with me waking up far too early so I thought I'd visit my hosts from July Nelly and Primrose. Unfortunately Primrose the lady I stayed with wasn't in but Baba her husband was so I said sawubona etc and told him I'd call back the next day to see her. I popped next door to see Nelly who was sitting outside her house http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Howick/blog-444765.html Well here we go....I left off on Wednesday morning at the clinic from there we went to the Family Centre where we sorted out the food parcels. Each week every family that attends the centre 37 in all receives a food parcel which is particularly useful over the weekend when the Family Centre isn't open. That week the food parcels consisted of 1 onion 2 cups of mielie meal 1 cup of rice 1 http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Howick/blog-444644.html Hello allI would like to say a massive apology to everyone for the lack of blog entries over the last few weeks I certainly have not started as I mean to go on Unfortunately the internet has not been working at home the telephone line got struck by lightening we do however now have the internet at the Family Centre but it has been so hectic over the last few weeks I haven't had a few spa http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Howick/blog-443160.html