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Published: October 28th 2023
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Dear All
This South Africa blog entry comes from Bloemfontein! I'm deep in the heart of Afrikaaner South Africa now - the signs are all in Afrikaans, and I hear Afrikaans being spoken much more commonly now than English. It feels like I'm in a really authentic part of South Africa. While other places I'd been to thus far hadn't been completely buzzing with tourists, I was definitely off-the-beate...
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D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley
You are deep in the heart of it now. Visiting those areas tourists never see. You are in your happy place. I'm glad you enjoyed Bloemfontein. It is disappointing that the Elrond suite was noisy. I'm glad the Tauriel Suite was more to your liking. I'm sad you didn't get the Samwise room. Were you able to get a look at it? Africa has a dark history with the diamonds. The Blue Hole looks pretty cool. I'm sorry the guide was not any good. We've been lucky over time with good guides but when you get a bad one they are usually really bad. You continue gaining insight to the history of this area. I enjoyed the photos of the Hobbit Boutique Hotel. Looking forward to your next chapter. MJ