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April 13th 2010

Published: April 13th 2010

Some call South Africa 'Africa for Beginners'. We have been in the continent for almost 5 months now and South Africa is certainly different. Little things strike you. Like the water. You can drink it. Straight out of the tap. No need to treat it and no need to buy plastic bottles. And what is more it will be hot when it is supposed to be. You turn on the tap and out it comes. Lovely. Toilets. The... Read Full Entry

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Our travels over the years have often sought out those places that we haven't yet experienced. We have loved chasing new places, but there is a change underway. We continue to enjoy experiencing other cultures along with their food, beverages, history and ways of life but now, having a little more freedom, we will also make more effort to seek out out such things as music events and festivals, particular natural attractions that we have missed and places where we can better appreciate the history of a place and its people. The attraction of the road less travelled and the place less visit... full info

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Drqakensbergs

From a distance. People were shifted to these areas and had to build their own houses. They are doing all right.

Cascades

Drakensbergs

Long Way Up

It was a little steep in places

Tiger Falls

From Half Way Up

From the Pub

13th April 2010

adamasao
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durban
That stadium is where the aussies play their first game, I think. What's with the hair, sick of the grey? :)

14th April 2010

Slowfeet
Slowfeet

Durban
Everyone here is hoping that the SA team do well so that there will be no demos or riots. They expect nearly 500,000 people. It will be big. There was a comment made by a totally irrelevant person that she looked older than she in fact is. Change was made pretty smartly after that

15th April 2010

george c
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Incorrect comparison of Wild Coast and Transkei
They call it the Wild Coast because the coast from Port Edward to The Kei River is renowned for huge storms, massive seas and rugged coastline. And many shipwrecks. The Transkei was (now a historical name) a huge area stretching from the coast to the Drakensberg Mountains, from Pondoland in the north to the Kei River in the South.

16th April 2010

Slowfeet
Slowfeet

Transkei and Wild Coast
Thanks for the clarification. Unfortunately I was repeating what I found in one of the guide books.

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